Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is discussing Rahma bin Jaber's [Rahma bin Jabir] move to Bushire and requesting that the Resident show him every attention and kindness as he as apparently given up piracy.
Letter from the commander of the Eliza, Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the ship Eliza will be leaving tomorrow and requesting its port certificate as well as any dispatches the Resident may wish to send.
Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging a communication dated 19 December 1816 and reporting that the Board approves of the Resident's progress at Lingau [Bandar-e-Lengeh] and Charrack [Bandar-e-Charak] and his communication with Sultan Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr] of Shargaa [Sharjah].
Letter from Bazett Doveton, Deputy Accountant General, Military Department of Accounts, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident that the office of Pay Officer General was abolished on 1 January 1817 and that he should contact the Accountant General at the Military Department for his military payments.
Letter from Philip Henry Bridges, Commander of HM Sloop Challenger, Bushire Roads to William Bruce, Honourable Company's Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is setting out ways in which copies of his instructions for the conduct of ships in the Persian Gulf may be disseminated once the Challenger leaves the region.