Letter from the Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is requesting that the Resident obtain reparation for the owner of the Narrain Pupaud, captured by Joasemee [Qawāsim] pirates. Enclosed is a letter from Charles William Elwood, Agent to the Government, to Francis Warden, dated 14 August [? 1816], requesting assistance to release Hur...
Letter from John Kaye, Accountant General, Public Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing extracts from the audit of the Bushire Residency accounts with remarks and orders of government relating to individual entries.
Letter from John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor at Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is forwarding a copy of the Bushire Residency current account and a duplicate voucher for stationery supplied to the Bushire Residency January 1817.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Commercial Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a detailed list of imported fabrics at Bushire and their current market prices and requesting that the Resident sell any fabrics so long as he can fetch those prices at Bushire, as well as to sell any damaged fabrics.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of letters dated 29 October 1817 and 6 December 1817 and requesting details of an incident referenced by the Resident where a cossed [cossid, a courier] was held up by bandits.
Letter from George Edward Russell, Collector at Musulipatam [Machilipatnam] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a copy of a letter from George Moor, Civil Auditor at Fort St George, 18 January 1818, which in turn encloses an extract from a letter from the Court of Directors, regarding Jaffer Ali Khan's [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] pension. Russell also requests occasional confirmation from...
Letter from John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter encloses a table of passage and baggage money allowances for civil servants travelling between the Bombay Presidency and 'subordinate stations'. The table is included.
Letter from George Edward Russell, Collector at Musulipatam [Machilipatnam] to the Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing copies of the following items: 1. Letter from George Edward Russell to the Board of Revenue at Fort St George, dated 7 April 1818, discussing the pension of Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]; it sets out his accounts with the government in detail and suggests how they ...