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Career Information of Bombay Civil Servants - 1798-1858

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Date transcribed	2025-05-12
Transcribed by	Alan Goodchild, Sandra Seager
Comment	Biographical Career Histories of Bombay Civil Servants 1798-1858. Transcribed from copies held by the British Library [IOR/O/6/32 to 35]

	Pg ref	285-286
	Surname	Morris
	First names	John
	Service Start Date	1777
	Career History	1777 Writer ; 1786 Depy Secy in the Political Dept and Sectary to the Military Board ;1790 Snr Merchant ; Secy to Military Board ; Depy Secy in Secret and Political Depts and Postmaster Bombay ; 1795 Secy to Govt ; 1800 At Home ; Out of the service in 1805. Director of the East India Company at the General Election. Un*** in 1814 ; Disqualified in 1837 and died 11 Jan 1848 in England
	Date of Death	27 July 1840
	Remarks	File also includes a letter from a relative asking for clarification of dates of his leaving and arriving at Bombay, his age, appointment and dates held. The Superintendent of Records responded stating the following: John Morris appointed Writer for Bombay CS 19 Dec 1777. He was permitted to remain in England until the next Season. He proceeded to Bombay from Gravesend on the Resolution 7 Feb 1779, arriving at Bombay 20 Feb 1780. He was 12 1/2 years when he received his appointment and under 15 when he actually took up his post. There are also reference numbers to other files and folios written on these pages regarding John Morris.
	Internal ref	20250327_110132 / 142 / 205 / 223 / 236

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[IOR/O/6/32-35] Bombay Civil Servants 1750-1858. A compilation in four volumes made in the India Office c.1880: O/6/32 Bombay Civilians A-C / O/6/33 Bombay Civilians D-I / O/6/34 Bombay Civilians J-P & O/6/35 Bombay Civilians R-Y. It is based upon: Lists of Bombay Civilians in Bombay Public Proceedings [IOR : P] and Alphabetical List of Bombay Civil Servants 1798-1839. Dodwell and Miles, London 1839.

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