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1. IOR/F/4/2157/103848

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/2157/103848
Title:
‘Linga Chief of. A slave belonging to- escapes to Muscat and being a native of India, his surrender to that Chief is refused by the Native Agent.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence which form enclosures to a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 3 August 1846. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2157/103838. The item relates to a report by Hesk...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 May 1845-8 Apr 1846
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

2. IOR/L/MAR/B/481B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/B/481B
Title:
Bute: Journal
Scope & Content:
The journal of the East India Company ship Bute by Captain Maitland Commander. The journal contains: ‘A List of Officers Seamen & c. on Board the Ship’ (ff 2-4) and ‘A List of the Hon:ble Companies Soldiers for Madrass’ (ff 5-6) The journal also includes daily entries for the voyage (dates ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1766-7 Jul 1769
Extent:

1 file (152 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/5/401, ff 314-383

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/401, ff 314-383
Title:
Measures in progress for the suppression of the traffic in slaves
Scope & Content:
Enclosures nos. 2, 3, 7-10, 12, 13, 16-20, 22-24, 27-30, 32-39, 42, 43 and 45 to dispatch no. 108 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 31 December 1841. The enclosures are dated 28 October-28 December 1841. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to instances of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1841
Extent:
1 item (70 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/5/413, ff 388-547

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/413, ff 388-547
Title:
The Mission to Shoa
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 115 of 1842, dated 15 October 1842. The enclosures are dated 4 July to 14 October 1842, and relate to the mission to Shoa [Shewa]. The enclosure...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1842
Extent:
1 item (160 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/5/433, ff 348-432

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/433, ff 348-432
Title:
‘Affairs of Aden’
Scope & Content:
Enclosure nos. 2-41 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay [Mumbai], dated 30 November 1844. The enclosures are dated 27 August-27 November 1844. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden and East Africa, including: Reports that an a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Nov 1844
Extent:
1 item (85 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/5/481, ff 356-359

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/481, ff 356-359
Title:
Muscat Affairs
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 48 of 1854, dated 29 August 1854. The enclosures are numbered 3-4 and are dated 7-22 July 1854. The enclosures comprise the following: a letter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Aug 1854
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/6/106, ff 113-115a

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/106, ff 113-115a
Title:
Political No. 13 of 1873, Supplying Information Required by the Lords of the Treasury, with Regard to Expenses Incurred on Account of ‘Liberated’ Enslaved People, and Expressing the Opinion that the Amount in Question should be regarded as an Imperial Charge
Scope & Content:
This item consists of a copy of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 17 January 1873, supplying information required by the Lords of the Treasury, with regard to expenses incurred on account of ‘liberated’ enslaved people...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1873
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/6/106, ff 122-124a

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/106, ff 122-124a
Title:
Political No. 13 of 1873, Supplying Information Required by the Lords of the Treasury, with Regard to Expenses Incurred on Account of ‘Liberated’ Enslaved People, and Expressing the Opinion that the Amount in Question should be regarded as an Imperial Charge
Scope & Content:
This item consists of a copy of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 17 January 1873, supplying information required by the Lords of the Treasury, with regard to expenses incurred on account of ‘liberated’ enslaved people,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1873-10 Jul 1873
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/6/109, ff 361-362a

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/109, ff 361-362a
Title:
Political No. 102 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Regarding the Arrangements Made for the Accommodation and Supervision of Rescued Enslaved People when Landed from HM Cruisers at Aden and Bombay
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 23 June 1873, forwarding copies of papers regarding the arrangements made for the accommodation and supervision of rescued enslaved people when landed f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
23 Jun 1873
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/6/117, ff 333-357

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/117, ff 333-357
Title:
Political No. 66 of 1874, Forwarding for Consideration Copies of Correspondence Relating to Certain Questions which have Arisen Regarding the Jurisdiction of the Political Agent at Zanzibar in Dealing with Breaches of the Slave Laws
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 2 April 1874 and received via Brindisi on 27 April 1874, forwarding, for consideration, copies of correspondence relating to certain questions which have...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1874-27 Apr 1874
Extent:
1 item (28 folios)