Copy of a Letter from the Resident at Bushire, William Bruce, to HM Minister to Persia, James Morier
IOR/L/PS/9/68/184
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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 4 May 1815. 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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Copy of a letter from the Resident at Bushire [Būshehr], William Bruce, to HM Minister to Persia [Iran], James Morier, of 4 May 1815. The letter relates to the affair concerning the debts and imprisonment of Mahomed Nebbee Khan [Muḥammad Nabī Khan] (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/181). The letter details the circumstances surrounding the delay to the release of Khan from imprisonment, and Bruce’s difficulties in releasing Khan’s assets for the purpose of realising the sum he had paid in advance for his release.
The letter was enclosed in the letter of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Viscount Castlereagh, of 4 December 1818 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/179), which was received on 29 April 1819.
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- 4 May 1815 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Copy of a Letter from the Resident at Bushire, William Bruce, to HM Minister to Persia, James Morier
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- 1r:4v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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