Letter written at [Chemen Oujoon] enclosing a packet by Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary [Sir Harford Jones] for James Morier Esq. Secretary of Embassy to be safely sent to the Governor in Council at Bombay.
The volume contains letters received by the Resident at Bushire. For most of the period covered by this volume the Acting Resident at Bushire was Lieutenant William Bruce. The two other occupants of the Residency during this period were Andrew Jukes, Surgeon, and Stephen Babington. Corresponden...
Letter from James Morrier, Secretary at Khoush Khona, to Andrew Jukes Esq.
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Letter from James Morrier, Secretary at Khoush Khona, to Andrew Jukes Esq., acknowledging the letter sent to Sir Harford Jones on 24 January 1809 and sending two packets, one for the Governor of Bombay and the other for Brigadier General John Malcolm (not enclosed).
Letter from Andrew Jukes, Surgeon, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire
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Letter from Andrew Jukes, Surgeon, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, acknowledging the receipt of a letter received from Bombay via the Mercury and informing that, as Bruce had accompanied Harford Jones on his mission to the Court of Persia, Jukes was to send him some correspondence ...
Letter from Henry Willock, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire
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Letter from Henry Willock, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, enclosing a letter sent to Bruce on 26 November 1810 from Thomas H. Sheridan, Acting Public Secretary at Tauris [Tabriz, Iran], requesting Bruce to provide Willock with sum of 6000 Eyn Piasters.
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire
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Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, regarding importation of cloths from England to the Bushire markets and requesting Bruce's advice on sending them to the Persian markets instead in the future. The letter includes a ...
Letter from J. Elphinston, Accountant General at Bombay Castle, to W. Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire
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Letter from J. Elphinston, Accountant General at Bombay Castle, to W. Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, enclosing a letter received on 8 December from F. Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, regarding extra disbursement in the Persian Gulf to be paid by the Presidency of ...
Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussorah, to Andrew Jukes Esq. at Bushire
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Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussorah [Basrah, Iraq], to Andrew Jukes Esq., informing that Lieutenant Allen in command of the Prince of Wales was sailing to Bushire on its way to Bombay, to despatch the news of the Peace between the British and the Turkish empires.
Letter from J Elphinston, Accountant General at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter from J Elphinston, Accountant General at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, requesting Bruce to respect the instructions given to claim the Residency's bills.