Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Lieutenant J Manghan
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The letter consists of orders to escort the Wasp as far as Muscat, where the Lieutenant is instructed to enquire after the fate of the Sylph; should he learn that the vessel has been taken by the Joasemee [Qāsimī] Arabs he should demand its return along with the Deria Dowlut.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Captain Charles Pasley, Acting for Brigadier-General John Malcolm
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The letter concerns the delivery of 10,000 Eyn Piasters, articles sent to Bushire on board the Benares and notes that charges for the British Persian Mission under Brigadier-General John Malcolm having ceased the moment Sir Harford Jones [Brydges] arrived at Bushire.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Lieutenant H Davidson, Commander of the Fury
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The letter informs the Lieutenant that he will receive the bearer Mathoos Armenian, who will procure the required supplies from Bussora [Basra]. He is also tasked with delivering a sum of money to Captain Charles Pasley.
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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The letter informs the Council of Bombay that the Resident has provided Shiek Abdoll Russol [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān] with a copy of a previous letter sent by him to the council on 30 May 1806 regarding the Shiek's vessel.
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
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The letter encloses a letter (not present) from Abdallah Aka, previously Mutasaleem or Governor of Bussorah [Basra]. The letter praises his intelligence, local knowledge, his sound handling of the post of Governor of Bussorah and his insight into the rulers of Arabia, Egypt and Syria. It further ...
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
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The letter encloses a communication (not present) from Mohummed Esmael [Muḥammad Ismā’īl] which concerned an application for his pension. There is uncertainty surrounding whether the application contains the applicant's private mark. Mohummed Esmael had previously requested that no application f...