Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to John Elphinstone, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing an invoice and receipt (not present) for the damaged printed cottons taken by Sir Gore Ouseley for use as gifts; a number of bales were exposed to sea water when they were unloaded from HMS Lion. It also notes that the remaining cottons have been sold.