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1021. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 17v-19

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 17v-19
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, Currently at Muscat Cove, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter reports on William Bruce's success in securing from the Imaun [Imam] of Muscat [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd] a bond relating to a claim made by William Smith. Other subjects include Bruce's decision to relieve the Broker of Muscat of his duties, and Bruce's discovery of the whereabouts of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1813
Extent:
3 folios

1022. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 22v-24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 22v-24
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter notes the arrival at Bushire of its new Governor, Medhey Kholee Khan [Mahdi Quli Khan]. William Bruce reports that the Governor has requested that Mahomed Neuby Khan [Muhammad Nabi Khan, former Governor of Bushire]'s ship, the Daria Beggy, be detained at Bushire. Bruce also states that he ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1813
Extent:
3 folios

1023. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 26v-27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 26v-27
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter concerns an English boy who is being held captive by Sayd Mahomed Akilli [Sayyid Muhammad Aqil]. William Bruce states that he has been informed of the arrival of Sayd Mahomed Akilli's ship at Muscat (without its owner on board), and makes the suggestion that the ship be seized upon its arr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1813
Extent:
2 folios

1024. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 31v-32

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 31v-32
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter states that William Bruce will leave on 13 August for Sheraz [Shiraz], where he is to settle the accounts of Mahomed Nebbee Khan [Muhammad Nabi Khan, former Governor of Bushire].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1813
Extent:
2 folios

1025. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 34-35

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 34-35
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to James Orton, Assistant Surgeon in Charge of the Bushire Residency
Scope & Content:
Letter informs James Orton that he is to be in charge of the Residency while William Bruce is in Shiraz. Includes instructions regarding the handling of letters, the payment of salaries, and the receipt of military stores for the use of the Persian Government.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Aug 1813
Extent:
2 folios

1026. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 41v-42

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 41v-42
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, Currently at Shiraz, to John Kaye, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter relates to the Residency's annual return of goods and merchandise for 1812-1813.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1813
Extent:
2 folios

1027. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 49v-50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 49v-50
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, Currently at Shiraz, to the Earl of Moira, President and Governor General in Council, Fort William
Scope & Content:
Letter relates to payments due from the Supreme Government to Aga Mahomed Ismail, son of the late Hajee Kuleil Khan [Haji Khalil Khan].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1813
Extent:
2 folios

1028. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 54v-55

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 54v-55
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, Currently at Tehran, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledges the receipt of letters on the subject of Persia's desire to gain possession of Bahrain. William Bruce states that while Persia has long had ambitions to possess Bahrain, it lacks the necessary naval power to do so.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1814
Extent:
2 folios

1029. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 56v-59

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 56v-59
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, Currently at Tehran, to His Excellency Sir Gore Ouseley, His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia
Scope & Content:
Letter reports on Bruce's visit to Shiraz, where he sought to negotiate adjustments to the accounts of Mahomed Neblee Khan [Muhammad Nabi Khan, former Governor of Bushire], in order to secure his release from confinement by the Persian Government. Includes a list of proposed adjustments to Mahome...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Mar 1814
Extent:
4 folios

1030. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 67v-68

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 67v-68
Title:
Letter from James Orton, Assistant Surgeon in Charge of the Bushire Residency, to Captain James Jeakes, Commander of the Mornington
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledges the receipt of 325 boxes of muskets from the Mornington and provides a list for an accompanying packet, which is to be forwarded on board the Mornington to Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay. The letter is preceded by the aforementioned list.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Nov 1813
Extent:
2 folios