Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sheraz [Shiraz] to Captain Robert Taylor, Assistant in Charge of the Residency at Bussora [Basra]
IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 60v-61
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 5 Sep 1822. 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.
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The letter is acknowledging a communication dated 23 July 1822, and conveys the Resident's regret that no letters of a more recent date have reached him from Bussora [Basra]. It is explained that the Resident desires more up to date information concerning the size and movements of Turkish forces in ' Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. '. It also notes that the Resident has heard news of a Persian victory over Turkish forces, and of the commencement of hostilities between Turkey and Russia; he remains sceptical over the news, and is awaiting further information from Major George Willock at Tabreeze [Tabriz].
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 60v-61
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- 5 Sep 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Sheraz [Shiraz] to Captain Robert Taylor, Assistant in Charge of the Residency at Bussora [Basra], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 60v-61, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054342.0x000081> [accessed 25 March 2025]
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