Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government at Bombay, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter enclosing a circular from W Gardiner, Secretary to Government at Fort William [Calcutta], dated 6 September 1816, discussing the supply of sulphur, and confirming that further supplies of sulphur from Bushire are not required.
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government at Bombay, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter confirming that the Dashtee [Dashti] sulphur mines should not be farmed on account of the East India Company. The letter includes copies of three letters discussing the sulphur mines: Letter from Charles Wright Gardiner, Secretary to Government at Fort William [Calcutta], to James Fari...
Letter from Gideon Colquhoun, Assistant in charge of the Residency at Bussora [Basra], to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter enclosing a packet with a dispatch from the Secret Committee to the President in Council, with the request to forward it to India as quickly as possible.
The volume contains letters sent to the British Resident at Bushire. The subject matter of the correspondence centres around the administration of the Bushire Residency, and company operations in the area. It therefore covers the wider commercial and political interests of the East India Company...
Letter from Philip Henry Bridges, Commander of HM Sloop Challenger, Bushire to William Bruce, Honourable Company's Resident at Bushire
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The letter encloses a memorandum to be delivered to the Commander of every East India Company cruizer arriving at Bushire, and informing them that they are under P H Bridges's order and may be requested for particular duties.
Letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia, Tabreze [Tabriz] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that the Prince Regent (George IV) has requested some Shiraz wine and discussing the logistics of procuring it for him.
Translation of a letter from Sooltan ben Sugger [Sultan bin Saqr] of Sherjeh [Sharjah] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is explaining recent incidents in which boats have been captured and insisting that the Sultan would not break his treaty with the English. This letter would be dated as 21 December 1816 by the Gregorian calendar.
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is acknowledging a communication from the Resident dated 12 September 1816 and instructing Bruce to open all consignments of military stores and check them immediately against the invoices. Also enclosed is a copy of a letter from Edward Hutchins Bellasis, Secretary to the Military B...