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IOR/F/4/2157/103843
- Record Id:
- 041-003476548
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001611836
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098442116.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100125147529.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2157/103843
- Title:
- ‘Aden. Slave dealing.’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence which form partial enclosures to a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 12 November 1845. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2157/103838 and further enclosures to this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2157/103844.
The item relates to the results of an investigation into the potential trafficking to Aden of an enslaved boy named Nusseeb [Nasīb], including the cancellation of a sentence passed on the accused, Ali ibn Hamed [‘Alī bin Ḥamad]. The item also contains a letter from Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden, to the Government of Bombay, dated 17 November 1843, regarding a fine imposed on Abdoola Ali [‘Abdullāh ‘Alī] after he was charged with participating in the ‘slave trade’ [trade in enslaved people].
As well as Haines, the item’s correspondents include the Court of Directors.
The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5410, Draft 786/46’, ‘Vol: 6’, ‘Collection N. 10 of N. 124’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The ‘N. 10’ has been crossed out with different ink.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-001611836
041-003476548 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2157 : Board's Collections Vol 2157 nos 103794 to 103850
IOR/F/4/2157/103843 : ‘Aden. Slave dealing.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2161]/040-001611836[0006]/041-003476548
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (4 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100098442116.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1843
- End Date:
- 1844
- Date Range:
- 17 Nov 1843-17 Apr 1844
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 862, and terminates at f 865, 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 863), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date & No. of Document’ and ‘Date & No. of Cons[ultation]’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Court of Directors, East India Company, 1599-1858
Political Agent, Aden, 1839-1854 - Subjects:
- Enquiries
Imprisonment
Slave trade - Places:
- Aden, Arabian Peninsula
