Vol 18 Letters inward

Title:

Vol 18 Letters inward

Date:

1815/1816

Description:

Abstract: Volume of incoming copy correspondence to William Bruce, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf from various correspondents within the East India Company discussing financial, administrative and political matters relating to the running of the residency at Bushire. Particular attention throughout the correspondence is given to:Questions of Piracy in view of the raiding of East India Company vessels in the Persian GulfThe shipping of sulphur from Bushire to IndiaMatters relating to the finances of the Bushire Residency.Key correspondents include Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay; John Kaye, Accountant General at Bombay; James Farish, Secretary to the Government at Bombay and John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General at Bombay.Physical description: Foliation: The volume has been foliated in the top right hand front corner of each folio that contains writing with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.There is also an original pagination sequence consisting of an ink number in the top right corner of the recto and the top left corner of the verso of each folio. The pagination numbers are missing on a number of pages owing to the poor condition of some of the correspondence.

Language:

English

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Sulphur
Wahabi (Tribe)
Āl Qawāsim (Tribe)
Dashti (Tribe)

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003e6_ar
81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003e6_en
IOR/R/15/1/18
IOR/R/15/1/18

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