Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, Currently at Shiraz, to Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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Letter acknowledges the receipt of a copy of the treaty made in 1806 between Captain David Seton and Sultan Sugger [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī], Chief of the Joasimese [Qawāsim].
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, Currently at Shiraz, to the Commanders of Any of the Honourable Company's Cruisers Proceeding to India
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Letter requests a passage to India on behalf of Lieutenant Robert Taylor and a Persian officer who bears a letter from the King of Persia [Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar] to the Governor General.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, Currently at Shiraz, to Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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Letter acknowledges the receipt of a copy of a dispatch, dated 17 September 1813, from the Secretary to the Supreme Government, regarding Seyd Mahomed Akill [Sayyid Muhammad Aqil]. William Bruce promises to act according to the guidance given in the dispatch.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, Currently at Tehran, to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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Letter refers to a request for William Bruce to report on a recent consignment of shawl cloths. Bruce promises to inspect the cloths on his return to Bushire.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, Currently at Tehran, to Charles Norris, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay
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Letter encloses a copy of a bill with the signature of the Ambassador at the Court of Persia [Sir Gore Ouseley], as requested by the Military Auditor General. Enclosure not included.
Letter from James Orton, Assistant Surgeon in Charge of the Bushire Residency, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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Letter reports the arrival of the Lovely Tish, and the receipt of a packet and some military stores. James Orton also provides information he has received from a merchant at Bushire regarding Joasimese [Āl Qāsimī] pirates.
Letter from James Orton, Assistant Surgeon in Charge of the Bushire Residency, to Mr Arratoon and Mr Arrakeel Constantine
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Letter states that Captain Hicks's ship, Union, is ready for sea. James Orton requests that any legal documents supporting the addressees' claims against Captain Hicks must be produced immediately, otherwise Orton will not be able to detain the ship.