Previous 2/294Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, currently based at Bombay, to Lieutenant Robert Taylor, in Charge of the Residency at Bushire [‎70v] (3/3)
154/294 NextLetter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, Currently at Bombay, to Lieutenant Robert Taylor, in Charge of the Residency at Bushire [‎71v] (2/9)
View all items
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, Currently at Bombay [‎71r] (2/2)
Previous 2/294Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, currently based at Bombay, to Lieutenant Robert Taylor, in Charge of the Residency at Bushire [‎70v] (3/3)
154/294 NextLetter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, Currently at Bombay, to Lieutenant Robert Taylor, in Charge of the Residency at Bushire [‎71v] (2/9)
Skip to item: of 294
See full record
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, Currently at Bombay [‎71r] (2/2)

This item is part of
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, Currently at Bombay
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/13, ff 70v-71
This item is part of
Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, Currently at Bombay, to Lieutenant Robert Taylor, in Charge of the Residency at Bushire
9 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/13, ff 71-75

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 11 May 1812. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

About this item

Content

Letter discusses the price of Ghilan [Gilan] silk and instructs Bruce to purchase two tons of the material, if it can be consigned to Bombay before December 1812.

Extent and format
2 folios
Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, Currently at Bombay [‎71r] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/13, ff 70v-71, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023939699.0x00009b> [accessed 27 July 2026]

Link to this item

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023939699.0x00009b

Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image. 

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023939699.0x00009b">Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, Currently at Bombay [&lrm;71r] (2/2)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023939699.0x00009b">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003e1/IOR_R_15_1_13_0154.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003e1/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image
Reference
IOR/R/15/1/13, ff 70v-71
Title
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, Currently at Bombay
Pages
71r
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms
Open Government Licence