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IOR/L/PS/9/76/355
- Record Id:
- 041-003711263
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109379042.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100140821888.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/76/355
- Title:
- Letters from William Bruce to Samuel Manesty and Jonathan Duncan
- Scope & Content:
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This item contains copies of five letters:
1. A letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident in Bushire [Bushehr], to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Bushire and dated 14 October 1804. Bruce reports the presence of the French privateer La Fortune off Bushire and its attacks on British ships, asking Manesty to prevent vessels from leaving Bussora until the coast is clear.
2. A letter from Bruce to Manesty, sent from Bushire and dated 23 October 1804. Bruce reports the movements of the La Fortune and forwards letters to the Governor of Bombay, enclosed, along with other correspondence. The letter also reports news from the war with Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1804-1813].
3. A letter from Bruce to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bushire and dated 14 October 1804. Bruce reports attacks on British ships in the Persian Gulph [Gulf] by the La Fortune and his subsequent actions.
4. A letter from Bruce to Duncan, sent from Bushire and dated 20 October 1804. The letter describes efforts by crew members of the ship Fly, captured by the La Fortune, to recover mail seized during the attack and proceed to India.
5. A letter from Bruce to Duncan, sent from Bushire and dated 21 October 1804. Bruce reports that he has chartered a dow [dhow] to carry the crew of the Fly to India, and reports the movements of the La Fortune.
Duplicates of these letters are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/363 and 364.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544463
037-000544535
040-003710908
041-003711263 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/9 : Correspondence relating to areas outside India
IOR/L/PS/9/67-78 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from Persia, Iraq, Syria, etc.
IOR/L/PS/9/76 : Letters from Iraq 1781-1805
IOR/L/PS/9/76/355 : Letters from William Bruce to Samuel Manesty and Jonathan Duncan - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0010]/040-003710908[0355]/041-003711263
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (4 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100109379042.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1804
- End Date:
- 1804
- Date Range:
- 14 Oct 1804-21 Oct 1804
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)