‘Persian Gulf – Slave Trade’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, 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]. It is the third in a series of seven items on the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2014/89996, 89997, 89999, 90000, 90001, and 90002). The principal correspondents are 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. and Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Robertson, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item concerns:

• The difference between Robertson’s and the original translations of the third article of the treaty agreed in May 1839 and ratified in July 1840, about the punishment for selling Soomallees [Somalis]
• Robertson’s proposed procedure for dealing with ships suspected of carrying enslaved Soomallees, which was rejected by 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.
• The interpretation of the treaty by Samuel Hennell, at the time Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , made in April 1838 and its bearing on the treaty of 1839.

The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 666, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4079, [Season 18]43’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

Extent and format

1 item (37 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 for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 178, and terminates at f 214, 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/4/2014/89998

History of this record

Date(s)

25 Jul 1842-18 Feb 1843 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bom Pol 18 Oct 1843, draft 666/1843; IOR/E/4/1074 pp.51-62

Subjects

TreatiesSlave tradeTranslation

Places

Muscat

People & organisations

Political ResidentGovernment of Bombay

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