Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Thomas Bidwell, Chief Clerk at His Majesty's Foreign Office, London
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns wine (Shiraz) sent back to Britain for the Prince Regent (later King George IV); the Resident desires to know if a previous shipment arrived safely and is requesting that the freight fees be paid for a subsequent shipment ordered by Henry Willock, British Chargé d'Affaires in...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant Frederick Faithfull, Commander of the HC Cruizer Vestal
Scope & Content:
The letter contains instructions for the commander to proceed to Bussora [Basra] Bar to deliver a packet via pilot boat to the Assistant in Charge of the Residency there. He should then return to Bushire to await further instructions from Captain Bridges.