Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter forwarding a copy of a petition from Ibrahim, a native of Constantinople, to Sir Evan Nepean, dated August 1816, describing an attack by Joasamee [Qasimi] pirates on a boat in which he was travelling from Bussora [Basra] to Bushire and requesting assistance with the retrieval of the prope...
Letter from George Russell, Collector at Masulipatam [Machilipatnam] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter reporting that he has been ordered to stop paying the pension of Jaffer Ally Khan [Jafer Ali Khan], as this was also being paid by Bombay. Enclosed is a partial copy of a letter from the Civil Auditor to Russell, dated 18 July 1816, explaining this situation.
Letter from John Kaye, Auditor of Civil Accounts at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter forwarding the audit of the Bushire Residency accounts for February and March 1816. The audit is included and contains details of the audited items with remarks and orders of government.
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter confirming that the mirrors for the Shah of Persia have been shipped to Bushire on board the Honourable Company's cruizer Vestal, with enclosed invoice.
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter confirming that the mirrors for the Shah of Persia have been shipped to Bushire on board the Honourable Company's cruizer Mercury, with enclosed invoice.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter forwarding a copy of a letter from David Charles Ramsay, Agent at Mocha to Francis Warden, dated 23 June 1816, reporting on the situation in Arabia and rumours that Pacha Alee [Ali Pasha] is assembling boats at Jedda [Jeddah] to fight the Joasemee [Qasimi] at Ruselkhyma [Ras al Khaima].