Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that samples of cotton procured at Bushire and Yezd [Yazd] are being sent to India as per its commands dated 25 May 1812.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that Ghelan raw silk and gum armonial [gum ammoniac] has been loaded on to the Duncan for shipment to India. It describes how the gum was processed and packed.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that five goats have been sent to India on the Duncan, as per the instructions of the Bombay Government dated 21 March 1812.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter reports that the cargo boat (mentioned in folios ff. 157v-158) has been lost at sea, and that only one of the four missing men has been recovered by the rescue party dispatched by William Bruce.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Gideon Colquhoun, Assistant in Charge of the Residency at Bussora [Basra]
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The letter is informing the Assistant in Charge that the HC Cruizer Vestal has arrived at Bushire giving convoy to the Lord Minto, which was conveying arms for the use of the King of Persia, Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar. It further notes that the Vestal has been dispatched to Bussora [Basra], so that it ...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Lieutenant Joseph Phillips, Commander of the HC Cruizer Vestal
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The letter is instructing the Lieutenant to proceed to Bussora [Basra] in order to convey any dispatches for the Governor of Bombay that the Resident there wishes to transmit.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to John Adam, Secretary to the Government, Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
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The letter is informing the Bengal Government that the Lord Minto has arrived at Bushire and that all the measures required by Government have been taken.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Sir Evan Nepean, Baronet, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that the Lord Minto has arrived at Bushire, and that the weapons for the use of the King of Persia, Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar, have been unloaded. It further notes that the HC Cruizer Benares has been dispatched to Bussora [Basra] in order to convey intell...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to John Adam, Secretary to the Government, Secret Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
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The letter is confirming the receipt of weapons delivered by the Lord Minto for the use of the King of Persia, Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar. A detailed list of the items in question is included in the letter. It is noted that the Resident is currently in the process of turning them over to Mahomed Ali Be...