Letter no.114 of 1852, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 244-46
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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 19 Apr 1852. 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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Kemball reports on recent incidents of slave trading in Bahrain. Two reports sent to Kemball by the British agent at Bahrain, Hajee Jassem, are enclosed with the letter, the first dated 7 April 1852, the second 15 April 1852. In the first report, Jassem (f 246) states that he recently discovered and freed two female slaves brought to Bahrain from Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn], but that they were seized from him by Sheikh Mahomed ben Khuleefah [Muhammad bin Khalifa]. In the second report (f 246) Jassem informs Kemball that he has sent to him the Ghoncha [boat] used to bring the slaves from Umm al-Qaywayn to Bahrain.
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Letter no.114 of 1852, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 244-46, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051547.0x00005b> [accessed 1 April 2025]
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