Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, Baronet, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding on news supplied to the Resident by Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia. The news is the death of Princess Charlotte of Wales. The dates of the surrounding letters suggest that the date of this letter lies between 12 and 13 February 1818.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is explaining that John Williams has been authorised to return to Europe for the restoration of his health; the Resident further explains that the delay that would have resulted from awaiting formal approval from Bombay could have been detrimental to Mr William's health.