Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government
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Letter encloses a copy of a letter, dated 24 September 1814, from William Bruce to Lieutenant Joseph Phillips, Commander of the Vestal cruiser. Bruce informs Warden that Captain Wyatt, Captain McDonald and Captain Swanstone are proceeding to the Presidency on board the Vestal. Enclosure follows o...
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Colonel Thomas Matthias Weguelin, Commissary General, Calcutta [Kolkata]
Scope & Content:
Letter reports that fifty bales of native sulphur have been consigned to Weguelin on board the Country ship, the Fyzelkarim. William Bruce states that a further supply will be forwarded. Includes a bill of exchange for the initial supply of sulphur.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to John Smith, Military Paymaster General, Bombay
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Letter acknowledges John Smith's communication of 28 July 1814 and confirms that the error in the accounts for December 1813 has been rectified in the current month's accounts.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter states that sixty-eight bales of native sulphur have been consigned to the Governor in Council and shipped on board the bugalah [buggalow], Omeide. Includes an invoice.