Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Stephen Babington, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the commands of the Bombay Government dated 9 September 1811, which instructed the Resident to regularly report on the activities of pirates in the Gulf. In response, it reports that due to the efforts of ships belonging to the Imam of Muscat, Said bin Sultan, the lev...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the orders of the Bombay Government dated 27 May 1811, which instructed the Resident to provide all the assistance in his power to Lieutenant Blacker's deputation to the Gulf. It confirms the aforementioned Lieutenant's arrival at Bushire and that he has moved on to B...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Stephen Babbington, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter concerns the payment of an allowance for the widow of Aga Mahomed Juque, which has been suspended pending further instructions from Government.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Stephen Babbington, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the commands of the Bombay Government dated 24 November 1811, which instructed the Resident to obtain a report of the assets at Bushire of the late Aga Mahomed Bhubaney and to determine whether the parties in possession will agree to the amount being remitted to the Bu...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Stephen Babbington, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the commands of the Bombay Government dated 28 October 1811, which instructed the Resident about the pension payments he is to make to Mahomed H Khaun and Mioza Mahomed Jurene, sons of the late Mahome Aly Khaun.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Acting Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter concerns the negotiation of a loan receipt at Bushire with Fatima Khanum, widow of the late Mahomed Ali Khaun [Muḥammad ‘Alī Khān]; it notes that the Resident intends to negotiate this in a personal capacity. The details of the negotiable amount are detailed at the end of the letter.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to John Walter Sherer, Civil Auditor, Fort William, Calcutta
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The letter is conveying an explanation for a charge on the account of the Bushire Residency in March 1810; the charge was for various small presents given to well-wishers by Nicholas Hankey Smith upon his return from India.
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of the orders of the Bombay Government dated 2 July 1811, which informed the Resident that the Commercial Residency at Bushire is to be abolished, and that he should dispose of the woollens stored at the warehouse as quickly and profitably as possible. It ...
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Stephen Babbington, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing a copy and translation of a note from Shaik hoo Sheraa (also spelt Shaik oo Sharaa), received 10 December 1811, which outlines the information that is available about the estate of the late Aga Mahomed Bhubarney, of which the Shaik has assumed responsibility as executor. T...