Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing the first of exchange (not present) on the Marine Paymaster for supplies provided to the HC Cruizers Benares, Antelope, and Ternate at Bushire.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter reports that the Chief of the Rahinah Ben Jaber tribe, which has settled in Bushire, has led a successful mission against pirates southwards of Bahrain. It further reports the Chief's intention to mount a further cruise between Bahrain and the piratical ports.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the repair of the factory at Bushire; the Resident has to explain that due to an agreement with the Government of Persia, the East India Company is obligated to maintain the factory in good condition.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Unknown Recipient, Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Government of Bombay that the Resident has granted permission for the HC Cruizer Mercury to return to Bombay to be re-equipped, and that it will be escorting a convoy of country ships from Bussora [Basra] while en-route. The letter further reports on a fleet of Joassme...
Letter from William Bruce to Captain Hall, Commander of the HC Cruizer Nautilus
Scope & Content:
The letter once again requests that two women and Almas, a servant, be allowed to come ashore; it notes that Almas is willing to testify that the women are not the wives of the Mogul Arabs as previously claimed.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing the first of exchange (not present) on the Accountant, Military Department for military disbursements at the Bushire station for July 1818.