Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to J W Sheridan, Acting Public Secretary to HM Mission to Persia
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of the commands of HM Persian Mission dated 27 October 1810, which instructed William Bruce to provide a large sum of Persian Tomauns. It is noted that he has attempted to obtain the sum requested, but that the merchants of Bushire claim that they are unabl...
Letter from Lieutenant Robert Taylor, in charge at the Bushire Residency to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter is confirming the arrival at Bushire of Meerza Mohadee, Confidential Agent to the Armeen u Dowlah. It notes that passage to India has been arranged for him, but that a request for the voyage to be funded out of the Residency funds has been refused.
Letter from Lieutenant Robert Taylor, in charge at the Bushire Residency to Sir Gore Ouseley, Baronet
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The letter concerns a payment to be made to Meerza Mahadee, and his refusal to accept the part of the payment in Chihar Sicca (also spelt Chiahar Sica), having produced a royal order forbidding the acceptance of the currency; it notes the Lieutenant's suspicions that the order in question has be...
Letter from Lieutenant Robert Taylor, in charge at the Bushire Residency to Sir Gore Ouseley, Baronet
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The letter concerns the sale of Bengal and Bombay bills, along with Musilipitam [Machilipatnam] bills; it is noted that the demand for Bengal and Bombay bills is exceeding supply at Bushire. It also mentions that Major D'Arcy has recommended that Lieutenant Robert Taylor should be appointed to Si...
Letter from Lieutenant Robert Taylor, in charge at the Bushire Residency to Sir Gore Ouseley, Baronet
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The letter covers a numbers of topics. Firstly, it explains that as winter is drawing in, the Lieutenant thinks awaiting instructions concerning twenty five British soldiers sent to join the force at Tabreez [Tabriz] will cause them unnecessary hardship. As a result, he has decided to send them t...