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Letter from William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay [27r] (2/2)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 4 Mar 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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This letter relays accounts received from the broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. at Katife [Al-Qatif]. According to the broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. , the young pretender to the Wahabee [ Wahhābī A follower of the Islamic reform movement known as Wahhabism; also used to refer to the people and territories ruled by the Al-Saud family. ] chieftainship is expected daily at Saheessa. William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, reports that the former Governor of Katife, Shaik Saddoon, son of Shaik Mohomed, has marched with a force to bring about the return of pilgrims from Mocha who were detained by Bedouins at Arriza.
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Letter from William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay [27r] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 26v-27, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023449598.0x00003b> [accessed 19 April 2024]
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- Letter from William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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