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Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Assistant in Charge of the Residency, Bushire [‎116v] (28/49)

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Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Assistant in Charge of the Residency, Bushire
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/13, ff 103-127

The record is made up of 24 folios. It was created in 23 Jan 1813. 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 informs Bruce that the East India Company's interests in Persia shall extend to the Port of Muscat. Warden also discusses a financial dispute that has been brought to the attention of the Imam of Muscat [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd]. Includes the following enclosures:

  • A translation of a coulnameh [treaty] (12 October 1798), made with the Imam of Muscat, giving the British East India Company exclusive trading rights.
  • A copy of a renewed agreement (18 January 1800), made between the Imam of Oman and Captain John Malcolm, on behalf of the Governor General.
  • A copy of a letter (12 October 1810) from Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Chief Secretary to the Governor General at Fort William, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, concerning William Smith of Calcutta and his claim that he has been been defrauded of property by a subject of Muscat.
  • A copy of a letter (3 October 1810) from Smith to Edmonstone regarding his claim.
  • An enclosure to Smith's letter (12 January 1810), regarding power of attorney.
  • A translation of a letter (5 May 1811) from Seyd Sueed [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd], Imam of Muscat, to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, regarding Smith's claim.
  • A copy of a letter (23 August 1811) from Edmonstone to Warden.
  • A copy of a letter (19 August 1811) from Smith to Edmonstone.
  • An enclosure to Smith's letter (16 January 1810), regarding a settlement of accounts.
  • A translation of an extract of a letter (5 June 1811) from Mahomed Goloom to Captain Matthew Smith.
  • A translation of a letter (8 May 1812) from Syeed Saeed ben Sultan [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd], Imam of Muscat, to George Brown, Governor of Bombay.
  • A translation of a power of attorney (7 May 1812) from Mahamed Gholoom to Shaikh Goloom.
  • A copy of a letter (17 July 1812) from Edmonstone to Warden.
  • A copy of a letter (9 July 1812) from Smith to Edmonstone.
  • A statement of accounts (1808-1810) between Salim Gholoom and William Smith.
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Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Assistant in Charge of the Residency, Bushire [‎116v] (28/49), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/13, ff 103-127, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023939700.0x000030> [accessed 31 March 2025]

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IOR/R/15/1/13, ff 103-127
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Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Assistant in Charge of the Residency, Bushire
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