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6561. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 212-213

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 212-213
Title:
Letter no.1175 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosure relates to an incident in 1856 in which an African slave detained in Ras-ool-Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah] was released from slavery and sent to the Presidency in order to return to his own country. The enclosure is an extract of paragraph 8 of 1857 from despatch no.8 of 18...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Mar 1857
Extent:
2 folios

6562. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 214-216

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 214-216
Title:
Letter no.240 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 and its enclosures relate to relations between the Shaikh of Ras-el-Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah], Sultan bin Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr], and the British, over the importation of slaves into the Arabian peninsula. Jones writes that Shaikh Sultan has complained about his treatment by the Britis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1856
Extent:
3 folios

6563. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 218-219

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 218-219
Title:
Letter no.1177 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosure relate to a complaint made by Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr], the ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah, of his unfair treatment at the hands of British officials in relation to prosecution for the slave trade in the region. Enclosed with the letter is an extract of pa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Mar 1857
Extent:
2 folios

6564. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 220-255

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 220-255
Title:
Letter no.238 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to the results of the season’s efforts to suppress the slave trade on the Persian and Arab coasts. Topics covered include: willingness of some of the Arab Shaikhs to follow the new slave trade suppression treaty; resistance to measures on the Persian coast, a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1856
Extent:
35 folios

6565. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 256-264

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 256-264
Title:
Letter no.276 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to the actions of the British Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], Moolla Ahmed, understood to have exceeded his responsibilities in the seizure of two slaves at Bandar-e Lengeh, and Jones’s efforts to prevent a diplomatic dispute with the Persian authorities. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1856
Extent:
9 folios

6566. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 265-266

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 265-266
Title:
Letter no.308 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter, enclosing letter no.189 of 1856 (folio 266) from Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, to Jones, dated 10 September 1856. Ethersey’s letter concerns the despatch of 59 slaves retrieved from trading vessels to Bombay on board the Vic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1856
Extent:
2 folios

6567. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 267-270

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 267-270
Title:
Letter no.311 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to the surrender of two slaves to the British Agent at Sharjah, by a Shaikh under the authority of Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr]. Jones writes that the slaves have reached Bassidore, where they are in the care of Commodore Richard Ethersey, Comma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Oct 1856
Extent:
4 folios

6568. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 271-275

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 271-275
Title:
Letter no.316 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter, enclosing correspondence from Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, relating to British efforts to suppress the slave trade to the Gulf. the enclosures are as follows: 1. Letter no.185 of 1856 (folio 272) from Ethersey to Jones, d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1856
Extent:
5 folios

6569. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 276-279

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 276-279
Title:
Letter no.4787 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to the slave trade, and the surrender of two slaves at Linga [Bandar-e Lengeh] to the Persian authorities, who were originally seized illegally by the British Agent at Bandar-e Lengeh. Anderson requests that Jones explain why he surrendered the two slaves, wh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1856
Extent:
4 folios

6570. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 288-292

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 288-292
Title:
Letter no.278 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to arrangements to despatch a captured vessel, found carrying twelve slaves and under Turkish colours, to the Turkish authorities in Basra. The enclosures are as follows: 1. Letter no.258 of 1856 (folio 289) from Jones to Lieutenant Giles, Commanding Officer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1856
Extent:
5 folios

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