Letter from Sir Henry Willock, British Envoy to Persia, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Willock writes that he has sent two dispatches to Bruce, dated the 26 and 29 December 1819, for the attention of Major General William Grant Keir. Willock states that if Bruce has not received these two dispatches, he is to open the accompanying packet addressed to the Honourable Mountstuart Elph...
Letter no.676 of 1820, from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is an acknowledgement by Warden of Bruce's letter of 26 March 1820. He writes that the Governor in Council approves of Bruce having visited his Royal Highness the Prince of Sheeraz [Shiraz] when he was in the Bushire district. Warden also states that the Governor in Council authorises ...
Circular letter no.450 of 1820, from James Bruce Simson, Secretary to Government, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is a circular from the Honourable Governor in Council, relating to the finances of employing company clerks, writers and other servants (salary, expenses, disciplinary fines, bookkeeping). The letter states that from 1 May 1821, all bills submitted for allowances to such employees incl...
No. 681 of 1821, Letter from Bombay Castle to Assistant Surgeon, James Dow, Resident at Bushire
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Letter informs that a system of watch and cruise had been established in the Gulf to prevent piracy. Includes a letter (10 April 1821) from Major General L Smith to Captain Moughan or Senior Officer Commanding the Company's cruizers, Qishm, giving details of this system of watch and cruise. This...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Bombay to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is responding to an enquiry made by the Bombay Government respecting the loss incurred by Ahmed Uzem [Aḥmad ‘Aẓīm], as a result of the capture of two of his boats by a British squadron attacking the Port of Mocka [Al-Mukhā].
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Bombay to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is responding to an enquiry made by the Bombay Government, which asked the Resident to supply a figure for the sum required to compensate boat owners from Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak] and Lingua [Bandar-e-Lengeh]; a number of boats were captured or destroyed during a recent British opera...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sheraz [Shiraz] to Francis Rawdon Hastings, Marquess of Hastings, Governor General in Council, Fort William, Calcutta
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The letter is informing the Governor General of a set of bills granted by the Resident in order to meet the demands of the Pay Department to British forces at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū].
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Rawdon Hastings, Marquess of Hastings, Governor General in Council, Fort William, Calcutta
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The letter is listing a series of bills granted by the Resident on the Supreme Government in order to meet the demands of the Pay Department to British forces at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū].
Letter No 7 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, General Department, Bombay
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The letter is reporting the death of Lieutenant H J Milford at Bushire on 22 November 1822, along with the death of Mr Powell, Chief Officer of the Country Ship Sophia.
