Letter from John Hine, Bagdad [Baghdad] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a packet containing intelligence from Europe on the subject of the return of Napoleon Bonaparte to Paris, and the mobilization of forces against him. It is noted that a duplicate packet has been sent via Bussora [Basra].
Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that the Governor of Bombay will have no objection to him paying the pension of Mahomed Ally Khan [Muḥammad ‘Alī Khān], son of the late Mehedy Ally Khan [Mahdī ‘Alī Khān], to his family residing at Bushire. Enclosed is a translation of the original request fro...
Letter from J Stewart, Deputy Assistant Commissary General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter concerns a contract with Arratoon Constantine for 150 horses to be supplied to Bombay. It requests that the Resident ensures that the ship these horses are transported aboard is protected by one of the East India Company's cruizers.
Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that a sum of money drawn for the use of the British Mission to the Court of Persia is no longer needed and may be remitted to the Presidencies in India; it is noted that this refund may be conducted by whatever means best suits the interests of the East India...
Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that no further supplies should be provided to the Persian Government, on the account of the subsidy, from the date of the cessation of hostilities between Persia and Russia. It further notes that James Morier is of the opinion that a set of supplies sent in l...
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication from the Resident, dated 5 October 1815, which reported an attack on Bushire. It notes that the Governor of Bombay approves of the Resident's call on the Persian Government for compensation for the East India Company, whose property was p...
Letter from James Morier, Tabriz to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident of a number of bills that have been drawn on the Bushire Residency for the use of the British Mission to the Court of Persia.
Letter from James Morier and Henry Ellis, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is requesting that the Resident make arrangements for the transportation of a British detachment, which has been in service with the Persian Army, to India; the detachment is expected to arrive at Bushire during March 1815. A list of persons requiring passage is enclosed.