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IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 171-172
- Record Id:
- 041-002738880
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022570369.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024066926.0x00003c
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 171-172
- Title:
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Letter no.1227 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf [Commander Felix Jones]
- Scope & Content:
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The letter is a covering letter, relating to the case of a slave who had escaped servitude from Bushire and joined the Indian Navy, before returning to Bushire at a later date. Enclosed with the letter is an extract from paragraph 2 of despatch no.3 of 1857 (folio 172), from the Court of Directors, dated 2 January 1857, confirming that while the runaway slave stays in the service of the Indian Navy he is entitled to British protection, but in the event of his desertion he must depend on the laws of local government for his freedom.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227551
038-000227579
040-000227592
041-002738880 - 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/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/119-198 : Political Residency, Bushire: correspondence bound in subject compilations
IOR/R/15/1/145-179 : Bushire Residency correspondence: subject compilations
IOR/R/15/1/157 : ‘Vol 224 1856/57 Bahrain; Abu Dhabi; Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah; Hamriya; Muscat and Bandar `Abbas; Slave Trade’
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 171-172 : Letter no.1227 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Resident in the Persian… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0002]/037-000227551[0002]/038-000227579[0013]/040-000227592[0060]/041-002738880
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 2 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000082
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1857
- Date Range:
- 25 Mar 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)