Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Stephen Watson Henshaw, Marine Agent, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing a copy of a communication (not present) from Sir Gore Ouseley regarding a dispute between Stephen Watson Henshaw, the Marine Agent, and Cosur Aratoon Malcolm.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to George Brown, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Bombay Government of a report received by the Resident from Captain Matson, Commander of the Moholar, that his ship was pursued by pirates while en route to Bushire from Bombay. It is noted that this matches accounts of Johassene [Qāsimī] boat movements received from t...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to George Brown, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding a dispatch (not present) from Sir Gore Ouseley. It notes that the Resident has had to open it prior to transmission, as it was the only means of determining who it was addressed to.
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 enclosing a set of exchange in favour of Messrs Downie Cruttenden & Co. in order to meet the disbursements of the Bushire Residency.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to George Brown, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing a set of exchange in favour of Aga Mahomed Ali [Āghā Muḥammad ‘Alī] in order to meet the disbursements of the Bushire Residency.
Letter from Lieutenant Robert Taylor, in charge at the Bushire Residency to Walter J Hamilton, Secretary to the Government, Marine Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging a communication dated 11 May 1812 and asks for the recipient to seek a reply from William Bruce; it notes that the Acting Resident is currently in Bombay.