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IOR/F/4/2343/123024
- Record Id:
- 041-003476645
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002225856
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098575956.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100150119090.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2343/123024
- Title:
- ‘Slave Trade’
- Scope & Content:
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The letters concern the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved people] and, in particular, a new Act passed by the British Parliament relating to the trade, as well as reports on the trade being carried out in numerous places in and around the Persian Gulf.
The first letter is dated 31 March 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123025.
The second letter is dated 23 June 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123026.
The third letter is dated 25 July 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123027.
The fourth letter is dated 31 August 1849.
The fifth letter is dated 3 October 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123029, which refer to the same incident described in the fourth letter.
The item also contains enclosures to extracts of three Government of Bombay Political Consultations, dated from June and July 1849.
These include:
- A letter from Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 9 May 1849, in which he requests discretionary authority in cases relating to the 'slave trade'. He cites a recent incident involving a boat from Bussorah [Basra] and the Bahrein 'Chief' [Ruler of Bahrain].
- A letter from Hennell to the Government of Bombay, dated 21 July 1849, recounting a recent conversation he had with Sheik Ally bin Rashid of Ejmaun [Shaikh ‘Alī bin Rāshid al-Na‘īmī, Ruler of Ajman]. The conversation related to reports that subjects of the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat were permitted by the British Government to bring enslaved people from the African Coast.
- A letter from Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul at Muscat, to the Government of Bombay, dated 4 May 1849, reporting that the 'slave trade' continues to be active, despite the convention currently in place between Britain and the Imaum.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 189 of 1850', 'Collection Vol: 1', 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
040-002225856
041-003476645 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2343 : Board's Collections Vol 2343 nos 123004 to 123140
IOR/F/4/2343/123024 : ‘Slave Trade’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2347]/040-002225856[0001]/041-003476645
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (11 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100098575956.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1849
- End Date:
- 1849
- Date Range:
- 31 Mar 1849-3 Oct 1849
- 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 117, and terminates at f 127, 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 118), noting ‘Page’, ‘Date’, ‘From’, ‘To’, and ‘Date of Cons[ultation]’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)