Letter from Claudius James Rich, Bagdad [Baghdad] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is acknowledging receipt of a communication dated 14 May 1817 and discussing the donation of public money at an unidentified individual's tomb.
Letter from John Wedderburn, Accountant General and Civil Auditor, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is a circular requesting that an account be prepared at the end of every year to show the difference between presents made and received by East India Company officers.
Letter from Richard Sharp, Assistant Surgeon, Shiraz to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is reporting that Richard Sharp has witnessed the punishment of the three men charged with insulting John Williams at Shiraz. The three men were Mohammed Bakkir, Feridoor Khan and Monachar Beg.
Letter from William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is expressing the concern of the Governor of Bombay over a 'proposition' the Resident has made to the Chieftain of Rasul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah], as he believes it will set up an expectation that the British will compromise over the recent abduction of British subjects via piracy. It ...
Letter from William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is instructing the Resident that the pension of Aga Mahomed Ismael Khan [Āghā Muḥammad Ismā’īl Khān] is to be continued to be paid to his agent Aga Mahomed Comsay. Though it states that if the pension is not used to support his family, which was a factor determining the award of said ...
Letter from William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication from the Resident, dated 3 June 1818, regarding a Lingua boat captured by HM Sloop Curlew; the British are convinced that the boat was engaged in piratical activity. In response, it states that the fate of the vessel's cargo should be le...