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IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 39-41

Record Id:
041-002737126
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
036-000227427
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100022562339.0x000001
LARK:
SLARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100023598787.0x000067
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 39-41
Title:
Letter No. 52: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:

This letter begins by acknowledging the receipt of letters via the Scorpion, the Viper and the Morning Star. The letter requests an account of the expenses that were incurred by Galley while facilitating the travel of gentlemen to and from India, so that his case for reimbursement can be taken into consideration. The letter includes the following enclosures:

  • A letter (no. 53, dated 31 July 1785) from Rawson Hart Boddam, Governor of Bombay, to Captain John Thistleton, Commander of the Scorpion, requesting the immediate delivery of a packet to the Resident at Bushire, weather permitting;
  • Extracts from the Court of Directors' Commands to the Presidency of Bombay (no. 54, dated 9 December 1784, 10 December 1784, and 27 January 1785 respectively), together with an extract from a general letter (dated 9 December 1784) from the Court of Directors to Bengal;
  • A publication (no. 55, dated 24 June 1785) by Rawson Hart Boddam, which includes extracts from the aforementioned general letter from the Court of Directors to Bengal.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227428
038-000227429
040-000227433
041-002737126
Is part of:
IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/1-118 : Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
IOR/R/15/1/1-5 : Letters Sent and Received by the Bushire Residency
IOR/R/15/1/4 : Vol 4 Letters inward

 

IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 39-41 : Letter No. 52: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay Castle,…
Hierarchy:
032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0001]/037-000227428[0001]/038-000227429[0004]/040-000227433[0098]/041-002737126
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
Record Type (Level):
Item
Extent:

3 folios

Digitised Content:
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003d8
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Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1785
End Date:
1785
Date Range:
30 Jul 1785
Era:
CE
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