Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to John Elphinstone, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding a set of bills (not present) on the Marine Paymaster for an advance made from the Residency to Stephen Watson Henshaw the Marine Agent.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Stephen Watson Henshaw, Marine Agent
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the complaint about Mr Henshaw's conduct made by Cossia Arratoon Malcolm (see ff. 69v-71v). It is a reply to Henshaw's response to the allegations made. However, the substance of his defence is not detailed.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Stephen Watson Henshaw, Marine Agent
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing an order on the broker (not present), in response to a request for a cash advance made by the Marine Agent to meet the expenses of his department.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Lieutenant G Hotspur, Commander of the Prince of Wales
Scope & Content:
The letter is conveying an application for convoy from Mahomed Jaffer Khan [Muḥammad Ja‘afar Khān], Governor of Bushire, for his ship the Ahmed Shaia. It notes that due to the circumstances (outlined in the letter) the Resident cannot compel the Commander to accept the request, so the call is lef...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to John Elphinstone, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing two bills (not present) on the Marine Paymaster; one for an advance made to Stephen Watson Henshaw, the Marine Agent, and another for his allowance for October 1811.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Bombay Government that the Resident has drawn on Aga Mahomed Ali [Āghā Muḥammad ‘Alī] for a cash sum for the use of the British Persian Mission.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Lord Minto [Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound], Governor General in Council, Fort William, Calcutta
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Governor General that the Resident has granted two sets of bills in favour of Messrs Johannes Jarkies & Co. on the account of the British Persian Mission.