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1421. IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 44-45

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 44-45
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to James Farish, Secretary to Government at Bombay, Commercial Department
Scope & Content:
Letter discussing the possibility of Bruce paying for a share in a sulphur mine in order to supply the East India Company with sulphur at low prices, since other parties had expressed interest in taking over the mine.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 May 1815
Extent:

2 folios

1422. IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 46v-47

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 46v-47
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General at Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledging receipt of a letter dated 13 March 1815 confirming that retrenchments from disbursements will be credited in the residency account.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1815
Extent:

2 folios

1423. IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 48v-50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 48v-50
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing a copy of a letter from Abdella ben Soud [Abdullah bin Saud] to William Bruce and a letter from Abdella ben Soud to Rehma ben Jauber [Rahma bin Jaber], discussing their reluctance for Arab tribes to be included under British Protection. The letter also reports on two battles bet...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1815
Extent:

3 folios

1424. IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 51v-52

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 51v-52
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to J J Cross, Supercargo of the ship Duncan
Scope & Content:
Letter confirming that Bruce will recommend additional payment for the speedy delivery of packets and to compensate Mr Cross for his loss of earnings due to his early departure from Bussora [Basra].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1815
Extent:

1 folio

1425. IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 52v-53

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 52v-53
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledging receipt of letter of 14 April 1815 regarding Nawab Abbas Koly [Quli] Khan who was robbed by Joasemee [Qasimi] pirates. Bruce reports that he has received a list of lost property from Nawab Abbas Koly Khan and has written to Hassan ben Rehma [Sheikh al-Hasan bin Rahma al'Qasi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1815
Extent:

2 folios

1426. IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 53v-54

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 53v-54
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing an invoice and bill of lading for sulphur shipped on the Duncan.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1815
Extent:

2 folios

1427. IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 54v-55

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 54v-55
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Richard Morgan, Secretary to the Marine Board at Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing receipt of items received from Bruce by George Forster Sadlier, Captain of the 47th regiment, and D Clarke, Deputy Commissary, for the use of the detachments returning from Persia to India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1815
Extent:

2 folios

1428. IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 55v-56

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 55v-56
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to the Military Pay Master General at Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing bill and account for the supplies for the detachment returning to India from Persia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1815
Extent:

2 folios

1429. IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 56-57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 56-57
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Kaye, Civil Auditor at Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing a list of allowances and pensions paid at Bushire as of 1 May 1815. Those lists are included and detail the individuals, their positions and how much they were paid.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1815
Extent:

2 folios

1430. IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 57-60

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 57-60
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Kaye, Civil Auditor at Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter justifying the expenses of the residency that were questioned by a re-audit of disbursements for April and July 1813. The letter also includes a statement of repairs made to the Bushire factory in November 1814.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1815
Extent:

4 folios

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