‘Seizure of the country ship Sulimanny while navigating under a British pass and colours by HM’s sloop Favorite for carrying on an illegal traffic in slaves. Application received from the Pacha of Bagdad requesting a restitution of the vessel and property could not be complied with’

Content

This item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and 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 item relates to the seizure of a ship, the Sulimanny , accused of involvement in the slave trade, and the request of the Pacha [Governor] of Bagdad [Baghdad] that the property on board the ship be returned to the merchants in Bussorah [Basra] to whom it belongs. The item also contains an extract relating to the preparations of the Imam of Muscat to lead a force against Bahrain.

Correspondents include: William Bruce, Resident at Bushire; Claudius James Rich, 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 Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. ; and the Pacha of Bagdad.

The title page (f 5) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 4, 1819/20, Draft 100’ and ‘Examiner’s Office July 1818’.

Extent and format

1 item (13 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 5, and terminates at 17, 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/4/574/14024

History of this record

Date(s)

17 Jul 1816-2 Apr 1817 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bombay Pol 1 Mar 1820, draft 100/1819-20, IOR/E/4/1039 p 527

Subjects

Slave tradeSeizure of vessels and cargoes

People & organisations

Government of BombayPolitical AgentFavouriteGovernor of Baghdad

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‘Seizure of the country ship Sulimanny while navigating under a British pass and colours by HM’s sloop Favorite for carrying on an illegal traffic in slaves. Application received from the Pacha of Bagdad requesting a restitution of the vessel and property could not be complied with’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/574/14024, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000001714.0x000348> [accessed 4 October 2024]

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