Letter no.607 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 185-186
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 21 Feb 1856. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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The letter is a covering letter, relating to the slave trade between East Africa and the Gulf. Enclosed with the letter is an extract of paragraph 19 of despatch no.30 of 1855 (folio 186), from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , dated 19 December 1855, stating that Captain Kemball [the previous Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Resident] does not believe the assurances of the Shaikh of Sharjah, Sultan bin Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr], that his subjects will not proceed to the ports of East Africa this season.
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 185-186
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- 21 Feb 1856 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 185-186
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- Letter no.607 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
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- 185r:186v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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