Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Thomas White, Military Paymaster General, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing for inspection the account currents, muster rolls and bills of supplies (not present) for the Bushire Residency for November 1812 to January 1813.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of the commands of the Bombay Government dated 14 September 1812. It notes that the tables of provisions supplied for the Resident's guidance do not include any provision for firewood for the sepoy factory guard; it is the Resident's opinion that firewood s...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging a communication dated 20 November 1812, which conveyed details of the Marine battalion dispatched on board the Benares for the relief of the guard at Bushire.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Robert M Intosh, Acting Commissary of Stores, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of communications dated 15 September and 3 October 1812. In response, it confirms the receipt of military stores sent by the Bombay Government on the Duncan for the use of the British Mission to the Court of Persia.
Letter to Thomas White, Military Paymaster General, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing a list of bills transmitted to Bombay from the Bushire Residency with dates, along with a list of drafts that cannot be found, in response to communications dated 24 March, and 31 July 1812. There is no signature to the letter, but it is in all probabilty written by Will...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is responding to a communication dated 5 November 1812, which requested a supply of sulphur to be sent via the Benares to Bombay. It notes that the Resident plans to deviate from instructions and obtain the sulphur required locally, instead of from Muscat; it is explained that Muscat i...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Robert M Intosh, Acting Commissary of Stores, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt at Bushire of military stores sent on board the Benares for the use of the British Mission to the Court of Persia.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Bombay Government that samples of cotton procured at Bushire and Yezd [Yazd] are being sent to India as per its commands dated 25 May 1812.