Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that the following ships are proceeding to the Gulf: Thetis, Teignmouth and Aurora, with the Towey also preparing to sail there.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a copy of a communication sent by Francis Warden to William Hill, Captain of HMS Towey, dated 10 December 1817, giving him packets to forward.
Deposition of Ibrahim bowa ben Abdul Karim Dholkey, previously a lascar on the Deira Dowla, made before Henry Meriton, Superintendent at Bombay
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Deposition by Ibrahim bowa ben Abdul Karim Dholkey (may be: Ibrahim bawa bin Abdulkarim Dholki) describing his capture by Joasemee [Qawāsim] pirates and subsequent sale to a crew member. The deposition also lists the places they travelled to around the Persian Gulf, the skirmishes they engaged i...
Letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is confirming that the ministers at the Court of Persia have agreed to punish the individuals who insulted John Williams in 1817 and discusses arrangements for this to happen in Shiraz. Included are translations of two firmans from the King of Persia to Hussan Ali Mirza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī...
Letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a circular from the Foreign Office, dated 21 October 1817, requesting drawings of flags, and asking the Resident for information on the subject.