Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to John Elphinstone, Accountant General, Bombay and Alexander Hay, Military Auditor General
Scope & Content:
The letter outlines an issue the Resident has with paying a regiment of Sepoys stationed at Bushire; the Batta money he believes they should receive will not cover the provisions they are entitled to in lieu of payment, as the cost of goods are higher than in India. He requests instructions on wh...
Letter from William Bruce, Assistant Resident at Bushire to Captain Hopwood, Commander of the Minerva
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns an absconded lascar that is believed to be on board Captain Hopwood's vessel and instructs him to return said individual to the Shaik of Bushire [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān].
Letter from William Bruce, Assistant Resident at Bushire to Captain Hopwood, Commander of the Minerva
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns Captain Hopwood's failure to resolve his dispute with the merchant Johannes Muscow as he had previously agreed and instructs him to provide monetary compensation.
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is an acknowledgement of the receipt of the government's commands dated 7 May 1807. The Resident will reply in full once the necessary enquiries have been made. The dates of the surrounding correspondence suggest that the date of this letter is 20 July 1807.
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to John Hine, Acting Resident, Bagdad [Baghdad]
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The letter is an acknowledgement of letters received dated 5 May and 20 June 1808. The Resident expresses his gratitude for the intelligence contained within them.
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra]
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The letter is an acknowledgement of a letter received dated 15 July 1808. In the letter the Resident at Bushire conveys gratitude for congratulations sent to him by the Resident at Bussora [Basra] for his safe arrival at Bushire.
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns command of the cruizers of the East India Company in the Gulf. It includes a request that the Government of Bombay revise current practice and make the commanders of such vessels subject to the orders of the Resident upon their arrival at Bushire.