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31. IOR/R/15/2/1856

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1856
Title:
File A/12 Arrest and capture of slaves
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to two slavery related incidents raised with the Political Agency in Bahrain. The first case (folios 1-22) involves two male ex-slaves who were apprehended by the Iranian police while travelling by boat to Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām] to recover their belong...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1937-27 Jan 1938
Extent:
1 file (48 folios)

32. IOR/R/15/2/1837

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1837
Title:
Slavery: cases of Muscat and Saudi Arabian slaves reported at Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and other papers (including slaves' statements) related to manumission applications heard at the Political Agency in Bahrain. Most of the cases involve slaves who have absconded or travelled from Muscat or Saudi Arabian territory. In those cases where a slave had ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 May 1944-3 Apr 1946
Extent:
1 file (41 folios)

33. IOR/R/15/2/1905

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1905
Title:
File No. E/12 V. O. Barwas and Thulth El Mukaddas.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between local and foreign manumitted slaves in Bahrain and the Political Agency, Bahrain. The manumitted slaves asked the Political Agency to provide them with Barwas (sing. Barwa) certificates to enable them to join the Nakhudhas (div...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1927-16 May 1938
Extent:
1 file (95 folios)

34. IOR/R/15/2/1962

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1962
Title:
File K/5 Drilling of an Artesian Well in the Agency Garden
Scope & Content:
This file contains exchanges of letters between the Political Agency in Bahrain and various merchant contractors providing quotations for work associated with drilling an artesian well in the Agency garden in Manama.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1937-22 Mar 1938
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

35. IOR/R/15/2/1842

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1842
Title:
File A/3 J Miscellaneous proclamations issued by Bahrain Government
Scope & Content:
The file contains printed copies (all in Arabic, most with English translations) of public notices issued by the Government of Bahrain between July 1943 and October 1945. Most of the notices are signed by the British Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave. The notices ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1943-20 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (55 folios)

36. IOR/R/15/2/1850

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1850
Title:
File A/10 Slavery. Slave cases of the Trucial Coast
Scope & Content:
The file contains thirty-eight manumission cases, dealing with over one-hundred manumission applications or requests from individuals for help in the retrieval of enslaved relatives. All of the cases (with the exception of one occurring in Bahrain, folio 439) were heard by the Political Officer ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1941-13 Nov 1946
Extent:
1 file (442 folios)

37. IOR/R/15/2/1927

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1927
Title:
File F/3 'Miscellaneous correspondence with the Muharraq Municipality'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Muharraq Municipality and the Political Agency in Manama. The majority of the folios are copies of the meeting minutes of the board, and in most cases, their translations. Of note is the announcement of the board's elections for 1943 at the end of the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1930-18 Jul 1943
Extent:
1 file (216 folios)

38. IOR/R/15/2/1942

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1942
Title:
File No. G/7 I `Id Calls, letters and Notices.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and notices sent between the Political Agency, Bahrain, and various Gulf rulers and shaikhs, mainly on the occasions of ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha between 1936 and 1939. Notices were sent to the heads of communities, companies’ workers, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1936-16 Nov 1940
Extent:
1 file (317 folios)

39. IOR/R/15/2/1943

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1943
Title:
File No. G/7 II Id Calls & Letters
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political Agency, Bahrain, and various Gulf rulers and shaikhs mainly on the occasions of ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha between 1940 and 1943. A memorandum was sent by the Agency to the Naval Officer in charge that the Agen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1940-22 Dec 1943
Extent:
1 file (305 folios)

40. IOR/R/15/2/1851

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1851
Title:
File A/11 I Slave cases Trucial Coast
Scope & Content:
The file contains twelve cases of slavery or applications for manumission, heard by the Residency Agent at Sharjah. While the final three cases in the file (involving nine slaves) are straightforward manumission applications, other cases are more complex, and involve larger amounts of correspond...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1936-12 Dec 1937
Extent:
1 file (362 folios)