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31. IOR/R/15/2/1972

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1972
Title:
File K/17 Papers regarding verification and registration of documents
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers relating to the verification and registration of documents and attestation of powers of attorney among various merchants of Bahrain and some business partners in other parts of the Persian Gulf. Of note are documents that verify the breed and ancestry of horses to facili...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1931-3 Mar 1942
Extent:
1 file (44 folios)

32. IOR/R/15/2/1841

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1841
Title:
File A/3 Miscellaneous correspondence with Bushire Residency
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and papers relating to a number of miscellaneous slave matters, brought to the attention of, or communicated from, the Political Agency in Bahrain, including the following: an incident involving a Persian [Iranian] man, who had previously been convicted of selling...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1934-13 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (48 folios)

33. IOR/R/15/2/1843

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1843
Title:
File A/4 Rules governing manumission of slaves
Scope & Content:
The file is comprised of extracts of correspondence and official notices, all referring to the manumission of slaves in the Persian Gulf. The contents of the file appear to have been compiled by staff at the Bahrain Political Agency over a number of years for reference purposes on how to deal wi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 May 1926-12 Apr 1950
Extent:
1 file (32 folios)

34. 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)

35. 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)

36. 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)

37. 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)

38. 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)

39. 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)

40. 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)