Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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Letter acknowledges instructions that William Bruce afford every proper assistance and attention to Her Highness Nisser Begum upon her arrival at Bushire.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to James Jeakes, Commander of the Mornington
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Letter requests that James Jeakes discharge his fifer to the shore before returning to Bombay so that the fifer can join the Residency Guard at Bushire.
Letter from James Orton, Assistant Surgeon in Charge of the Bushire Residency, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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Letter reports the arrival of the Lovely Tish, and the receipt of a packet and some military stores. James Orton also provides information he has received from a merchant at Bushire regarding Joasimese [Āl Qāsimī] pirates.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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Bruce gives reasons for the delay in sending supplies of sulphur to Madras, and confirms that he has sent twenty bales of native sulphur on board the Mornington.
Letter from James Orton, Assistant Surgeon in Charge of the Bushire Residency, to Mr Arratoon and Mr Arrakeel Constantine
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Letter states that Captain Hicks's ship, Union, is ready for sea. James Orton requests that any legal documents supporting the addressees' claims against Captain Hicks must be produced immediately, otherwise Orton will not be able to detain the ship.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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Letter concerns a consignment of four cases of shawl cloth, which was sent to the Residency by the Court of Directors in order to see how it would fare on the Persian market. Bruce states that he has sent one case to Shiraz and another case to Isphahan [Isfahan].