Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to James Farish, Secretary to Government of Bombay, Commercial Department
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The letter describes an attempt to sell shawl cloth in Ispahan [Isfahan] and Shiraz, but as the cloth did not realise the amount required to cover costs it was sold to the Armenian merchant Catchatoor Johannes.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Stephen Babington, Secretary to Government at Bombay, Political Department
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The letter responds to the claim that Stephen Watson Henshaw helped to recover goods from the shipwrecked Ahmed Shah in return for ten per cent of their value. The letter goes on to propose that Mr Henshaw be paid 800 rupees for his assistance instead.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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Letter gives details on how three enclosures will be forwarded on before discussing the sale of ten pieces of brass ordnance to the Nizam-ud-Daula [Nizam ud Dowlah, title] via the officer Assadulah Khan who is acting as messenger. The mentioned enclosures are not enclosed with the letter.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Kaye, Accountant General at Bombay
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The letter encloses disbursements for the Residency from October to December 1814 and a report of cash in the treasury for January 1815. The disbursements are not actually enclosed, however the report is and details the amount of cash in the Bushire Treasury on 1 January 1815 and is signed by ...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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The letter explains that there has been an error in the calculations of the account of the marine agent, Stephen Watson Henshaw and requesting that the difference be waived.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant Joseph Phillips, Commander of the Vestal Cruizer
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Letter informing Phillips that he has been given instructions by His Majesty's minister at the Court of Persia to send any surplus funds from the mission to India and that 10,000 tomans are ready for shipping.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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Letter regarding the surplus funds of 10,000 tomans from the mission to Persia which have been shipped to Bombay on the Cruizer Vestal. An invoice is also enclosed detailing the different currencies that make up the total sum.