Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/12, ff 29v-33
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The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 22 Feb 1811. 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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The letter is acknowledging the commands of the Bombay Government dated 28 December 1810, which forwarded an extract of a letter from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company; remarks William Bruce has made surrounding the company's woollen trade with Persia, and the Gulf region have caused offence. In the letter William Bruce insists that it was not his intention to cause his employers umbrage, and he outlines his history of service with the East India Company, which he hopes will mitigate any decision the court makes in his favour.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/12, ff 29v-33
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- 22 Feb 1811 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/12, ff 29v-33
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- Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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- 30r:33r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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