‘Relating to the Slave Trade Vol: 2’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, 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 correspondents are: the Board of Control Formally known as the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1784 to supervise the activities of the East India Company. of the East India Company; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; Ali bin Nasir, an envoy from the Imam of Muscat; Sayyid Sa‘id bin Sultan Al Bu Sa’id, the Imam of Muscat. It is the second in a series of two items on the trade in enslaved people (the other is IOR/F/4/1990/88112).

The item contains the correspondence between the Earl of Aberdeen and Ali bin Nasir during the latter’s embassy to London on behalf of the Imam of Muscat.

The item concerns:

• The limits on the trade in enslaved people which the British Government wished the Imam of Muscat to impose in his territories
• Complaints from the British that the Imam had not fulfilled his treaty obligations
• Complaints from the Imam that the British had not fulfilled their treaty obligations.

The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 227, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3822A, [Season 18]43’.

Extent and format

1 item (25 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 252 and terminates at f 276, 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/F/4/1990/88113

History of this record

Date(s)

19 Jun 1842-31 Dec 1842 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bombay Political 11 Apr 1843, draft 227/1843; IOR/E/4/1072 pp.971-978

Subjects

Slave trade

Places

MuscatKurrachee

People & organisations

Imam of OmanForeign Office

Share this record

• Share on twitter
• Share on facebook

Cite this record in your research

‘Relating to the Slave Trade Vol: 2’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/1990/88113, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/node/9550> [accessed 10 December 2024]

Link to this record

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000344.0x00010f

IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000344.0x00010f/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Copyright: How to use this content