Letter no.103 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Council of Persia

IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 4-5

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 9 Apr 1851. 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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Content: Hennell writes of his frustrations of Persia not being a signatory to any maritime slave trade suppression treaties with Great Britain, offering his own remarks on the subject to Sheil. He states that the best option for preventing slaves reaching Persia is to cut off the supply from Zanzibar and Muscat, with the assistance of those dominions' rulers.
Extent and format: 2 folios
It is part of: '1851/52 Residency in the Persian Gulf English Correspondence No.7 Slave Trade'
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/127
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Letter

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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/R/15/1/127 ff 4-5
Date(s): 9 Apr 1851 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Slavery
Places: Būshehr
People & organisations: Persian Gulf Political ResidencyConstance, schoonerGovernment of Bombay, Chief SecretaryHM Ambassador to IranJames OrtonFrancis WardenHugh Weightman

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Letter no.103 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Council of Persia, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 4-5, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023517346.0x000002> [accessed 6 October 2024]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 4-5
Title: Letter no.103 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Council of Persia
Pages: 4r:5v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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