Letter from George Edward Russell, Collector Masulipatum [Machilipatnam] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is asking the Resident to forward an enclosed letter (not present) to Mohamed Ally [Muḥammad ‘Alī], son of the late Jaffer Ally Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]
Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing copies of communications, which convey information respecting the claims the Nizam ed Dowlah [Niẓām al-Dawlah] has against Aga Ismail [Āghā Muḥammad Ismā’īl Khān]. It further informs the Resident that in consequence of this information, the order for withholding the payme...
Letter from Lieutenant R Watson, Commander of the HC Cruizer Vestal, at the Bushire Roads to William Bruce, British Resident at Bushire
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The letter reports that the Resident's communication to the Shaikh of Bahrain has been delivered via his son. It reports that the letter was acknowledged and a letter sent to Rasal Khima [Ra's al-Khaymah]; the British are chasing up information on British women believed to be held at Rasal Khima...
Letter from Robert Taylor, Assistant in Charge at Bussora [Basra] to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is requesting the advancement of a sum of money to Captain Lichfield for the purchase of horses for the Bombay Presidency. As per the enclosed letter from E Baker, Commissary General, Bombay to Captain Lichfield, dated 15 February 1819. The enclosed letter informs the Captain that orde...
Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of communications from the Resident, dated 6 and 11 February 1819, which conveyed intelligence concerning European and Indian women captured by pirates; the captured individuals were taken to Rasul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah] and Bahrain respectively. It notes ...
Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is forwarding a copy of a communication: A copy of a letter from James Henderson to Claudius James Rich, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, dated 16 March 1819. The enclosed letter concerns a petition from the widow of Hajee Khuleel Khan [Hājjī Qulī Khān], forwarded in a letter from t...
Letter from William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is expressing the concern of the Governor of Bombay over a 'proposition' the Resident has made to the Chieftain of Rasul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah], as he believes it will set up an expectation that the British will compromise over the recent abduction of British subjects via piracy. It ...
Letter from George F Sadleir [Sadlier] to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that Captain George Forster Sadlier is ready to embark on his journey to Deriah. It further informs the Resident that he should acquaint himself with the content of any dispatches sent between the Captain and the Government in India; it notes that the dispatch...