Letter No 43 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sheraz [Shiraz] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding a dispatch (not present) from Major George Willock.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sheraz [Shiraz] to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
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The letter is transmitting a register of bills (not present) negotiated by the Resident to meet the demands of the Pay Department at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū].
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, on the road to Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to Francis Rawdon Hastings, Marquess of Hastings, Governor General in Council, Fort William, Calcutta
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The letter is informing the Governor General of India that the Resident has granted a set of bills in order to meet the demands of the Pay Department for British forces at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū].
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, on the road to Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
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The letter is transmitting a register of bills (not present) on the Supreme Government negotiated by the Resident to meet the demands of the Pay Department for British forces at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū].
Letter No 45 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government of information obtained from Abdol Russool [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān] regarding a Bugalah acquired by him. It states that he has paid a sum mediated by Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, to the original owner of the boat. However, the Res...
Letter No 46 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that the Resident has made the remonstrance requested in their instructions dated 7 June 1822. It states that in response Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā, Prince at Shiraz, has issued a firmaun [firman] instructing Rahma bin Jauber [Raḥmah bin Jābir] to cease 'his...
Letter No 48 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that the Resident has received word indicating that Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh Qājār, the Shah of Persia, has arrived at Isfahan [Eşfahān]; the Resident is not aware of the reasons as to why the Shah has left Tehran, but he suspects it may be in consequence of an...
Letter No 50 of 1823 [sic] from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is responding to the commands of the Bombay Government (No 1279), dated 9 September 1822, which instructed the Resident to arrange for the mutual restoration of property taken by both the Shaikh of Bahrain and Rahma bin Jauber [Raḥmah bin Jābir]. It also instructed him to remonstrate ...
Letter No 51 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is explaining why a sum of 16908-0-30 rupees was credited to the account of the late Mahomed Nebbee Khan [Muḥammad Nabī Khān]. The explanation relates to the settlement of his estate. Evidence from the content of the letter and the surrounding correspondence suggests that the date is...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is reporting the death of Robert Green, Assistant Surgeon at Bussora [Basra]. It notes that he died at Bushire on the 9 November 1822 from Bussora fever. It also reports the death of Richard Hitchings, former assistant to the late Doctor Jukes (whom the Resident had continued to employ...