Letter No 55 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter outlines the Resident's response to a committee investigating the claims made against him by Abdool Rahim Khan [‘Abd al-Raḥīm Khān]. The claims centre on the Resident's conduct in settling the estate of Nebbee Khan [Muḥammad Nabī Khān], and his hiring of the firm Messrs Arrathoon and A...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel B Rennett, Acting Political Agent and Commander of the British Troops at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū]
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The letter is enclosing a copy of a communication (not present) sent by the Resident to James Farish, concerning the Arab tribes on the Arabian side of the Gulf and Rahma bin Jauber [Raḥmah bin Jābir].
Letter No 8 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 responding to the commands of the Bombay Government (No 1611), dated 17 October 1822, which instructed the Resident to report on the value of the East India Company's property at Bushire. In response, it states that the company has no property at Bushire, the former factory having b...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Muscat Cove to Francis Warden Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is reporting that Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, has accepted a British request to put an end to the slave trade in his lands. It notes that the Imam believes he will lose out politically and financially as a result; however, he considers it more important that the wish...
Letter No 6 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the commands of the Bombay Government communicated in a circular (No 103 of 1822) addressed to James Dow, which served as a reminder that no civil servant should quit his station for private matters without the prior sanction of the Governor of Bombay.
Letter No 6 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Governor of Bombay that Fathulla Khan Zend [Fatāh Allāh Khān Zand], son of the late Luft Ali Khan Zend [Lufṭ-‘Ali Khān Zand], is proceeding to Bombay on board the Country Ship Feleiitus, with the intention of moving on to Calcutta; he has been deputed by Abbass Meriza ...
Letter No 9 of 1823 [sic] from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing the accounts (not present) of the estate of late Mohomed Nebby Khan [Muḥammad Nabī Khān] so that the Governor of Bombay may pass a decision respecting their final settlement; both the executors of the late Mohamed Ali Khan Shushtarce and Sader Azam [Sadr ‘Aẓẓām] claim to ...
Letter No 11 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a Bombay Government circular (No 315 of 1822), which transmitted instructions regarding the procedure for transmitting registers of unanswered references (in other words, correspondence).
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Captain M E Bagnold, Acting Field Paymaster, Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū]
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The letter is enclosing a bill of lading and receipt (not present) for cash being supplied aboard the HC Cruizer Mercury to meet the demands of the Pay Department for British forces at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū]. It further discusses arrangements for bills negotiated at Bushire for the purpose of prov...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sheraz [Shiraz] to the Accountant, Military Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing a range of bills and accounts (not present) for the Military Disbursements of the Bushire Residency in the month of August 1822.
