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Letter from William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay [‎24v] (1/2)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 26 Feb 1820. 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. .

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In this letter, William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, encloses a transmission of a dispatch to the Persian Secretary to the Supreme Government, dated 26 February. The dispatch, which is addressed to George Swinton, precedes this letter. In the dispatch, Bruce acknowledges the receipt of Supreme Government commands dated 25 November 1819, which stated that a carriage and harness for a pair of horses for Ibrahin Khaun [Ebrāhim Khan], Governor of Kermaun [Kermān], had been sent for despatch on board the Volunteer ship and addressed to Bruce's care. Bruce responds by stating that the items were landed at Bushire yesterday.

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Letter from William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay [‎24v] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 24v-25, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023449598.0x000036> [accessed 20 April 2024]

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