Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a copy of a proclamation from the Governor of Bombay of the same date, which abolishes customs duties on pearls, precious stones, and jewelry imported into the Bombay Presidency.
Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that James Morier has issued a set of bills in favor of a number of individuals for 'the convenience' for some members of the British detachment on route back to India from Persia. The names of these persons and the sums of money involved are listed within the...
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is a circular informing the staff of the East India Company, which are subject to the Bombay Presidency, that their pay and allowances commence the date they receive charge of a department.
Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication from the Resident dated 24 December 1814, which informed the Bombay Government that Shaik Abdil Russool Khan [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān] had assumed charge of the Government at Bushire.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is acknowledging a communication from the Resident, dated 1 March 1815, which informed the Bombay Government that a consignment of shawl goats was being shipped on board the Country Ship Eliza.
Letter from John Hine, Assistant in Charge at Bagdad [Baghdad] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that the Assistant in Charge at Bagdad [Baghdad] has issued bills against the Bushire Residency in favor of Davud ibn Petruse and Majdassi Thomas ibn Owannes Fath Ally Shahis.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that the Governor of Bombay has decided to limit the number of overland dispatches to three per year, and notes the dates of the year these will be sent out from Bombay.