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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R/15/1/20

301. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 42v-43

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 42v-43
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Captain John P Parkin, Commander of HM Sloop Bacchus
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding a copy of a letter (not present) from the Master of the Durable Country Ship. The letter regards the possible arrangements for a convoy to Muscat.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1817
Extent:
2 folios

302. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 45v-46

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 45v-46
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Richard Morgan, Secretary to the Marine Board, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing bills and receipts (not present) on the Marine Paymaster for supplies provided to the HC Cruizer Vestal at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Sep 1817
Extent:

2 folios

303. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 46v-47

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 46v-47
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing a copy and translation of a communication (not present) sent from Tehran to the Prince at Shiraz (Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mīrzā) and the Governor of Bushire, the latter having given it a public reading. It concerns the desire of the Persian Government to forge an alliance with Russia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Sep 1817
Extent:
2 folios

304. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 47v-48

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 47v-48
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns an officer who has arrived at Bushire on behalf of the Prince at Shiraz, Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mīrzā. The officer's purpose is to levy troops at Bushire for an expedition to Bahrain to assist the Imam of Muscat, Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, with his claim to the island. However, the Resid...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Oct 1817
Extent:
2 folios

305. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 48v-49

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 48v-49
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant T Tanner, Commander of the HC Cruizer Psyche
Scope & Content:
The letter instructs the captain to proceed to Muscat and provide escort to any ships bound northwards through the Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1817
Extent:
2 folios

306. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 49v-50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 49v-50
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Unknown Recipient, Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Government of Bombay that the Resident has granted permission for the HC Cruizer Mercury to return to Bombay to be re-equipped, and that it will be escorting a convoy of country ships from Bussora [Basra] while en-route. The letter further reports on a fleet of Joassme...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1817
Extent:
2 folios

307. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 50v-51

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 50v-51
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant Thomas Blast, Commander of the HC Cruizer Mercury
Scope & Content:
The letter is instructing the Commander to escort a group of country ships to Muscat and is tasking him with delivering a box packet to Bombay.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1817
Extent:
2 folios

308. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 52v-53

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 52v-53
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns sulphur that the Resident has shipped for use by the Madras Presidency, which has been found to be of poor quality. It contains the Resident's defense his actions related to the matter, and his claims that he cannot be held accountable for the quality of the shipped product; h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1817
Extent:
2 folios

309. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 53v-54

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 53v-54
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns a receipt for commission charges requested by the Bombay Government and adjustments the Resident is to make when submitting his disbursements and account current in future. Enclosed with the letter are the disbursements of the Bushire Residency for April 1817 and the charges f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1817
Extent:
2 folios

310. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 55v-56

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 55v-56
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of a communication, which conveyed the approval of the Government of Bombay for the Resident's decision to dispatch Assistant Surgeon Richard Sharpe to Shiraz to provide medical attention to Lieutenant Thomas Blast.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1817
Extent:
2 folios

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