Letter from John P Parkin, Commander of HM Sloop Bacchus, Bushire Roads to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is requesting that the Resident informs the merchants of Bushire that HM Sloop Bacchus will be leaving for Muscat and Bombay on 6 August 1817 and is offering protection to vessels travelling in the Gulf as well as the transportation of treasure.
Letter from B J Woodhead, Master of the Eliza to William Bruce, British Resident at Bushire
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The letter is requesting the intervention of the Resident in a dispute between Mr Woodhead and Aga Abdolla [Āghā ‘Abdullāh]. The dispute centres on the heat of the weather preventing the shipping of horses from Bushire.
Letter from Andrew Jukes, on board the HC Cruizer Benares in Muscat Cove to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, is prepared to render every assistance to the British expedition to suppress piracy in the Gulf; this includes military aid to support the attack on Ruselkhima [Ra's al-Khaymah]. Mr Jukes further informs th...
Letter from Major Charles Grant, 1st Assistant Resident to Shaikh Eysan bin Alli [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], Chief of Bahrain
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The letter is informing the Shaikh of Bahrain that the balance of debts owed by and owed to the bin Rejubs [Bin Rajab] will be enquired into by the law courts of Bahrain. It notes that the final balance will be determined in three month's time. If this meets with the Shaikh's approval, the letter...