Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to John Elphinstone, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing an invoice and receipt (not present) for the damaged printed cottons taken by Sir Gore Ouseley for use as gifts; a number of bales were exposed to sea water when they were unloaded from HMS Lion. It also notes that the remaining cottons have been sold.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to John Kaye, Deputy Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt of the commands of the Bombay Government dated 2 May 1811, which concerned military supplies to be delivered to Bushire for the use of the British Mission to Persia. The letter notes that these supplies have arrived and that William Bruce has started to ins...