Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government at Bombay, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter confirming that Assistant Surgeon Richard Sharp has been appointed as medical officer to the Residency at Bushire, while James Orton moves from Bushire to Cambay [Khambhat].
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government at Bombay, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter confirming that the Dashtee [Dashti] sulphur mines should not be farmed on account of the East India Company. The letter includes copies of three letters discussing the sulphur mines: Letter from Charles Wright Gardiner, Secretary to Government at Fort William [Calcutta], to James Fari...
Letter from John Kaye, Accountant General, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter discusses the Bushire Residency accounts and requests an invoice for the military stores returned to India on board the Eliza. The letter also includes a copy of a letter from Francis Warden to John Kaye, 27 June 1816, explaining adjustments to the accounts of the Bushire Residency,...
Letter from Lieutenant Frederick Faithful, Commander of the HC Cruizer Vestal to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing indents for stores requiring repair and provisions, the letter also requests that everything be made ready as quickly as possible.
Letter from John Wedderburn, Accountant General and Civil Auditor, Public Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is confirming that disbursements for June to October 1817 have been approved, with the exception of the Resident's salary and describes in detail the accounting adjustments necessary to approve it.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Thomas Bidwell, Chief Clerk at His Majesty's Foreign Office, London
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The letter concerns wine (Shiraz) sent back to Britain for the Prince Regent (later King George IV); the Resident desires to know if a previous shipment arrived safely and is requesting that the freight fees be paid for a subsequent shipment ordered by Henry Willock, British Chargé d'Affaires in...