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1031. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 68v-71

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 68v-71
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to the Earl of Moira, President and Governor General in Council
Scope & Content:
Letter relates to William Bruce's role in negotiating adjustments to the accounts of Mohomed Nebbe Khan [Muhammad Nabi Khan, former Governor of Bushire]. Bruce provides details of Mohomed Nebbe Khan's case, and reports that the Prince at Shiraz has promised that Mohomed Nebbe Khan and his family ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1814
Extent:
4 folios

1032. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 71-72

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 71-72
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter relates to William Bruce's recent work in Shiraz, where he negotiated adjustments to the accounts of Mahomed Nebbe Khan [Muhammad Nabi Khan, former Governor of Bushire]. Includes the following enclosure: a copy of a translation of a royal firmaun [firman] from the King of Persia [Fat'h Ali...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1814
Extent:
2 folios

1033. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 80v-81

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 80v-81
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter concerns the cost of repairs to the factory at Bushire. Includes an enclosed letter, dated 18 May 1814, from William Bruce to John Kaye, Accountant General, Bombay, which makes the case for the repairs, and suggests that a monthly sum be set aside for the purpose of keeping the factory in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 1814
Extent:
2 folios

1034. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 82v-83

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 82v-83
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter reports the recent arrival at Bushire of an emissary named Vincent Maurice, who is employed by the French Agent at Bussora [Basra]. Bruce states that he has written to Lieutenant [Charles J] Maillard, Commander of the Prince of Wales, on which Maurice is a passenger, to inform Maillard of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1814
Extent:
2 folios

1035. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 84v-85

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 84v-85
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter discusses the Imam of Muscat [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd]'s second expedition against the Joasemiis [Qawāsim]. William Bruce states that the Imam has the support of the Beni Yass [Bani Yas] tribe, and Sultaun Sugger [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī]. Includes a copy of a translation of a letter, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1814
Extent:
2 folios

1036. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 86v-87

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 86v-87
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to General John Abercromby, President and Governor in Council, Fort St George
Scope & Content:
Letter concerns the financial claim of Jafer Ali Khan, son of the late Nawab Hossain Ali Khan of Massulipatnam [Machilipatnam]. Abercromby's name has been written as 'Abercrombie' in this letter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1814
Extent:
2 folios

1037. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 89v-90

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 89v-90
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 has persuaded the commander and agents of the Ahmed Shah to alter the ship's intended voyage so that it can transmit a packet directly to Bombay.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1814
Extent:
2 folios

1038. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 90v-91

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 90v-91
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter states that a consignment of gum ammoniacum [gum ammoniac] has been shipped on the Ahmed Shah as a replacement for the quantity that was lost on board the Duncan in January 1813. Includes an invoice for sixty bales of gum.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jul 1814
Extent:
2 folios

1039. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 96-98

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 96-98
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter relates to the wreck of the Ahmed Shah and the subsequent ill conduct of the Shaik [Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmad] of Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak]. William Bruce reports that Stephen Watson Henshaw, accompanied by the ship's commander, Captain [S] Herriman, has proceeded to Charrack, in order to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1814
Extent:
3 folios

1040. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 99-100

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 99-100
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter relates to the conduct of Abdella ben Ahmed [Abdullah bin Ahmad] of Charrack [Bandar-e Charak] regarding property from the wrecked Ahmed Shah. William Bruce reports on Stephen Watson Henshaw's mission to retrieve the property in question. He also transmits a copy of a translation of a lett...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Aug 1814
Extent:
2 folios