Vol 17 Letters inward

Content

The volume consists of letters received at the Bushire Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. during 1815. The subjects covered by the correspondence include the administration of the Bushire Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , logistics (i.e. the movement of the East India Company's supplies and personnel), Persian political affairs, and piracy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , among other matters.

Extent and format

1 volume, 102 items (77 folios)

It is grouped into

Letter from Stephen Watson Henshaw, Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 1-3

Letter from James Morier and Henry Ellis, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 3-4

Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 4-5

Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 5-12

Letter from William Cowper, Commissary General, Bombay to Captain Henry Lindsay, Madras Horse Artillery, Persia

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 8a-8c

Letter from Gideon Colquhoun, Assistant in charge of the Residency at Bussora [Basra] to William Bruce, Resident at Bussora [sic]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 12-14

Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, HC Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 14-15

Letter from A G Waddington to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 15-16

Letter from James Hardy, Commander of the Fathulvadood, at Bushire to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 16

Letter from J Adam, Secretary to the Government, Camp Barelly to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 17-26

Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 26-27a

Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 27a-27c

Letter from William Cowper, Commissary General, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 27a-28

Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

1 image

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 28

Letter from John Kaye, Accountant General, Public Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

3 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 28-30

Letter from Charles Arthur Molony, Deputy Persian Secretary, Fort William, Calcutta to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 30-34

Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 35 1

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 35 2

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 36

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 36-37

Letter from Richard Morgan, Secretary to the Marine Board, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 37

Letter from John Smith, Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 37-38

Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 38

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 39-44

Letter from J J Cross, Supra Cargo of the Duncan

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 45-46

Letter from Gideon Colquhoun, Assistant in Charge of the Residency at Bussora [Basra] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

1 image

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 46

Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

1 image

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 47

Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 47-48

Letter from A A Constantine, Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 48-51

Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 51

Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Financial Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

2 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 51-52

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 52

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 52-53

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 53-55a

Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 55a-55b

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 56 1

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 56 2

Letter from John Hine, Assistant in Charge at Bagdad [Baghdad] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 57

Letter from John Kaye, Auditor of Civil Accounts, Public Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 57-58

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

3 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 58-60

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

12 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 61-72

Letter from John Kaye, Auditor of Civil Accounts, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

4 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 73a-73d

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 73e

Letter from John Hine, Bagdad [Baghdad] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 74-75

Letter from J J Cross, Supra Cargo of the Duncan , at Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 75-76

Letter from J J Cross, Supra Cargo of the Duncan , at Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 76-77

Letter from George F Sadlier, Captain 47thRegiment & Major, Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 77-78

Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 79a-79e

Letter from John Kaye, Accountant General, Public Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 80

Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 80-81c

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Financial Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 82 1

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 82 2

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 83

Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

1 image

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 84 1

Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 84 2

Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 85

Translation of a firmaun [firman] from Hossain Ali Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā], Prince at Sheraz [Shiraz] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 85-86

Letter from J F Longlands, on board the Fazal Karim to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 86

Firmaun [firman] from Hossain Ali Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā], Prince at Sheraz [Shiraz] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 86-88

Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

1 image

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 88

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 89

Letter from Andrew Allan [Allen], Acting Secretary to the Board of Superintendence, Fort William, Calcutta to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 89-90

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 90

Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 90-91

Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 91

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 92-93

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 93-95

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 95

Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 96 1

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 96-98

Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 98-101

Letter from J Stewart, Deputy Assistant Commissary General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 101-102

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 102

Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 103a

Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 103a-103b

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Financial Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 104 1

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 104 2

Letter from John Kaye, Accountant General, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 105 1

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Governement, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 105 2

Letter from William Smith, Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery, Commissary of Stores, Bombay to the British Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 106 1

Letter from Richard Thomas Goodwin, Secretary and Translator in the Office of Country Correspondence, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 106 2

Letter from John Kaye, Accountant General, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 107

Letter from M Stewart, Major and Aide de Camp to the Government, on board the HC Cruizer Aurora to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 107-108

Letter from Stephen Watson Henshaw, Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 108-111

Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 111-112

Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 112-113

Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 113

Letter from Gideon Colquhoun, Assistant in Charge at Bussora [Basra] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 113-114

Letter from Thomas Ross, Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 114-116

Letter from George Edward Russell, Collector, Masulipatum [Machilipatnam] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 116

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 116-117

Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 118

Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 118-119a

Letter from John Kaye, Auditor of Civil Accounts, Public Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 119c-120

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 121 1

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 121 2

Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 122a-122b

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 122a

Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 123 1

Letter from James Morier, Tabriz to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 123 2

Letter from Henry Willock, Tabriz to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 123-124

Letter from Stephen Watson Henshaw, Bushire to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 124-125

Arrangement

The correspondence has been arranged chronologically by date received at Bushire between 3 January 1815 and 31 December 1815.

Please note that pp. 81b and 81c precede p. 81a in their physical arrangement; the same is also the case with pp. 103b and 103c, which precede p. 103a.

Physical characteristics

Condition: The volume has suffered from minor pest damage, but fortunately this has not impacted the legibility of the content to any great extent. However, the paper is in poor condition and careful handling is required; special care should be taken when turning folios with inserts attached to them.

Pagination: The volume contains an original pagination sequence, which commences on the first sheet and terminates on the last sheet before the back cover. The page numbers are written in ink with additions written in pencil; they can be found in the top outermost corner of each page.

The file contains the following corrections to the pagination to account for unlabelled pages: 8a, 8b, 8c and 8d; 27a, 27b and 27c; 55a, 55b and 55c; 73a, 73b, 73c, 73d and 73e; 79a, 79b, 79c, 79d and 79e; 81a, 81b and 81c; 103a, 103b and 103c; 119a, 119b and 119c; 122a, 122b and 122C.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter book

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/17

History of this record

Date(s)

30 Nov 1814-31 Dec 1815 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Persia

People & organisations

HM Ambassador to IranGovernment of Bombay, Civil AuditorGovernment of Bombay, Military BoardGovernment of Bombay, Military Paymaster GeneralGovernment of Bombay, Political and Services DepartmentGovernment of Bombay, Military Department

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