The letter is written in French with a note in English on the verso side. It concerns the arrival of two French officers (i.e. the authors) at Bushire.1 folio
Letter from Charles Pasley, Acting for Brigadier General John Malcolm at the Camp at Mohumra [Mohammerah, Iran] on the Hafar, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, acknowledging the receipt of a letter sent on 25 November 1808 and informing that he had ordered the articles requested in the letter.1 folio
Letter from Charles Pasley, Acting for Brigadier General John Malcolm at the Camp at Mohumra [Mohammerah, Iran], to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, requesting explanations for the account of payments made from Bruce to Jaafer Ali Khan.1 folio
The letter mentions that the HCC
Teignmouthhas arrived at Bushire and discusses a range of packets that have arrived addressed to the recipient of this letter. The letter has been crossed out.One enclosure; a letter from William Bruce, Assistant to the Resident at Bushire to Jafer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]. It concerns a copy of the Koran purchased in India, which is to be delivered to [Nassur Ollah Khan] as a gift.1 folioThe letter appears to be transcribed here in error.Condition: The item has suffered from minor pest damage, which has partially obscured the date of the letter. However, the date can still be clearly read.
Letter from J Elphinston, Accountant General at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, enclosing the copy of a letter sent on 11 January from the Chief Secretary Warden to Elphinston, requesting all expenses connected with General Malcolm's mission to be debited to the Supreme Government.1 folio
Letter from J Elphinston, Accountant General at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, requesting Bruce to respect the instructions given to claim the Residency's bills.1 folio
Letter from J. Elphinston, Accountant General at Bombay Castle, to W. Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, enclosing a letter received on 8 December from F. Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, regarding extra disbursement in the Persian Gulf to be paid by the Presidency of Bengal.1 folio
Letter from J Stewart, Assistant at the Camp at Mahamrah [Mohammerah, Iran], to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, enclosing an extract from the account of the mission in Persia, showing the amount of what was paid for two Dows to Shaik Jabara, the Shaik of Congoon [Kangan, India].1 folio
Letter from John Elphinston, Auditor for Civil Accounts at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, forwarding a copy of the resolutions on the audit of Bruce's disbursements from May to July 1808 (resolutions not enclosed).1 folio
Letter from John Elphinston, Auditor for Civil Accounts at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, forwarding a copy of the resolutions on the audit of Bruce's disbursements for August and September 1808 (resolutions not enclosed).1 folio
Letter from John Elphinston, Auditor for Civil Accounts at Bombay Castle, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, communicating the procedure for the transmission of monthly accounts for disbursements.1 folio