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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 21 Mar 1857. 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 a complaint made by Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr], the ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah, of his unfair treatment at the hands of British officials in relation to prosecution for the slave trade in the region. Enclosed with the letter is an extract of paragraph 12 of despatch no.8 of 1857 (folio 219) 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 14 January 1857, which states that, should Shaikh Sultan repeat his complaint, he will be invited to assist in bringing to justice those other Shaikhs, in whose territories he claims the slave trade carries on.

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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 218-219

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21 Mar 1857 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter no.1177 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 218-219, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024066926.0x000053> [accessed 2 April 2025]

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