Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Bassidore to Lieutenant John Michael Guy, In Charge of Survey and Commander of the HC Ship Discovery
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The letter lists a range of goods which are being supplied to the Commander, in order for him to be able to present gifts to any Arab chiefs that provide him with assistance during the course of his current operation.
Letter No 2 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that the public and private papers of Doctor Andrew Jukes, along with personal effects, have been sent to Bombay as per the instructions of Government; items that have been retained by the Resident, or sold via auction at Bushire are detailed in the l...
Letter No 4 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Governor of Bombay that the Resident arrived at Bushire on 18 March 1822, and has resumed his duties. It also mentions the warm welcome he has received from the Governor of Bushire and the merchants of that place.
Letter No 7 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is reporting a complaint made by the Shaikh of Bahrain, Abdella bin Ahmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], against Rahma bin Jauber [Raḥmah bin Jābir]; the latter is accused of having launched two attacks against the Shaikh's people during the pearl diving season in 1821. It is furt...
Letter No 13 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of the commands of the Bombay Government (No 354 of 1822), which instructed the Resident to await the instructions of Henry Willock, HM chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia, before he pays out compensation to the suffers of Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak] a...
Letter No 14 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that the Resident has terminated all the mercantile activity he was engaged with, as per the instructions contained in the Government's commands dated 13 February 1822 (No 275 of 1822).
Letter No 25 of 1822 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 a copy of a firmaun [firman] from Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā, Prince at Sheraz [Shiraz], received by the Resident on 28 June 1822. The firmaun summons the Resident to Sheraz, in order that he may obtain the 'objects' he may require. The letter notes that the Resident has not requ...
Letter No 27 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that the Resident has received intelligence from Katife [Al-Qaṭīf] and a letter from Shaikh Manjed [Shaikh Manjid], Chief of the Beni Khaled Arabs. The intelligence concerns Turkish reinforcements sent to the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf and Iraq;...
Letter No 29 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of the commands of the Bombay Government (No 652 of 1822), which instructed the Resident to mediate between the Shaikh of Bahrain and Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat. It notes that the Resident should not offer any guarantees from the British ...
Letter No 34 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sheraz [Shiraz] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing a translation of a firmaun [firman] from Hossain Ali Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā], Prince at Sheraz [Shiraz], received by the Resident on 24 August 1822. The firmaun informs the Resident that orders have been issued to detain the Bussora Merchant at Bushire, as one fourth o...
