Search

040-000227452

11. IOR/R/15/1/21, f14v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/21, f14v
Title:
Letter from George Swinton, Personal Secretary to Government, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Swinton writes to state that a carriage and harnesses (to fit two horses) have been dispatched to Ibrahim Khan, Governor of Kirman [Kerman], on board the ship Eliza. Swinton finishes by stating that a duplicate of the letter will be delivered to Bruce by Captain Woodhead of the Eliza. A postscrip...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1819
Extent:

1 folio

12. IOR/R/15/1/21, f 17

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 17
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant M. Donald, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Donald writes to inform Bruce, from his position on board his vessel in the Bushire Roads, that he is sending ashore 200 bags of dates, because of a hole in his hull below the waterline. Donald writes that having unloaded the dates the hole is now above the waterline, enabling his crew to carry o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1820
Extent:

1 folio

13. IOR/R/15/1/21, f 20v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 20v
Title:
Letter from Major General William Grant Keir, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Following on from his previous letters (including f 20-20v), Grant Keir requests from Bruce any information he can offer of acts of piracy committed on the Persian coast, and of the Persian coast's ports, specifically Lingua [Bandar-e Lengeh], Mogar [Moghūyeh], Tawani and Charrack [Karrak].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1820
Extent:

1 folio

14. IOR/R/15/1/21, f 21 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 21 1
Title:
Letter from George Litchfield, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
In his letter Litchfield requests that Bruce send him via the Benares the sum of 9,000 rupees, due to him in credit by the Residency to the Bombay Government.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1820
Extent:

1 folio

15. IOR/R/15/1/21, f 28v 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 28v 2
Title:
Letter from Henry Willock, British Envoy to Persia, to John [James] Dow
Scope & Content:
In his letter, Willock acknowledges receipt of Bruce's dispatch dated 7 February 1820. He informs Dow that the packet was delivered, and requests Dow to forward important dispatches to Major General Sir William Keir. He finishes his letter by giving the terms of payment for the bearer of his let...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1820
Extent:

1 folio

16. IOR/R/15/1/21, f 35 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 35 2
Title:
Letter from the Acting Civil Paymaster to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter encloses statements of payment (not included in the file) made on account of the Residency.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1820
Extent:
1 folio

17. IOR/R/15/1/21, f 48-48v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 48-48v
Title:
Letter from C Mallard, Political Agent at Laristan, to James Dow, Acting Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the movement of military forces in the Gulf. Mallard writes that the British troops have quit Raselkhyma [Ra's al-Khaymah] and have arrived at Laristan, taking up a position in the Angar Sound. Mallard continues that, as Captain Thompson has proceeded to Bombay, he has been a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1820
Extent:
1 folio

18. IOR/R/15/1/21, f 54

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 54
Title:
Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, to James Dowe [sic]
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the payment of British forces in the Persian Gulf. Thompson writes that he has recovered to a 'great degree' from the voyage to Muscat, and reports that he has received Dow's communications with Captain Gray on the subject of funds raised at Bushire. Thompson states that the d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Sep 1820
Extent:
1 folio

19. IOR/R/15/1/21, f 62v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 62v
Title:
Letter from J Kinnersley, Military Pay Master, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to military finances. Kinnersley writes to inform Bruce that sundry bills for contingent charges have been passed to the Military Auditor.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1820
Extent:
1 folio

20. IOR/R/15/1/21, f 63

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 63
Title:
Letter from B Doveton, Military Accountant, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to military finances. Doveton states that in the past, Bruce has sent vouchers for military payments to the Accountant General instead of the Military Accountant. Doveton requests that in future, vouchers for payments of a military nature be sent to his department.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1820
Extent:
1 folio