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IOR/F/4/2034/92122
- Record Id:
- 041-002237818
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001611628
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001812.0x000030
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100106797266.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2034/92122
- Title:
- ‘Aden - Slave Trade’
- Scope & Content:
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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 main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden. It is the fourth in a series of five items concerning the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2033/92119, 92120, IOR/F/4/2034/92121, and 92123).
The item concerns:
- An accusation that 'Ali 'Abd Allah from Aden purchased a boy and took him to Calcutta [Kolkata], and the subsequent investigation
- Accusations that 'Abd Allah 'Ali imported enslaved people from Zanzibar to Aden, and the subsequent investigation
- The punishment of those convicted of importing enslaved people into Aden
- The emancipation of three Abyssinian boys at Aden
- A request by Haines that an armed cutter be positioned to intercept vessels carrying enslaved people into Aden.
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: 4’, 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
040-001611628
041-002237818 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2034 : Board's Collections Vol 2034 nos 92121 to 92214
IOR/F/4/2034/92122 : ‘Aden - Slave Trade’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2038]/040-001611628[0002]/041-002237818
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (42 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001812.0x000030
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1843
- End Date:
- 1843
- Date Range:
- 6 Sep 1843-16 Nov 1843
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 46 and terminates at f 87, 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)