891. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 190-191
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 190-191
- Title:
- Letter no.145 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
- Scope & Content:
- 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...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 22 Apr 1856
- Extent:
- 2 folios
