Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of communications from the Resident, dated 26 July and 4 August 1819, which concerned the Lingua [Bandar-e-Lengeh] boat captured by HMS Curlew.
Letter from Andrew Jukes, on board the HC Cruizer Benares in Muscat Cove to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, is prepared to render every assistance to the British expedition to suppress piracy in the Gulf; this includes military aid to support the attack on Ruselkhima [Ra's al-Khaymah]. Mr Jukes further informs th...
Letter from John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is a circular, which reminds recipients of instructions relayed in an earlier circular, dated 10 April 1818, regarding the submission of certain accounts.
Letter from Francis Warden, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that the Governor of Bombay approves of his decision to detain a vessel from Ruselkhima [Ra's al-Khaymah], and that the British expedition to suppress piracy in the Persian Gulf is expected to set sail in a few days.
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Financial Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that the Governor of Bombay has been authorized by the Governor General of India to make cost reductions. It therefore instructs the Resident to report on any savings that could be made at the Bushire Residency.
Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is acknowledging a communication from the Resident, dated 24 September 1819, which concerned the Joasemee [Qawāsim] prisoners being transferred from Bombay to Bushire to affect a prisoner exchange.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a communication, sent by Francis Warden to Major General Sir William Grant Keir dated 31 October 1819, for the Resident's information and guidance. The enclosed letter is providing suggestions on where the General should send any prisoners taken during the British expedi...