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331. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 77v-78

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 77v-78
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 that the Governor of Bushire, Shaik Abdull Russool Khan [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān], has revised the rates of pilotage. The details of this are outlined in the letter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1818
Extent:
2 folios

332. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 79v-80

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 79v-80
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Government of Bombay that the Resident has granted a set of bills on Catchatoor Johanness to meet the disbursements of the Bushire Residency. Enclosed is the first of exchange for this transaction.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1818
Extent:
2 folios

333. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 83v-84

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 83v-84
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 two sets of commands dated 22 April 1818 and 23 April 1818 respectively. It also mentions that the Resident is waiting for Hossain Ali Merza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mīrzā], Prince of Shiraz, to inform him of when he intends to punish the officers who insulted John William...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jun 1818
Extent:
2 folios

334. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 87v-88

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 87v-88
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Richard Sharpe, Assistant Surgeon at the Bushire Residency
Scope & Content:
The letter is instructing the Assistant Surgeon to be present in Shiraz for the punishment of the officers who insulted John Williams, the Resident's Assistant. It warns Sharpe that he should be wary of attempts to substitute other individuals for the guilty culprits.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1818
Extent:
2 folios

335. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 89-90

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 89-90
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, Baronet, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing a translation of a firmaun from the King of Persia (Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh Qājār), which details a victory of his forces, led by his son, Prince Hossain Meerza Ali [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā], over the Afghans, led by Fathi Khan, on 22 May 1818. The Resident in his letter attributes this ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1818
Extent:
2 folios

336. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 95v-96

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 95v-96
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, Baronet, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is providing an update on the state affairs in the Gulf. It includes news that a group of chiefs on the Arabian side of the Gulf have agreed to support each other in the event of a British expedition launching against them, and have made Ruselkhima [Raʼs al-Khaymah] their base, which ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1818
Extent:

2 folios

337. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 109v-110

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 109v-110
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, Baronet, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is announcing that a packet from Bussora [Basra] has been forwarded to the Government of Bombay and is now en-route. It further reports that an account has been received of the fall of Kutife [Al-Qaṭīf] to Turkish troops, and mentions that the Joasemee [Qawāsim] garrison was permitted ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1818
Extent:
2 folios

338. IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 120v-121

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, ff 120v-121
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 Cruizers Benares, Antelope, and Ternate at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1818
Extent:
2 folios

339. IOR/R/15/1/20, f 18v 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, f 18v 1
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Kaye, Accountant General, Military Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter regards an overcharge on a bill to the Military Department for supplies for November 1816.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1817
Extent:
1 folio

340. IOR/R/15/1/20, f 22v 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20, f 22v 1
Title:
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Richard Sharpe, Assistant Surgeon at the Bushire Residency
Scope & Content:
The letter regards a group of sepoys that are to be received and cared for at the hospital establishment.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 May 1817
Extent:
1 folio