Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 127v-128
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 15 Dec 1814. 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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Letter reports the arrival at Bushire of two country ships: the Eliza from Calcutta [Kolkata], and the Khosrowie from Musulipatam [Machilipatnam]. William Bruce goes on to state that he has received from the Broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. at Muscat news that Rahma ben Jauber [Rahma bin Jabir] has visited Muscat, where he has entered into engagements with the Imam [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd]. Bruce speculates on Rahma ben Jauber's intentions, based on information received from the Broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. .
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- Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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