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IOR/R/15/6/5
- Record Id:
- 040-000242475
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00021d
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085059868.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/5
- Title:
- Slave Trade Correspondence
- Scope & Content:
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This file consists of letters related to several general subjects of the East African-Arabian Slave trade; domestic Omani politics; general affairs of trade. Of note are circular letters from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to Trucial Coast Shaikhs and the Sultan of Oman on their responsibility for the eradication of slavery. These also include Arabic copies of engagements entered into by the Trucial Shaikhs of the Persian Gulf with the British Government for the abolition of the African slave trade. The file also includes the Muscat Agency administration report 1871-72, and Fortnightly Muscat Agency news reports. Ancillary sections pertain to correspondence on the 1872 lease of Bandar `Abbas, and correspondence relating to Makran dependencies of Muscat.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000242469
037-000242470
040-000242475 - 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/15/6 : Political Agency, Muscat
IOR/R/15/6/1-21 : Muscat Agency, General Correspondence
IOR/R/15/6/5 : Slave Trade Correspondence - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0001]/037-000242470[0005]/040-000242475
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (448 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00021d
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1872
- End Date:
- 1872
- Date Range:
- 20 Aug 1872-14 Dec 1872
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 450; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)