Letter No 27 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 43v-44

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 10 Jul 1822. 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.

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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that the Resident has received intelligence from Katife [Al-Qaṭīf] and a letter from Shaikh Manjed [Shaikh Manjid], Chief of the Beni Khaled Arabs. The intelligence concerns Turkish reinforcements sent to the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Iraq; it is noted that the reinforcements are under the command of Hossain Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Ḥussayn Pāshā].

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Letter No 27 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 43v-44, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054342.0x00005d> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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