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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 21 Feb 1856. 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 is a covering letter, relating to the kidnap and sale of a Somallee [Somali] girl by an inhabitant of Soor [Ṣūr]. Enclosed with the letter is an extract of paragraph 15 from despatch no.30 of 1855 (folio 178) 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 19 December 1855, stating that in the event of the Somali girl’s return, the Imam of Muscat and his authorities will be held responsible for their promise of punishing the kidnapper.

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English in Latin script
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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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IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 177-178

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21 Feb 1856 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter no.606 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 177-178, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024066926.0x00003f> [accessed 8 February 2025]

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