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 granting permission for the Resident to obtain a present for Abraham Kham, in return for his services in taking care of shawl goats on behalf of the East India Company.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a copy of a communication received by Francis Warden from Henry Meriton, Superintendent of the Marine, dated 22 March 1815. The enclosed communication contains instructions to be passed on to Captain Hamilton, Commander of the HC Cruizer Aurora. The instructions order the ...
Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing an extract of retrenchments, dated 31 January 1815, from the disbursements of the Deputy Military Paymaster General in September 1814.
Letter from John Kaye, Auditor of Civil Accounts, Public Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a number of re-audits (not present) on the account disbursements of the Bushire Residency, and instructs a number of payments to be re-credited.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a couple of communications concerning the shipment of native sulphur [sulfur] to India. It recommends that the Resident only ships sulphur on the company's cruizers or country ships in future. Two enclosures: 1. A copy of a letter from Edward Hutchins Ballassis [Bellasis...
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing translations of two communications from Nawab Ubas Koolee Khan [Nawāb ‘Abbās Qulī Khān] son of the late Nawab Ubas Mooneerood Dowla Ruza Koolee Khan Nadir Sung of Uzeemabad, concerning property plundered by the Juwasmees [Qawāsim] pirates. Two enclosures: 1. Translation ...
Letter from John Kaye, Auditor of Civil Accounts, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is a printed circular calling for statements of establishment as they stand on the 31 May 1815. The precise information required is listed and outlined.
Letter from John Hine, Bagdad [Baghdad] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a packet containing intelligence from Europe on the subject of the return of Napoleon Bonaparte to Paris, and the mobilization of forces against him. It is noted that a duplicate packet has been sent via Bussora [Basra].
Letter from J J Cross, Supra Cargo of the Duncan, at Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is requesting instructions from the Resident as to whether it will be necessary for the Duncan to reduce the duration of its stops at Bushire and Muscat, in order to deliver a packet to India as quickly as possible. It also requests that the Resident makes a representation to the Gover...