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Letter No. 63: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church,...

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 42v-46

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IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 42v-46

Title

Letter No. 63: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

Date

8 Nov 1785

Description

This letter requests details of Edward Galley's salary and allowance. In addition, the letter informs Galley of a shipment of woollens, which he is instructed to send on to Bussora [Basra]. The letter is followed by the following enclosures:. Copies of extracts from the Honourable Company's commands, together with a copy of a letter from the Court of Directors to the President and Council of Bombay (no. 64, dated 18 March 1785, 11 April 1785 and 11 April 1783 respectively); A copy of sailing orders for Jonathan Twiss, Commander of the Marine and of the Bombay Grab ship (no. 65, dated 9 November 1785); A copy of an extract from the instructions to the commanders of the Honourable Company's cruizers (no. 66, not dated); A copy of a publication of the Honourable Company's commands regarding bonded debt (no. 67, dated 20 September 1785)

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Not Public Record(s)

Language

English

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5 folios

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Unrestricted

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Letter No. 63: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire