Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Colonel Thomas Matthias Weguelin, Commissary General, Calcutta [Kolkata]
Scope & Content:
Letter reports that fifty bales of native sulphur have been consigned to Weguelin on board the Country ship, the Fyzelkarim. William Bruce states that a further supply will be forwarded. Includes a bill of exchange for the initial supply of sulphur.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Major William Cowper, Commissary General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter states that seventy-six horses have been shipped on two boats, under the convoy of the Prince of Wales. Includes two bills of exchange for the freight of the horses.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter concerns the whereabouts of various East India Company ships and the timing of dispatches to Bussora [Basra]. William Bruce states that he hopes that the Board will approve of his sending dispatches as early as possible rather than waiting to hear from the Assistant in Charge at Bussora.