Letter from Lieutenant Frederick Faithful, Commander of the HC Cruizer Vestal to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing indents for stores requiring repair and provisions, the letter also requests that everything be made ready as quickly as possible.
Letter from John Wedderburn, Accountant General and Civil Auditor, Public Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is confirming that disbursements for June to October 1817 have been approved, with the exception of the Resident's salary and describes in detail the accounting adjustments necessary to approve it.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Thomas Bidwell, Chief Clerk at His Majesty's Foreign Office, London
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns wine (Shiraz) sent back to Britain for the Prince Regent (later King George IV); the Resident desires to know if a previous shipment arrived safely and is requesting that the freight fees be paid for a subsequent shipment ordered by Henry Willock, British Chargé d'Affaires in...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant Frederick Faithfull, Commander of the HC Cruizer Vestal
Scope & Content:
The letter contains instructions for the commander to proceed to Bussora [Basra] Bar to deliver a packet via pilot boat to the Assistant in Charge of the Residency there. He should then return to Bushire to await further instructions from Captain Bridges.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter acknowledges the receipt of commands dated 20 November 1816, which included instructions concerning the accurate accounting for military supplies landed at — and returned from — Bushire.