Letter from Henry Willock, HM Charge d'affairs at the Court of Persia to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter discusses the sending of a representative to witness the punishment of the men who insulted John Williams in Shiraz and whether or not the Prince at Shiraz will carry out his orders. The letter is undated, but was received at Bushire during May 1818.
Letter from John Wedderburn, Accountant General and Civil Auditor, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is a circular requesting that an account be prepared at the end of every year to show the difference between presents made and received by East India Company officers.
Letter from Richard Sharp, Assistant Surgeon, Shiraz to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is reporting that Richard Sharp has witnessed the punishment of the three men charged with insulting John Williams at Shiraz. The three men were Mohammed Bakkir, Feridoor Khan and Monachar Beg.
Letter from John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter encloses a table of passage and baggage money allowances for civil servants travelling between the Bombay Presidency and 'subordinate stations'. The table is included.
Letter from George Edward Russell, Collector at Musulipatam [Machilipatnam] to the Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing copies of the following items: 1. Letter from George Edward Russell to the Board of Revenue at Fort St George, dated 7 April 1818, discussing the pension of Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]; it sets out his accounts with the government in detail and suggests how they ...
Letter from James Henderson, 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 28 May 1818. It informs him that the Governor of Bombay approves of his decision to send Richard Sharp to Shiraz, in order to bear witness to the punishment of the men who insulted John Williams.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a copy of a letter from Francis Warden to Edward Barnard, Captain of the HMS Conway, dated 15 July 1818, which placed the Captain in charge of two packets bound for Bushire and Bussorah [Basra].
Letter from Edward Barnard, Captain of the HMS Conway and Senior Naval Officer, at the Bushire Roads to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire.
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The letter acknowledges the receipt of a communication from the Resident dated 15 August 1818. It expresses the Captain's outrage at a report that a ship belonging to Shaik Abdulla ben Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad] has been plundered by the HC Cruizer Antelope. It insists that all the prope...