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Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Muscat Cove to Francis Warden Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay [‎10r] (2/3)

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 9v-10

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 25 Feb 1822. 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.

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The letter is reporting that Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, has accepted a British request to put an end to the slave trade in his lands. It notes that the Imam believes he will lose out politically and financially as a result; however, he considers it more important that the wishes of the British Government are attended to.

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Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Muscat Cove to Francis Warden Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay [‎10r] (2/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 9v-10, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023488842.0x000021> [accessed 22 November 2024]

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IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 9v-10
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Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Muscat Cove to Francis Warden Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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10r:10v
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