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Letters from William Bruce to Jonathan Duncan [1v] (2/4)
The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 14 Oct 1804-21 Oct 1804. 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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This item contains copies of three letters:
1. Part of a letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident in Bushire [Bushehr] to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bushire and dated 14 October 1804. Bruce reports attacks on British ships in the Persian Gulph [Gulf] by the French privateer La Fortune and his subsequent actions. The first part of this letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/363.
2. A letter from Bruce to Duncan, sent from Bushire and dated 20 October 1804. The letter describes efforts by crew members of the ship Fly , captured by the La Fortune , to recover mail seized during the attack and proceed to India.
3. A letter from Bruce to Duncan, sent from Bushire and dated 21 October 1804. Bruce reports that he has chartered a dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. [ dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. ] to carry the crew of the Fly to India, and reports the movements of the La Fortune .
Duplicates of these letters can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/355.
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- IOR/L/PS/9/76/364
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- Letters from William Bruce to Jonathan Duncan
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- 1r:2v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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