Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to William Henry Wathen, Secretary and Translator in the Office of Country Correspondence
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication, dated 21 May 1822, which enclosed a translation of a letter from Abdol Russool Khan [‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān], Governor of Bushire.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a dispatch (not present) addressed to Major George Willock. It notes that this dispatch has been forwarded to its intended recipient as instructed.
Letter No 1 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of the commands of the Bombay Government (No 20 of 1822), dated 20 May 1822, which instructed the Resident in the measures to be taken given the current state of relations with Persia.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Rawdon Hastings, Marquess of Hastings, Governor General in Council, Fort William, Calcutta
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The letter is listing the bills that have been granted by the Resident in order to meet the demands of the Pay Department for British forces at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū].
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding a register of bills (not present) negotiated by the Resident in order to meet the demands of the Pay Department for British forces at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū].
Letter No 31 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sheraz [Shiraz] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing a translation of a firmaun [firman] from Hossain Ali Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā], Prince at Sheraz [Shiraz], which asks the Resident to arrange for passage to India for Shaikh Ibrahim [Ibrāhīm]. The letter notes that the Resident has instructed the Linguist at Bushire to as...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sherauz [Shiraz] to Captain M E Bagnold, Acting Paymaster to the British Troops at Bassidore
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The letter regards a request for a further advance of funds to meet the needs of the Pay Department to British forces at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū]. The letter notes that the Resident hopes that a consignment of cash being delivered by the HC Cruizer Mercury will meet their short terms needs.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sherauz [Shiraz] to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing the first of exchange (not present) on the Military Paymaster for the Military Disbursements of the Bushire Residency in July 1822.