Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter reports that Shaik Abdool Russool Khan [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān] has accounted for the bugalah purchased by him from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson at Rassel Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah].
Letter No 3 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, General Department, Bombay
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The letter is explaining that statements due to the General Department from the Bushire Residency are overdue as a result of the Resident's absence in the Persian interior.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel B Rennett, Acting Political Agent and Commander of the British Troops at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū]
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The letter concerns the purchase of prize vessels brought by the Shaikh of Bushire, ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān and Zankaris.
Letter No 61 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is outlining the Resident's argument that he did not sign a treaty at Shiraz, but merely forwarded the proposals of Prince Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā for the consideration of Government. It notes that there is no medical officer present at Bushire to whom he can place in charge of the Residency...
The file consists of correspondence addressed to the Resident at Bushire, Captain William Bruce. However, much of the content has been weeded, and is no longer present in the file; this is indicated by gaps in the file's pagination sequence. The remaining content includes some instructions to t...
Letter No 249 of 1822 from James B Simson, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is instructing the Resident to enquire into the progress of Mahomed Enoos [Muḥammad ‘Anūs], a native doctor sent to Muscat to introduce vaccination to Imam's territories.
Letter No 56 of 1822 from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is instructing the Resident to stop off at Muscat during his return trip from Bombay to Bushire, so that he may make representations on behalf of the Bombay Government to Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat (also spelt Immaun in this item), regarding the suppression of the s...
Letter No 4 from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires at the Court of Persia to Francis Rawdon Hastings, Marquis of Hastings, Governor General of India [Governor General of Bengal and Fort William]
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The letter is transmitting a copy of Henry Willock's dispatch (No 3) sent to HM Chief Secretary of State. It notes that he will leave Tehran on the 5 April 1822, so long as no restraint is placed on him by the Persian authorities. The dispatch contains a covering letter (No 1) and six enclosure...
Letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay to Abdoolla bin Achmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad] of the race of Khuleefee [Āl Khalīfah], Shaikh of Bushire
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The letter concerns a dispute between the Shaikh of Bushire and Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat. It recommends that if paying tribute to the Imam is a matter of 'established right', it should be done; if his claims are unfounded, it is hoped he will drop the matter. It also caution...
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter concerns the treaty negotiated by William Bruce with the Persian authorities at Shirauz [Shiraz]. It explains that this action was not only unauthorised, but contrary to British foreign policy in respect to the Persian Gulf, and makes intolerable concessions to Persia. It especially n...