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311. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 9v-10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 9v-10
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires at the Court of Persia
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of orders dated 22 November 1816, which directed the Resident to ship wine back to Britain for the Prince Regent (later King George IV). The Resident encloses a copy of his letter to Thomas Bidwell to confirm the orders have been carried out (see f 1v of this volu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Feb 1817
Extent:
2 folios

312. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 19v-20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 19v-20
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant Frederick Faithfull, Commander of the HC Cruizer Vestal
Scope & Content:
The letter regards supplies for the HC Cruizer Vestal and cash for its crew.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1817
Extent:
2 folios

313. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 23v-24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 23v-24
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Adam, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Fort William, Calcutta
Scope & Content:
The letter regards an unauthorised proposal on the part of Aga Mohummed Esmael [Āghā Muḥammad Ismā’īl Khān] to distribute charitable money annually at his father's (the late Persian ambassador Hadjee Khulleel Khan [Hājjī Qulī Khān]) tomb on behalf of the British Government.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1817
Extent:
2 folios

314. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 24v-26

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 24v-26
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia
Scope & Content:
The letter regards the efforts of Henry Willock to seek redress from the Persian Government (at Tehran) as a result of a complaint made against servants of the Shiraz Government; officers of the Shiraz Government are accused of having insulted the Resident's assistant, John Williams. The letter ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1817
Extent:
3 folios

315. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 32v-33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 32v-33
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Captain William Hill, Commander of the HMS Towey
Scope & Content:
The letter is conveying a request that the Captain transport a cargo of valuables to Calcutta; the owners have made the request, as they fear that a merchant vessel will be at too great a risk of being attacked by pirates.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1817
Extent:
2 folios

316. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 35v-36

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 35v-36
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Government of Bombay of the arrival at Bushire of the HC Cruizers, Vestal, and Psyche; and the Country Ships, Fyzelkarim, Rupaule, and Mary, which the cruizers were escorting. The letter further reports that the Vestal has lost its main mast and much of its rigging; t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1817
Extent:
2 folios

317. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 39v-40

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 39v-40
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant T Tanner, Commander of the HC Cruizer Psyche
Scope & Content:
The letter contains orders to escort vessels in convoy to Muscat before returning to Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1817
Extent:
2 folios

318. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 45v-46

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 45v-46
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Richard Morgan, Secretary to the Marine Board, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing bills and receipts (not present) on the Marine Paymaster for supplies provided to the HC Cruizer Vestal at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Sep 1817
Extent:

2 folios

319. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 46v-47

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 46v-47
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing a copy and translation of a communication (not present) sent from Tehran to the Prince at Shiraz (Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mīrzā) and the Governor of Bushire, the latter having given it a public reading. It concerns the desire of the Persian Government to forge an alliance with Russia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Sep 1817
Extent:
2 folios

320. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 47v-48

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 47v-48
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns an officer who has arrived at Bushire on behalf of the Prince at Shiraz, Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mīrzā. The officer's purpose is to levy troops at Bushire for an expedition to Bahrain to assist the Imam of Muscat, Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, with his claim to the island. However, the Resid...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Oct 1817
Extent:
2 folios