IOR/F/4/2033/92119

This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; the East India Company Court of Directors. It is the first in a series of five items concerning the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2033/92120, IOR/F/4/2034/92121, 92122, and 92123).

The item concerns:

• The liabilities of British subjects at Muscat concerning enslaved people
• The rescue of an Indian girl who was sold at Muscat by the sister of the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa’id bin Sultan Al Bu Sa’id]
• The importation of six enslaved people from Zanzibar into Mandavee [Mandvi]
• The prevalence of the trade in enslaved people in Portuguese settlements in India
• The punishment of those convicted of importing enslaved people into Aden
• The rescue of Indian children kidnapped and sold at Muscat
• Possible penalties for boats carrying enslaved people in the Red Sea or Persian Gulf
• The agreement between the Imam of Muscat and the French at Bourbon [Réunion] about importing free labourers into Bourbon.

The enclosures to the letters in this item are contained in the subsequent items.

The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 253, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4278, [Season 18]44’, ‘Vol: 1’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.