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131. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 93-94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 93-94
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing a communication the Resident has received from Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] (not present) and his reply (which is present). The letter concerns the French packet that Jaffer Ali Khan is tasked with acquiring and the Resident's issues with his lack of guidance from ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1808
Extent:

2 folios

132. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 98-99

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 98-99
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding translations of two communications received by the Resident: 1. Translation of a letter from Meerza Mohumed Ismail [Mīrzā Muḥammad Ismā’īl] to Nicholas Hankey Smith, received 8 April 1808. The author wishes to know how the Resident is and if there is anything he desires...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1808
Extent:

2 folios

133. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 99-101

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 99-101
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding copies and translations of various communications. Three enclosures: 1. Translation of a letter from Shaik Mohumud Ben Nasser [Muḥammad bin Nāṣir] to [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān], received at Bushire 31 March. It includes intelligence obtained concerning requests made ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1808
Extent:

3 folios

134. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 118-120

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 118-120
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding translations of various communications and confirms that Zoraub Beg arrived at Bushire with the Prince's Fermaud [Firman] dated 22 May 1808. Five enclosures: 1. A translation of a Firmaun [Firman] from Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā, the Prince at Shiraz to Nicholas Hankey Smith, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1808
Extent:

3 folios

135. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 128-129

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 128-129
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Captain Charles Pasley, Acting Envoy Extraordinary to Persia
Scope & Content:
The letter covers the transmission of intelligence between the Bushire Residency and Captain Charles Pasley at Basra. It further explains that due to the arrival of the Princess Augusta, which can accommodate the Residency in the event of an evacuation, William Bruce will permit the Ternate to d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1808
Extent:

2 folios

136. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 130-131

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 130-131
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of orders addressed to Nicholas Hankey Smith, dated 1 July 1808. The letter provides an estimate for the cost of rebuilding the factory at Bushire, though it notes that the Acting Resident is of the opinion that the factory is no longer required.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1808
Extent:

2 folios

137. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 143-152

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 143-152
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Political Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing a range of correspondence; a list of these letters is provided in the margin, though it is not intact due to damage the folio has sustained. The letter also mentions that Abdulla Khan has been recalled, though it notes that William Bruce has not been able to ascertain the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1808
Extent:
10 folios

138. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 152-153

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 152-153
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Political Resident at Bushire to Captain Charles Pasley, Acting Envoy Extraordinary to Persia
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns a merchant ship, the Agnes, that many local merchants believe to have been carrying letters and cargo for them. The aforementioned merchants believe William Bruce had ordered the Captain of the vessel not to land at Bushire, leading to a dispute; Mr Bruce denies that the vess...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Sep 1808
Extent:
2 folios

139. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 155-156

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 155-156
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Political Resident at Bushire to the President and Members of the General Late Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is providing an assessment of the company's performance in the sale of wool at Bushire over the last three decades. It notes reasons for underperformance and makes recommendations to improve sales in the future. It also claims that there is a market for a range of metals at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1808
Extent:
2 folios

140. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 162-164

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 162-164
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Captain Charles Pasley, Acting Envoy Extraordinary to Persia
Scope & Content:
The letter discusses the forwarding of various correspondence, the remuneration of Jafer Ali Khan's [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] losses, the purpose of Abdulla Khan's trip to Bushire, the delivery of letters to Persian merchants at Bushire (previously detained and forwarded to Bussora [Basra]), skirmishes...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1808
Extent:

3 folios