Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident that a detail of the marine battalion has been ordered to Bushire to relieve the guard there. Details of the battalion are provided in the margin.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Financial Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is instructing the Resident to supply a statement of outstanding debt owed to the East India Company at the end of the last official year, and to supply such a statement at the end of each official year in future.
Letter from John Kaye, Accountant General, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication sent by the Resident, dated 1 July 1815, which is being returned to Bushire as it contained a bill of exchange which had not been signed.
Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Governement, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident that the detail from the marine battalion (outlined in the margin) ordered to Bushire to relieve the remaining factory guard has been embarked on board the HC Cruizer Aurora.
Letter from John Kaye, Accountant General, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding an invoice of military stores (not present) consigned to the HC Cruizer Aurora (bound for Bushire) and informing the Resident that a sum of money is also on board for the use of the British Mission to the Court of Persia.
Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is instructing the Resident to ship two pipes of Sheraz [Shiraz], one red and one white, back to England for the Prince Regent (later George IV).