Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay
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The letter confirms the arrival at Bushire of Lieutenant Colonel Johnson, engineer, and Captain Vatter, 8th Regiment Native Infantry; they intend to return to England over land.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding a copy and translation (not present) of a communication from the Chief of the Wahabee [Wahhabi] tribe. The Resident regards this letter to be much milder in tone compared to a previous communication dated 6 March 1817 (see ff 15v-16v). He believes this is due to military ...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Kaye, Accountant General, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding a copy of a letter (not present), received from the Assistant in Charge at Bussora [Basra], regarding a sum of money credited to that Agency in February 1804.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding a dispatch (not present) from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia, addressed to Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay.