Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sheraz [Shiraz] to Captain Robert Taylor, Assistant in Charge of the Residency at Bussora [Basra]

IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 60v-61

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 5 Sep 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 acknowledging a communication dated 23 July 1822, and conveys the Resident's regret that no letters of a more recent date have reached him from Bussora [Basra]. It is explained that the Resident desires more up to date information concerning the size and movements of Turkish forces in ' Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. '. It also notes that the Resident has heard news of a Persian victory over Turkish forces, and of the commencement of hostilities between Turkey and Russia; he remains sceptical over the news, and is awaiting further information from Major George Willock at Tabreeze [Tabriz].

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Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sheraz [Shiraz] to Captain Robert Taylor, Assistant in Charge of the Residency at Bussora [Basra], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 60v-61, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054342.0x000081> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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