Letter No 9 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Public Department, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing receipts (not present) for the disbursements incurred at the Bushire Residency on behalf of the British Mission to the Court of Persia.
Letter No 11 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government of news relayed to the Resident by Shaikh Nabib bin Abdella and Shaikh Abdella bin Ibrahim [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Ibrāhīm], son of Ibrahim bin Gannem [Ibrāhīm bin Ghānim], Governor of Katife [Al-Qaṭīf]. The letter outlines Turkish efforts to garrison ...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Captain Evan Jervis, late Paymaster, Persian Gulf
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication, dated 19 March 1822. In response, it explains the background behind two bills negotiated at Bushire by James Dow during his time in charge at the Residency; the bills were drawn by Lieutenant Price.
Letter No 12 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication, dated 14 March 1822, regarding the appointment of an assistant surgeon to the Bushire Residency.
Letter No 15 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of the commands of the Bombay Government, dated 15 and 21 February 1822 (No 288 and 325 of 1822). In response, the letter states that detailed accounts relating to the claims of Abdel Rahim Khan [‘Abd al-Raḥīm Khān] have already been sent to Bombay. It furt...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Henry Meriton, Superintendent of the HC Marine, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging a communication, dated 14 March 1822, that informed the Resident that 21 February 1822 has been set as the date of his appointment to Junior Captain.
Letter No 11 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding a dispatch from HM chargé d'affaires. It further notes that the Resident has issued instructions to Lieutenant-Colonel Rennett to take on extra provisions, in case the Persian Government takes measures to prevent him obtaining supplies from the coast. It also notes that ...
Letter No 16 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding a dispatch from Henry Willock, HM chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia. It notes that the Resident has received instructions from Henry Willock ordering him to retain any public letters at Bushire and forward any private ones to his brother Major George Willock at Tab...