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IOR/R/15/2/1843
- Record Id:
- 040-000230194
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000242
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100080132072.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1843
- Title:
- File A/4 Rules governing manumission of slaves
- Scope & Content:
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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 with manumission cases.
There is a printed copy of the 1913 manumission guidelines on folios 3-5, as well as the 1938 guidelines which superseded them (folios 19-20). There are also numerous extracts from specific manumission cases, letters and memorandums, all clarifying particular aspects of slavery in the Gulf region, for example, how to treat domestic slaves (folio 7), the 'mortgaging' of individuals (folio 8), the mistaken assumption that manumission certificate holders become quasi-British subjects (folio 10B), and British policy towards domestic slaves from Qatar (folio 23).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000230174
040-000230194 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/1824-1980 : Bahrain Agency, Vernacular Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/1843 : File A/4 Rules governing manumission of slaves - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0009]/037-000230174[0020]/040-000230194
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (32 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000242
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1926
- End Date:
- 1950
- Date Range:
- 22 May 1926-12 Apr 1950
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence begins on the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top-right of the recto side of each folio. A second foliation sequence runs between ff 3-27; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Foliation errors: 10A and 10B.
Condition: ff 3-5 bear insect damage, although not enough to impair the legibility of the text.
- Former External References:
- Vernacular Office Files: A/4
- Arrangement:
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The file's correspondence has been arranged in rough chronological order, beginning with the earliest items at the front, to the latest items at the rear. There is a page of office notes at the end of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)