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Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, Writing from HMS Curlew, at Anchor off the Island of Khen [Qeys], to Major General Sir William Grant Keir [20r] (3/3)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 16 Feb 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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In this letter, William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, encloses the following letters (not included): copies of two of his letters to the Governor in Council, Mounstuart Elphinstone, regarding Rahma Ben Jauber [Rahma bin Jabir] and a copy of his letter of 14 February 1820 to Francis Warden. Bruce reports that before leaving Bushire, he sent a copy of the General Treaty to Bahrain so that it could be signed by Shaiks Abdolla Ben Ahmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah] and Soleeman Bin Ahmed al Khallifah [Shaikh Sulmān bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah]. Bruce states that Rahma Bin Jauber [Rahma bin Jabir] has joined the force assembling under the order of His Royal Highness Hossain Alee Merza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. ], who intends to attack Bahrain. The letter concludes with Bruce opining that the expedition, if it proceeds, will not be successful.
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Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, Writing from HMS Curlew, at Anchor off the Island of Khen [Qeys], to Major General Sir William Grant Keir [20r] (3/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 19-20, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023449598.0x00002d> [accessed 28 November 2024]
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- Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, Writing from HMS Curlew,at Anchor off the Island of Khen [Qeys], to Major General Sir William Grant Keir
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