Letter No 2 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Muscat to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Marine Department, Bombay
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The letter is a response to a communication dated 30 July 1824, respecting a petition for a pension from Sukia Gaspar, late Comfiradore [Comprador] of the Marine at Bushire. It states that the petitioner has been given twelve months pay, but been informed that he is not entitled to a pension.
Letter No 9 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is reporting that Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, intends to blockade the port of Bussora [Basra]. It is explained that this is the result of failed applications for redress with respect to tribute owed by the Government of Bagdad [Baghdad]. It is further explained that...
Draft of a letter from Captain David Wilson, Resident at Bushire, to Rasched bin Hummed
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The letter refers to an act of piracy in which boats belonging to Derah and Debay [Dubai] were seized by a man from Ojman named Udwee and asks for his capture.