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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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This record is about the Letter No. 63: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church,... dating from 8 Nov 1785.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 42v-46
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Title (The name of the record)
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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
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Date (When the record was created)
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8 Nov 1785
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Description (What the record is about)
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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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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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5 folios
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7ac7bf4a-ec71-4cc8-9b78-8a76cb0c45d0/
Series information
IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/1-118
Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/1-5
Letters Sent and Received by the Bushire Residency
Within the file: IOR/R/15/1/4
Vol 4 Letters inward
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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