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'Papers Respecting the Slave Trade on the East Coast of Africa and the System Pursued for its Suppression' [60v] (60/72)
The record is made up of 1 volume (34 folios). It was created in 29 Oct 1869. 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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which they seerr to regret. One, however, holding a contrary opinion, informs his frierids
in Jailan that " Majid's fire has 2 :one out."
He prays that Argan bin Kees may long reign to conquer the world, and that soon
they may divide the spoil of the enemy. . ' .
Treason such as this has met with a speedy punishment, only to be obtained in
despotic countries. .
The common opinion expressed in all is, that Majid s own wish is to attack Oman,
drive out Azan bin Kees, and restore his own family to power ; but no one professes to
know when this expedition will take place, nor does any one say that Seyd Majid has ever
openly declared his intention of going.
No. 62.
Dr. Kirk to the Earl of Clarendon.—{Received June 11.)
M\ 0 Lord, Zanzibar, April 16, 1869.
I HAVE the honour to inclose a copy of my despatch No. 134, of the 1.3th April,
addressed to the Secretary to Government, Bombay, relative to a diamond ring presented
bv His Highness Seyd Majid to Mr. Churchill.
I have, &c.
(Signed) JOHN KIRK.
Inclosure 1 in No. 62.
Dr. Kirk to the Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay.
g- r Zanzibar, April 13, 1869.
ON Mr. Churchill's departure from Zanzibar, there was placed in my hands a letter
from His Highness the Sultan, of which letter a translation is annexed, accompanied by a
handsome diamond ring, which may be worth 2,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
The Right Honourable the Governor in Council will observe, from the tenor of the
Sultan's letter, that His Highness desires Mr. Churchill to accept this ring as a token of
friendship, under the sanction of Government, pending which, I have placed the ring in the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Treasury. .
His Highness' wish is, that the ring should not be sold or disposed of, as is usually
the case with presents made to officers; but that being an heirloom of his father s, it may
be returned should his Excellency the Governor in Council not permit Mr. Churchill's
acceptance of it. t , o
1 have, &c.
(Signed) JOHN KIRK.
Inclosure 2 in JSTo. 62.
Suliman bin Ali to Mr. Churchill.
(Translation.) . , ^ w r.
(After the usual compliments.) 23 Shilhaj, 1285 {April 8, 1869).
MY Master, His Highness Seyd Majid, desires your acceptance of the accomyanying
diamond ring. He wishes me to say that this ring has been worn by his father, Seyd
Saeed bin Sultan, and by himself, and he would have you take it as a remembrance of
himself.
His Highness hopes that the English Government may allow you to accept and wear
this ring as a token of friendship.
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This file contains printed copies of correspondence between British officials regarding Britain's attempts to prohibit slave traffic on the East Coast of Africa, relations between Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar, and Zanzibar's relations with Muscat. The correspondence dates from September 1866-July 1869.
The file contains translated copies of correspondence between the Sultan of Zanzibar, Majid bin Saeed and the Viceroy of India, John Laird Mair Lawrence as well as translated correspondence between an Envoy of the Sultan of Zanzibar and the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lord Stanley [Edward Henry Stanley].
On folio 42r, the file contains a translation of a letter from Queen Victoria to the Sultan of Zanzibar, Majid bin Saeed. The letter confirms the friendly relations between the two and informs the Sultan that a sword has been specially commissioned for him as a gift.
The file also contains translated correspondence between the Sultan of Johanna [Anjouan Island, now part of the Comoros Islands] and Henry Adrian Churchill, Britain's Agent in Zanzibar.
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- 1 volume (34 folios)
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The file is arranged in rough chronological order, with the earliest correspondence at the beginning of the file and the latest at the end of the file.
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Condition: the file is contained within a bound volume that contains a number of other files.
Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 31, and terminates at f 66, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-134; these numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'Papers Respecting the Slave Trade on the East Coast of Africa and the System Pursued for its Suppression'
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- 31r:54r, 55r:66v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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