Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is a circular informing the staff of the East India Company, which are subject to the Bombay Presidency, that their pay and allowances commence the date they receive charge of a department.
Letter from John Hine, Assistant in Charge at Bagdad [Baghdad] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that the Assistant in Charge at Bagdad [Baghdad] has issued bills against the Bushire Residency in favor of Davud ibn Petruse and Majdassi Thomas ibn Owannes Fath Ally Shahis.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that the Governor of Bombay has decided to limit the number of overland dispatches to three per year, and notes the dates of the year these will be sent out from Bombay.
Letter from J F Longlands, on board the Fazal Karim to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that his instructions to move the ship will be heeded to (precisely where the ship is to be moved to and why is not specified), but due to 'bad accommodation' his stock is low so the Resident should obtain what stock he can. The letter is not dated, however...
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident the articles he has recommended for a present for Ibrahim Khan Kajar [Ibrāhīm Khān Qājār] will be acquired and forwarded to the Residency as soon as possible.