Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Assistant in Charge of the Residency, Bushire
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Letter encloses a resolution, passed by the Government on 23 Febuary 1811, on the subject of the reappearance of pirates in the Gulf. Warden conveys the directions of the Governor in Council that Bruce be diligent and attentive and provide assistance to the commanders of the Prince of Wales and t...
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident, Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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Letter reports the arrival at Bushire of a Persian officer who has been nominated by the Prince at Sheraz [Shiraz] to take charge of the Bushire Government until the position is filled by the Court.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident, Bushire, to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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Letter refers to commands from the Government of Bombay that William Bruce discontinue his purchases of raw silk on the grounds that the silk is of inferior quality. Bruce confirms that no more silk will be purchased until further notice.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, Currently at Shiraz, to Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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Letter acknowledges the receipt of a copy of the treaty made in 1806 between Captain David Seton and Sultan Sugger [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī], Chief of the Joasimese [Qawāsim].