Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter enclosing an extract from a despatch from the Court of Directors, dated 19 May 1815, discussing proposed negotiations with the Wahhabis against the pirates and reporting the King of Persia's request for 500 mirrors.
Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to Government at Bombay, Political Department to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter enclosing a copy of a letter from John Adam, Secretary to the Government at Fort William [Calcutta], to Francis Warden, confirming that the Court of Directors will pay Jaffer Ali Khan [Jafer Ali Khan] 8,000 rupees as a reward for his services to the British Missions in Persia and requesti...
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter acknowledging receipt of a letter dated 7 October 1815 and requesting that outstanding debts not be written off unless there is no chance of recovering the money.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter enclosing, for Bruce's information, a letter from John Adam, Secretary to the Government at Fort William [Calcutta], to Francis Warden, dated 2 December 1815, which in turn forwards a letter from the Earl of Moira to James Morier, discussing the behaviour of Persian troops towards Bruce a...
Letter from R Armstrong to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter enclosing correspondence, dated 15 and 25 November 1815, between himself and James Farish, Secretary to the Government at Bombay. Armstrong is attempting to claim his passage money from Bushire to Bombay from the Government. He requests that Bruce confirm what he paid for other passages.
Letter from W C Capon to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter informing Bruce that a Joasamee [Qasimi] boat is suspected of lying in wait for his ship and confirms that he will not engage it unless attacked.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter enclosing, for Bruce's information, copies of two letters from the Earl of Moira to Henry Willock, both dated 2 March 1816, discussing various recent events in Persia, including Willock's appointment as Chargé d'affaires and the conduct of the Persian army in Bushire.
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter enclosing two letters regarding the inferior quality of sulphur received from Bushire as well as a sample of the said sulphur. The letters are: Edward Wood, Secretary to Government, to James Farish, dated 15 March 1816 Robert Bell, Thomas Henry Somerset [T H S] Conway and Valentine Blacke...