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e. India, Ceylon and East Indies. Dispatches from Governors of Bombay
Catalogue reference: WO 1/359
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This record is about the e. India, Ceylon and East Indies. Dispatches from Governors of Bombay dating from 1795-1807 in the series War Office and predecessors: Secretary-at-War, Secretary of State for War, and Commander-in-Chief,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1795-1807
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e. India, Ceylon and East Indies. Dispatches from Governors of Bombay
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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