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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R/15/1/19

261. IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 120v-121

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 120v-121
Title:
Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication from the Resident, dated 18 May 1819, which enclosed communications from the Shaikh of Bahrain and the Chieftain of Rasul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah]. The subject matter being that of women believed to be held captive by the latter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1819
Extent:

2 folios

262. IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 122v-123

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 122v-123
Title:
Letter from William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication from the Resident, dated 3 June 1818, regarding a Lingua boat captured by HM Sloop Curlew; the British are convinced that the boat was engaged in piratical activity. In response, it states that the fate of the vessel's cargo should be le...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jul 1819
Extent:

2 folios

263. IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 124-125

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 124-125
Title:
Letter from William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing an extract of a letter from James Bruce Simson, Acting Secretary to the Medical Board. The Resident is therefore informed that Assistant Surgeon Dows will remain in charge of the medical duties for the 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment until a relief medical officer can be place...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1819
Extent:

2 folios

264. IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 126-127

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 126-127
Title:
Letter from Major General William Grant Keir, on board HMS Liverpool off Muscat to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident of the details of a British force heading to the Persian Gulf from Bombay for the purpose of suppressing piracy. It notes that the force will rendezvous at the island of Kishime [Qeshm]. The Resident is also instructed to join the expedition, so it may benef...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Nov 1819
Extent:

2 folios

265. IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 127v-128

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 127v-128
Title:
Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication from the Resident, dated 1 July 1819. In response, it informs the Resident that the usual proceedings will be initiated in the Vice Admiralty Court for the condemnation of the Lingua [Bandar-e-Lengeh] boat captured by HMS Curlew.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1819
Extent:

2 folios

266. IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 128-133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 128-133
Title:
Letter from William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter describes the force about to be dispatched from Bombay to the Persian Gulf for the purpose of attacking Ruselkhima [Ra's al-Khaymah], which the British consider to be the 'principle [principal] seat of the piratical power' in the Gulf. It is noted that the expedition is due to depart ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1819
Extent:
6 folios

267. IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 134v-135

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 134v-135
Title:
Letter from William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident that the Governor of Bombay approves of his decision to present several gifts to the Shaikhs of Khatiffe [Al-Qaṭīf], along with his decision to dispatch a broker to that place to assist Captain Sadleir, but notes the appointment should only be temporary.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1819
Extent:

2 folios

268. IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 137-139

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 137-139
Title:
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing a copy of a communication for the information and guidance of the Resident; a copy of a letter from Francis Warden to Major General Sir William Grant Keir, Commander of the British forces proceeding to the Persian Gulf, dated 28 October 1819. The enclosure outlines the o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1819
Extent:

3 folios

269. IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 140v-141

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 140v-141
Title:
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is announcing the appointment of Mountstuart Elphinstone to the office of Governor of Bombay.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1819
Extent:

2 folios

270. IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 143-146

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 143-146
Title:
Letter from Henry Willock, HM Charge d'affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is transmitting a dispatch to Major General Sir William Grant Kier. The subject of the dispatch is a boat captured by HM Sloop Curlew on 21 May 1819 and legal proceedings to be taken to determine how to dispose of said boat along with associated property; currently the boat is being h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1819
Extent:

4 folios

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