Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Bombay Government that the Resident has issued a set of bills in favour of Arrakeel Constantine in order to meet the disbursements of the Bushire Residency.
Letter No 5 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Bombay Government that Captain Wallington, 18th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry, has arrived at Bushire from Europe and is proceeding to Bombay.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Captain Boog, Commander of the Travaneore
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Commander that diplomacy between the British and Turkish Governments has ceased; the British cannot therefore guarantee his safety should he choose to proceed to Bussorah [Basra].
Letter No 2 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging a Bombay Government circular (No 1594 of 1821), which instructed the Resident to transmit 'Registers and unanswered references' to Bombay.
Letter No 3 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Public Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging a communication addressed to James Dow, (No 86 of 1821) dated 8 November 1821, concerning a sum of money drawn in August 1821. In reply, it states that the amount shall be accounted for in the Account Current Bombay.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Public Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging a communication addressed to James Dow, (No 336 of 1821) dated 16 August 1821. In response, it states that in the event there are any difficulties in rendering all the requested documents, those under the head of account general shall be attended to first.
Letter No 1 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Financial Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the commands of the Bombay Government communicated in an address to James Dow (No 369 of 1821), which requires a range of accounts to be rendered to Bombay for the purpose of reporting back to England.
Letter No 5 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the commands of the Bombay Government communicated in an address to James Dow, (No 384 of 1821) dated 8 September 1821, which instructed that the General Books for the Bushire Residency should be drawn up as soon as possible.