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Letter from William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to the Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay [‎39v] (1/2)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 9 Apr 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, delivers news of an agreement between His Highness the Imam of Muscat [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd] and the Shaiks [Shaikhs] of Bahrain. The details of the agreement include an annual tribute of 30,000 German crowns, which is to be paid to His Highness, and the appointment of an agent who will reside at Bahrain on His Highness's behalf. Bruce states that the Persian Government has not been informed of this treaty.

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Letter from William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to the Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay [‎39v] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 39v-40, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023449598.0x000054> [accessed 21 November 2024]

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