Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government at Bombay, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter acknowledging receipt of a letter dated 27 September 1816 and confirming that a chest of stationery has been sent to Bruce. The letter also includes a detailed list of the stationery sent.
Letter from Charles Maillard, Commander of the Prince of Wales, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter informing Bruce that due to the cruizer having developed a leak the Twenty-five cases of plate glass and the chest of stationery destined for Bushire had to be thrown overboard.
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter enclosing copies of three letters regarding the inferior quality of the sulphur most recently shipped from Bushire to Bombay. The enclosed letters are: Letter from Edward Hutchins Bellasis, Secretary of the Military Board, to Francis Warden, dated 10 February 1816, describing the poor qua...
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter acknowledging letters dated 5 April 1816 and confirming he will notify the Board of Directors that the debt relating to the ship Hector from 1802-1803 will be written off. The letter also requests that Bruce enquire about an unaccounted credit to the Bussora [Basra] Residency in 1804. T...
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter requesting that Bruce make arrangements for the mining of Sulphur in the Dashtee [Dashti] district. Included is a copy of a letter from Edward Hutchins Bellasis to Francis Warden, dated 31 July 1816, discussing the sulphur required for the production of gunpowder.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter requesting that Bruce offer protection to Meerza Mohamed Hossain [Muhammad Husain Khan], son of Meedhi Alle Khan [Mehdi Ali Khan] and includes a translation of a letter from Meerza Mohamed Hossain to Sir Evan Nepean, dated 29 June 1816, outlining his position since the death of his mother...
Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government at Bombay, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter enclosing a circular from W Gardiner, Secretary to Government at Fort William [Calcutta], dated 6 September 1816, discussing the supply of sulphur, and confirming that further supplies of sulphur from Bushire are not required.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter acknowledging receipt of a letter dated 15 January 1816 and instructing Bruce not to interfere with any of the disputes in Bushire nor to let any British ships be used in the conflict.