Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
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Brief letter enclosing receipts from Henry Willock for cash advances on the account of His Majesty's Mission to the Court of Persia for February to August 1826.
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor, Bombay
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Brief letter enclosing copies of the audit on Colonel Stannus's disbursements for the period February to October 1826, and noting that all the corrections had been made in the accounts.
Letter No. 90 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter, dated 26 December 1826, submitting a statement of expenses incurred during Stannus's absence on duty from the Residency for the sanction of the Government of Bombay. Statement of expenses incurred during the Resident's tour to the Arabian Coast between 4 September and 14 November 1826, s...
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to The Officer Commandin the Marine Battalion, Bombay
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Letter reporting on the insubordinate conduct of two privates belonging to the Marine Battalion Native Infantry, which was attached to the escorts of the Residency; their removal to HC Cruizer Clive and replacement with two Sepoys from the detachment serving on board the vessel. The letter goe...
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to The Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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Letter informing the Governor in Council of some bills of exchange drawn on the Honourable board by Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald on account of the Mission to Persia which had been endorsed by Colonel Stannus.
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
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Letter forwarding an extract of the register of bills drawn by Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonald on the Bombay Government in favour of Colonel Stannus.
Letter No. 92 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter reporting that a packet from Colonel John Macdonald, which had been taken from Bassidore [Bāsa’īdū] to Muscat by HC Cruizer Elphinstone had been lost on a Batils (boat) near Cape Ras All had [Ra’s al Ḩadd] en route to Bombay.
Letter No. 91 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter reporting the departure for the Bombay Presidency of part of Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald's escort consisting of a Duffadar (commandant) and Sixteen Sewars (horsemen) belonging to the Poonah [Pune] auxilliary horse, on board the Bugla Mahmudy. The letter goes on to discuss a Jemidar...
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Richard A Willis, Town Major, Bombay
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Letter informing him that a detachment of the Poona [Pune] auxilliary horse which had previously formed part of the Escort to the Envoy to the Court of Persia was returning to Bombay on board the Mahmudy Buglow. Also enclosed with the letter is: Embarkation return of a detachment of the Poona [P...
