Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter encloses a copy of letter, dated 28 February 1811, from General John Malcolm, Bombay, to Newnham, regarding whether a piece of broadcloth was returned to Bushire.
Letter from John Elphinston, Accountant General, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter forwards an invoice for forty-one bales of broadcloth, to be debited to the account of Sir Harford Jones's Mission to the Court of Persia. Invoice not included.
Letter from Stephen Babington, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter informs Bruce that due to there being no cruizer in port capable of making the voyage to Bushire, the quarterly packet for the Gulf has been sent to Muscat, whereupon it will be conveyed to Bushire.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter gives the order that in light of the resignation of Mr Nicholas Hankey Smith, Political Resident at Bushire, the Sepoy Guard at Bushire is to be reduced to its original size.