Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing an extract of retrenchments, dated 31 January 1815, from the disbursements of the Deputy Military Paymaster General in September 1814.
Translation of a firmaun [firman] from Hossain Ali Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā], Prince at Sheraz [Shiraz] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The firmaun [firman] is informing the Resident that Anoshearavoon Merza [Anūshīravan Mirzā] has been appointed to the office of Beglerbeg [Beylerbey] of Bushire, however the authority will be exercised by his niab, Mirza Hassan Khan [Mirzā Ḥasan Khān]. Please note that the date of the item is t...
Firmaun [firman] from Hossain Ali Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā], Prince at Sheraz [Shiraz] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The firmaun [firman] regards an issue over Shaik Mohumed, who was managing the Government of Bushire in the absence of Shaik Abdel Russool [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān]. Shaik Mohumed is believed to have become alarmed by the release of Mohumed Nebbe Khan and fled the town. The Prince is sending a...
Letter from Andrew Allan [Allen], Acting Secretary to the Board of Superintendence, Fort William, Calcutta to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is instructing the Resident to arrange for the shipment of a herd of horses (colts and fillies) direct to Bengal, as opposed to the longer route via Bombay. It notes that a previous shipment of mares was lost during transportation via the Ahmed Shah.
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is forwarding copies of communications related to the price and quality of the sulphur [sulfur] exported from Bushire. It also requests information on the monthly output of the Bushire mines. Two enclosures: 1. A copy of a letter from Edward Hutchins Bellasis, Secretary to the Milita...
Letter from A A Constantine, Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter concerns a bill for mares and a packet shipped to India on board the Ahmed Shah, lost at sea, which has been refused by the Governor of Bombay. It includes a request that the case for the bill's acceptance, outlined in the letter, should be represented to the Governor by the Resident.
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a copy of a proclamation from the Governor of Bombay of the same date, which abolishes customs duties on pearls, precious stones, and jewelry imported into the Bombay Presidency.