Letter from Stephen Babington, 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, dated 4 January 1815, from the Resident of Bushire concerning a dispute over rent between Mohummed ben Naser [Muḥammad bin Nāṣir] and Stephen Watson Henshaw, Marine Agent in the Persian Gulf. It instructs the Resident to report further o...
Letter from Stephen Babington, 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 3 January 1815. In response, it informs the Resident that a monetary reward has been granted to Stephen Watson Henshaw for his service in recovering company property from the Ahmed Shah.
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a copy of a proclamation from the Governor of Bombay of the same date, which abolishes customs duties on pearls, precious stones, and jewelry imported into the Bombay Presidency.
Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that James Morier has issued a set of bills in favor of a number of individuals for 'the convenience' for some members of the British detachment on route back to India from Persia. The names of these persons and the sums of money involved are listed within the...
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is a circular informing the staff of the East India Company, which are subject to the Bombay Presidency, that their pay and allowances commence the date they receive charge of a department.