Letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is confirming that the ministers at the Court of Persia have agreed to punish the individuals who insulted John Williams in 1817 and discusses arrangements for this to happen in Shiraz. Included are translations of two firmans from the King of Persia to Hussan Ali Mirza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī...
Letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a circular from the Foreign Office, dated 21 October 1817, requesting drawings of flags, and asking the Resident for information on the subject.
Letter from Henry Willock, HM Charge d'affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran to William Bruce, British Resident at Bushire
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The letter is requesting that the Resident ensures that the accompanying dispatch for Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquis of Hastings, is dispatched to India as quickly as possible.
Letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is acknowledging a communication dated 12 October 1816 and reporting on his efforts to punish the individuals who insulted John Williams in Shiraz in 1816. Also enclosed is a letter from Willock to Sir Evan Nepean, 21 April 1817, which in turn encloses a copy of a letter to the Marqu...
Letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing Willock's dispatch to the Governor of India, dated 2 May 1817, for the Resident's information. The dispatch, No. 10, concerns an agent to the Imam of Muscat being appointed to the Court of Persia and a firman signed between the Shah and the Imam of Muscat with regards to ...
Letter from Edward Barnard, Captain of HMS Conway, anchored off the Island of Karack to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing correspondence in relation to an incident in which a Bahraini ship was seized by HC Cruizer Antelope on 23 August 1818. Three enclosures: 1. A copy of a letter from Lieutenant J Arthur, Commander of the HC Cruizer Antelope. It is a statement describing the encounter betw...
Letter from Henry Willock, HM Charge d'affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is transmitting a dispatch to Major General Sir William Grant Kier. The subject of the dispatch is a boat captured by HM Sloop Curlew on 21 May 1819 and legal proceedings to be taken to determine how to dispose of said boat along with associated property; currently the boat is being h...
Letter from Philip Henry Bridges, Commander of HM Sloop Challenger, Bushire Roads to William Bruce, Honourable Company's Resident at Bushire
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The letter is setting out ways in which copies of his instructions for the conduct of ships in the Persian Gulf may be disseminated once the Challenger leaves the region.
Letter from John P Parkin, Commander of HM Sloop Bacchus, Bushire Roads to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is requesting that the Resident informs the merchants of Bushire that HM Sloop Bacchus will be leaving for Muscat and Bombay on 6 August 1817 and is offering protection to vessels travelling in the Gulf as well as the transportation of treasure.