'File A/2 V Correspondence regarding slaves who apply for Manumission at Muscat' [‎44r] (93/686)

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The file contains correspondence relating to forty-one manumission cases, heard at the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . All of the cases included in the file are straightforward in nature. Most of the cases include manumission statements taken down from the slave at the Muscat Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , which were sent to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain for a decision. In those cases where the slave resided or was owned by a master based on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , correspondence between Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah is included, which attempt to verify the slave's story. Correspondence from the Sharjah Agent was returned in Arabic with English translations. In most cases, the manumission statements were given by enslaved individuals seeking their own manumission. In eight of the cases in the file, manumission statements were given by persons seeking the restoration of family members.

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1 file (342 folios)

Arrangement

The correspondence in the file has been grouped together into individual manumission cases, starting with the earliest case at the front of the volume, and running to the latest at the end. Each of the cases has a page(s) of office notes at the end of their correspondence. In later (1942) cases, office notes are situated before the case correspondence. There is no index to the cases at the front of the file. Each case has a cover sheet with the case number and name of the slave or applicant involved.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 340; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 303-348, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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