Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding a communication (not present) from the Assistant in Charge at Bussora [Basra] and outlines the provisions being made to send a packet, which is in the care of Captain Hill, to Bombay. The dates of the surrounding letters suggest that the date of this letter is likely to ...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is explaining that John Williams has been authorised to return to Europe for the restoration of his health; the Resident further explains that the delay that would have resulted from awaiting formal approval from Bombay could have been detrimental to Mr William's health.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, Baronet, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding two dispatches (not present) from Mohommed Ali Khan [Muḥammad ‘Alī Khān], son of the late Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān], addressed to Marquess Hastings (Francis Rawdon-Hastings) and the Governor of Fort Saint George, Madras. The remainder of the letter concerns the...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, Baronet, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing five dispatches (not present) from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia, addressed to Marquess Hastings (Francis Rawdon-Hastings), Hugh Elliot, and the Government of Bombay.
Letter William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Captain Philip Henry Bridges, Commander of HM Sloop Challenger
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The letter is enclosing an extract (not present) from a letter sent by the Resident to the Civil Auditor on 28 January 1818, and requests a sum of money to be paid to the account of the Bushire Residency. The date of the letter is likely to be between 21 and 25 March 1818, as suggested by the da...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay
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The letter is an acknowledgement of orders dated 21 February 1818, directing the Resident that the Bussora [Basra] packet should be forwarded to Bussora in the event that it is landed at Bushire. The letter confirms that this has been done.