Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that no further supplies should be provided to the Persian Government, on the account of the subsidy, from the date of the cessation of hostilities between Persia and Russia. It further notes that James Morier is of the opinion that a set of supplies sent in l...
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, 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 5 October 1815, which reported an attack on Bushire. It notes that the Governor of Bombay approves of the Resident's call on the Persian Government for compensation for the East India Company, whose property was p...
Letter from James Morier, Tabriz to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident of a number of bills that have been drawn on the Bushire Residency for the use of the British Mission to the Court of Persia.
Letter from James Morier and Henry Ellis, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is requesting that the Resident make arrangements for the transportation of a British detachment, which has been in service with the Persian Army, to India; the detachment is expected to arrive at Bushire during March 1815. A list of persons requiring passage is enclosed.
Letter from William Cowper, Commissary General, Bombay to Captain Henry Lindsay, Madras Horse Artillery, Persia
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The letter is informing the Captain that only five of the seventy-six horses he has sent to Bushire have been deemed fit enough for service with the 17th Light Dragoons. Contained in the letter is an offer to purchase some of the remaining horses for service within other regiments.