‘Slave Trade Vol: 1’ [328r] (31/52)
The record is made up of 1 item (23 folios). It was created in 31 Jan 1844-19 Jun 1844. 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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This item consists of copies of political letters from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. [Mumbai]. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of six items on the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2066/94847, IOR/F/4/2066/94848, IOR/F/4/2066/94849, IOR/F/4/2066/94850, and IOR/F/4/2066/94851).
The item concerns:
- The kidnapping of children from the territory of the Nizam of Hyderabad [Mir Farkhunda ‘Ali Khan]
- The rescue of enslaved Indians from Muscat and Judda [Jeddah]
- Anti-slavery proclamations of the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Sayyid Sa’id bin Sultan Al Bu Sa’id]
- The cases of individuals accused of importing enslaved people into Muscat and India.
The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 873, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4548, [Season 18]44’.
- Extent and format
- 1 item (23 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 316 and terminates at f 338, 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 The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/F/4/2066/94846
- Title
- ‘Slave Trade Vol: 1’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, 316r:338v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence