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Letter No. 77: Copy of a Statement Issued by the Court of Directors of the East India...

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 48v-49

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This record is about the Letter No. 77: Copy of a Statement Issued by the Court of Directors of the East India... dating from 10 Mar 1785.

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IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 48v-49

Title

Letter No. 77: Copy of a Statement Issued by the Court of Directors of the East India Company

Date

10 Mar 1785

Description

This item is a copy of a statement issued by the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The statement gives official notification of Rawson Hart Boddam's appointment as President and Governor of all affairs at Bombay. It makes reference to a recent Act of Parliament for the better regulation and management of the affairs of the East India Company. The original statement is attributed to Thomas Morton, Secretary to the Court of Directors.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status

Not Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

2 folios

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ca0018da-0af7-4fd7-bb20-39bf08223420/

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IOR/R/15/1

Political Residency, Bushire

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Letter No. 77: Copy of a Statement Issued by the Court of Directors of the East India Company