Letter no.544 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 15-16
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 6 Feb 1855. 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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The letter and its enclosure relate to the liberation in 1853 of thirty-six slaves by the Shaikh of Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]. Anderson writes that Kemball commend the Shaikh for his actions, on behalf of the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. . Enclosed with Anderson’s letter is an extract of paragraphs 7 and 8 of despatch no.32 of 1854 from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , dated 22 November 1854. Paragraph 7 gives credit to the Shaikh of Bandar-e Lengeh for his actions, noting that it is an indication of the disposition of the Persian authorities to act on their slave trade engagements. Paragraph 8 notes that the liberated slaves, most of whom were children, have been placed with Christian families or in the care of the Reverend Mr Candy at his institution in Chinchpoogly [Chinchpokli] in Bombay.
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- IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 15-16
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- Letter no.544 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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- 15r:16v
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