Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Richard Morgan, Secretary to the Marine Board, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of orders received respecting the administration of provisions supplied to the East India Company's cruizers at Bushire. The Resident also makes recommendations regarding increased provisions for ships operating in the Gulf for extended periods.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Bazett Doveton, Deputy Accountant General, Military Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter acknowledges a communication dated 18 January 1817, which communicated changes to be made to how the Resident is to draw funds for his Military Paymaster.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding a copy and translation (not present) of a communication from the Chief of the Wahabee [Wahhabi] tribe. The Resident regards this letter to be much milder in tone compared to a previous communication dated 6 March 1817 (see ff 15v-16v). He believes this is due to military ...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding two dispatches (not present) from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia to the Earl of Moira, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, and Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay respectively.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of orders regarding the advertisement of the East India Company's imported goods to Persian merchants at both Bushire and Shiraz.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter regards Rohmeu Ben Jaber [Raḥmah bin Jābir], whom the Resident has been instructed to direct towards the goal of curbing piracy. The Resident also briefly outlines the man's current efforts to convince the Imam of Muscat, Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, to act against Bahrain.