Letter no.5078 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter and its enclosures relate to an instance in which a slave who had absconded from Bushire, returned to that port in the service of the Indian Navy. In response to Jones’s predecessor Captain Arnold Kemball’s request from Government on guidance in the matter, should the man be re-enslav...
Letter no.1227 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf [Commander Felix Jones]
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The letter is a covering letter, relating to the case of a slave who had escaped servitude from Bushire and joined the Indian Navy, before returning to Bushire at a later date. Enclosed with the letter is an extract from paragraph 2 of despatch no.3 of 1857 (folio 172), from the Court of Directo...
Letter no.595 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf [Commander Felix Jones]
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The letter is a covering letter, relating to the purchase of slaves by Indian pilgrims at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]. Enclosed with the letter is an extract of paragraph 2 of despatch no.30 of 1855 (folio 174) from the Court of Directors, dated 19 December 1855. The extract notes with pleasure the...
Letter no.597 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf [Commander Felix Jones]
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The letter is a covering letter, relating to the recovery of fines imposed upon the chiefs of Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], Khelat [Kelat] and Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh] for the import and sale of slaves in their territories. Enclosed with the letter is an extract of paragraph 4 of despatch no.30 of...
Letter no.606 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, relating to the kidnap and sale of a Somallee [Somali] girl by an inhabitant of Soor [Ṣūr]. Enclosed with the letter is an extract of paragraph 15 from despatch no.30 of 1855 (folio 178) from the Court of Directors, dated 19 December 1855, stating that in the eve...
Letter no.607 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, relating to the slave trade between East Africa and the Gulf. Enclosed with the letter is an extract of paragraph 19 of despatch no.30 of 1855 (folio 186), from the Court of Directors, dated 19 December 1855, stating that Captain Kemball [the previous Persian Gul...
Letter no.604 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, relating to the means available to British officials for the suppression of the slave trade between East Africa and the Gulf. Enclosed with the letter are extracts of paragraphs 10 and 11 from despatch no.30 of 1855, from the Court of Directors, dated 19 December...
Letter no.145 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to the forthcoming season’s slave trade between East Africa and the Gulf. Jones writes that most vessels returning with slaves land their cargo at Soor [Ṣūr] or points further south, and then march slaves overland to the Arab coast, in order to avoid British patrols. Jones rec...
Letter no.168 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosures relate to an additional engagement to the existing slave trade treaty signed by the British Government and various Arab coast rulers, obliging the rulers to do everything in their power to seize and deliver up to the British any slaves found to have been imported in...
Letter no.3976 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter and its enclosures are a response to Jones’s previous letter announcing an additional engagement signed with the Shaikhs of the Arab coast for the suppression of the slave trade, and Jones’s own recommendations for better prosecution of the slave trade in the Gulf. Anderson requests c...
