Letter from Richard Sharp, Assistant Surgeon at Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter conveys a request for permission to leave Bushire to become the medical attendant of Allee Mirza [‘Alī Mirzā], as requested by Henry Willock.
Letter from John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing copies of an invoice and receipt (not present) for various items shipped by the Marine Department for the Bushire factory on the HC Cruizer Benares, and requests that the Resident update his accounts accordingly.
Letter from Claudius James Rich, Bagdad [Baghdad] to William Bruce, British Resident at Bushire
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The letter regards the allocation of the pension of the late Hajee Khaleel Khan [Hājjī Qulī Khān], whose relatives have been left destitute as a result of the conduct of Aga Ismail [Āghā Muḥammad Ismā’īl Khān]. It states that Claudius Rich believes the Resident at Bushire is familiar enough with ...
Letter from Francis Warden, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that the Governor of Bombay approves of his decision to detain a vessel from Ruselkhima [Ra's al-Khaymah], and that the British expedition to suppress piracy in the Persian Gulf is expected to set sail in a few days.
Letter from Richard Thomas Goodwine, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is instructing the Resident to forward an accompanying communication (not present) announcing the appointment of Mountstuart Elphinstone to the office of Governor of Bombay.
Letter from Major General William Grant Keir, Camp Ruslkhima [Ra's al-Khaymah]
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The letter is announcing the capture of Ruselelkhima [Ra's al-Khaymah], along with the unconditional surrender of the Chieftains Hossain ben Rahma [Shaikh Ḥassan bin Raḥmah] and Cazeede ben Ahmed. It notes the General's opinion that the capture of the settlement has broken the 'piratical force' i...
Letter from Francis Warden, 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 27 September 1819. In response, it instructs the Resident to send the copper sheets in question to Bombay as soon as possible.
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to Government, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is directing the Resident not to purchase any more sulphur [sulfur] and enclosing letters relating to the matter. 1. Copy of a letter from James Young, Assistant Secretary to Government at Fort William, to James Farish, dated 27 [? December] 1816, stating that sulphur can be obtained...