Letter from John Williams, Bombay Civil Servant, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter describing an incident in which he was insulted and attacked by persons attached to the Court of Shiraz whilst staying there and requesting that Bruce punish the perpetrators.
Letter from J Aitken, Commander of the ship Ariel to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter describing his encounters with the chiefs of Ruselkhyma [Ras al Khaima] and Charrack [Charack] when delivering letters to them from Bruce. This letter is a duplicate copy of the letter found on folio 67.
Letter from Richard Sharp, Assistant Surgeon at Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication dated 1 July 1817 and confirming that he will offer medical assistance to Lieutenant Thomas Blast.
Letter from John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is confirming that the Resident's disbursements from February 1817 have been approved, with the exception of 200 rupees for repairs to the factory, details of which are included.
Letter from John Pringle of the Eliza, Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter informs the Resident that the Eliza will depart Bushire on 28 March 1818; it requests that he will have his dispatches, and port certificate ready, and that he supply a pilot. It also includes a list of passengers.
Letter from Richard Sharp, Assistant Surgeon at Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letters complains of the lack of a hospital at Bushire and conveys a request from the Assistant Surgeon to be paid the same salary as the medical officer at Bussora [Basra].
Letter from John Wedderburn, Accountant General and Civil Auditor, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing a copy of a letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Bombay to John Wedderburn, dated 8 October 1818, which confirms that the Governor of Bombay has approved of Mohamed Hoossine's Khan's [Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān] application for his family to draw money at Bu...