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IOR/F/4/1913/81810
- Record Id:
- 041-000752691
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000752687
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000233.0x00021b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100125679829.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/1913/81810
- Title:
- ‘Slave Trade – Carried on between Abyssinia & the different Ports in the Red Sea.’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence enclosed within letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], the India Board, and the Foreign Office. The item relates to:
- Suggestions by the above correspondents for suppressing the trade in enslaved people from the coasts of Abyssinia [Ethiopia] and Burbarra [Berbera] to the [other] ports in the Red Sea
- Information supplied by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden, in which he outlines Massowah [Massawa], Sauken [Sawākin], Tedjaura [Tadjourah], Zeyla [Saylac], and Burbarra as the principal ports in the Red Sea involved in the trade in enslaved people and provides his opinion on whether the rulers of these ports could be persuaded to abandon the trade (folios 198-200)
- A report by Commander Denton, Senior Naval Officer in the Red Sea, with the results of his enquiry into the allegation that Mallim Yousef Yacoob [Mu‘allim Yūsuf Yaʿqūb], Government Agent at Judda [Jeddah], and Hassain Effendi [Hasan Efendi], former Governor of Massowah, had sold enslaved people to a number of French men (folios 201 verso to 202 recto)
- A report by Commander A H Nott which provides details on the main ‘articles of export’ from the port of Massowah, namely: enslaved people; musk; ivory; ghee; gum; and hides. Particular attention is paid to where the enslaved people come from, how they are acquired, how much tax is levied for each individual, and the fact that many of them are Abyssinian Christians.
Nott's report also provides brief details on the ‘annual yield’ of Dahlad Island [Dahlak Kebr] as well as the current political statuses of the ‘State of Abyssinia’ and Gondar [Gonder]. It can be found at folios 205-212.
In addition to the above correspondents, the item includes correspondence from Rear Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm, Superintendent of the Indian Navy.
The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 3228, Draft 714, 1841’, ‘Collection No. 4 of No. 34’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000752687
041-000752691 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/1913 : Board's Collections Vol 1913
IOR/F/4/1913/81810 : ‘Slave Trade – Carried on between Abyssinia & the different Ports in the Red Sea.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[1917]/040-000752687[0004]/041-000752691
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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1 item (21 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000233.0x00021b
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1837
- End Date:
- 1841
- Date Range:
- 7 Dec 1837-7 Aug 1841
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 193, and terminates at f 213, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 194), noting ‘Page’, ‘Date’, ‘From’, ‘To’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)