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IOR/R/15/2/1856
- Record Id:
- 040-000230207
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00024f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100079542683.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- 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 belongings. One of the men escaped from detention and boarded HMS Bideford, where his statement was passed on to the Bahrain Agency. The second case (folios 23-45) involves two men owned by the Saudi Arabian Chargé d'Affaires in Baghdad. Both men absconded to Bahrain, where their statements were taken down (folios 29 and 30-33). Both men were given manumission certificates, authorised by the Political Resident. One of the manumitted slaves later complained of being unable to find work in Bahrain, and requested permission to travel to India (folios 39-41). The office notes reveal that Agency staff considered the man 'lazy', and turned down his application for passage to India (folio 43).
- 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
040-000230207 - 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/15/2/1856 : File A/12 Arrest and capture of slaves - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0009]/037-000230174[0033]/040-000230207
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (48 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00024f
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1937
- End Date:
- 1938
- Date Range:
- 2 Mar 1937-27 Jan 1938
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: The foliation sequence starts on the first folio of the file and continues until the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The following foliation anomaly occurs: f 1, f 1A. Additional foliation (since crossed out) appears on ff 24-41.
- Former External References:
- Vernacular Office Files: A/12
- Arrangement:
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The correspondence in the file is arranged in chronological order, from the earliest at the front of the file to the latest at the end. The file is further arranged into two cases, one following after the other. Each case has its own office notes at the end, and is fronted by a cover sheet.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)