Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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Letter confirming that the chiefs on both coasts of the Gulf will be warned that the East India Company is intending to take strong actions against any boats engaged in piracy. Any boats that do not heed warnings to desist may be taken possession of and brought to Bombay. The letter also explai...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Frances Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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Letter enclosing a letter to John Adam, Secretary to the Government at Fort William, for the information of the Governor: The enclosd letter reports on a recent visit to Bushire by the Nizam-ud-Doula [Nizam ud Dowlah], during which Bruce encountered Seyd Ali, an agent recently arrived from Indi...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Kaye, Accountant General at Bombay
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The letter returns the 'extract from the general book of 1813-14 of the balance entry of the Bushire Residency' with explanatory comments and asks for clarification on the accounting of arrears.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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The letter encloses a copy of the charter party entered into by William Bruce for the ship Duncan to provide accommodation for officers and men returning to India. The letter also justifies the price of the charter.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant Joseph Phillips, Commander of the Cruiser Vestal
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Letter requesting that two sepoys be permitted to return to Bombay on board the Vestal on account of their ill health and that two sepoys from the ship's detachment be stationed at Bushire in their stead.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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Letter confirming that thirty-one bags of specie have been shipped on board the Vestal and including an invoice detailing the different currencies making up the sum.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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The letter encloses copies of two letters from His Majesty's Minister at the Court of Persia and discusses charges for sending packets to the interior (copy letters not enclosed).
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Rawdon Hastings, the Earl of Moira, President and Governor-General in Council at Fort William
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Letter enclosing copies of various letters to explain the fate of the shipwrecked Ahmed Shah and requesting that obligations to the owners and agents be honoured (enclosures not there).