Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Stephen Watson Henshaw
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Letter concerns the wreck of the Ahmed Shah. William Bruce accepts Henshaw's offer to proceed to Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak] in order to recover property from the Ahmed Shah, which was wrecked on the night of 10 July 1814, off Khen [Qeys] Island. Bruce encloses a letter to Shaik Kulfan [Shaikh Kha...
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Captain E Wyatt
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Letter states that six mares have been sent on board the Fyzelkarim, and that a further twenty-one proceed on the bugalah [buggalow], Omeide. William Bruce states that fourteen mares remain in his charge at Bushire.
The letter is requesting that the Resident provides every assistance within his power to Sulliman Yacoli, who has entered into an agreement with the East India Company to provide one hundred horses. It specifically requests that a convoy be provided for the vessel that ships said horses from Bus...
Government Advertisement (Public Department), from John Wedderburn, Auditor of Civil Accounts
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The advertisement relates to finances and the employment of clerks and servants. It states that the Presidency and subordinates are required to deliver various statements to the offices of the Auditor of Civil Accounts before 31 May 1820. These include: statements of office allowances, with the ...
The gazette is conveying news of the capture of Martaban [Mottama, Myanmar] and Rangoon by British forces in Burmah [Myanmar]. It therefore instructs a Royal Salute to be carried out at each Military station in the Bombay Presidency. The item contains three copies of this notification.