Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident that a detail of the marine battalion has been ordered to Bushire to relieve the guard there. Details of the battalion are provided in the margin.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Financial Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is instructing the Resident to supply a statement of outstanding debt owed to the East India Company at the end of the last official year, and to supply such a statement at the end of each official year in future.
Letter from Gideon Colquhoun, Assistant in charge of the Residency at Bussora [Basra] to William Bruce, Resident at Bussora [sic]
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the supply of funds for the Bussora [Basra] Residency; Gideon Colquhoun has been instructed to draw on the Bushire Residency in order to meet the disbursements at Bussora. An estimate is provided for the amount of coin required and it notes that the HC Cruizer Vestal has been...
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is conveying the approval of the Bombay Government for instructions issued by the Resident to the commander of the Prince of Wales, which is transporting cattle to Bombay.
Letter from John Kaye, Auditor of Civil Accounts, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is a printed circular calling for statements of establishment as they stand on the 31 May 1815. The precise information required is listed and outlined.