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Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra] [164v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 28 Sep 1808. 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 conveying William Bruce's disappointment regarding the poor prospects for the sale of the wool he dispatched to Bussora [Basra], but explains that the political situation at Bushire is not likely to stabilise enough in the short term to allow its return.
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, f 164
- Title
- Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra]
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- 164v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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