Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Lord Minto [Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound], Governor General in Council, Fort William, Calcutta
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Governor General that the Resident has granted two sets of bills in favour of Messrs Johannes Jarkies & Co. on the account of the British Persian Mission.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Bombay Government that the Resident has granted a set of exchange in favour of Messrs Joseph Arratoon Martin tu Stephens in order to meet the disbursements of the Bushire Residency.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Lord Minto [Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound], Governor General in Council, Fort William, Calcutta
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Governor General that the Resident has granted a set of bills in favour of Messrs Colvin Bazett & Co. in order to meet the disbursements of the Bushire Residency. Enclosed with the letter is a set of exchanges for the aforementioned bills.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Stephen Babington, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the commands of the Bombay Government dated 15 July 1811, which informed the Resident that the Residency Escort is to be reduced; surplus sepoys and British officers should be returned to Bombay.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Acting Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the commands of the Bombay Government dated 6 May 1811, which contained instructions to continue the payment of Jaffer Ali Khan's [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] pension, that the allowance to Mrs Restans has ceased and that the expenses for 'the stud' ceased on Sir Gore Ousely's ...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Stephen Babington, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns a section of the Joaseme [Qāsimī] tribe called Ejmaun; it is attempting to explain, as per the orders of the Bombay Government dated 5 February 1811, why it escaped the notice of and was not attacked by a previous British expedition.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Stephen Babbington, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the commands of the Bombay Government dated 23 May 1811, which instructed the Resident to be on the look out for 'French, Dutch, or natives' disguised as Arabs or Persians.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns a request from the Bombay Government that the Resident procure some sheep from Cashmere [Kashmir]. It notes the difficulties presented by procuring sheep via this route, suggests an application to Delhi as an alternative and mentions the long haired shaggy goat, which is avail...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt of the commands of the Bombay Government dated 27 September 1811, which instructed the Resident to send the military disbursements of the Bushire Residency that are in arrears as soon as possible.
