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File 13/3 'SLAVERY & SLAVE RUNNING: MIRZA BIN BARKAT' [10r] (30/266)
The record is made up of 1 volume (131 folios). It was created in 13 Feb 1941-23 Jun 1943. 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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Translation of letter dated Urn 25tn Phil Hidjah 1359 from Hftxhuda
Ahmad bin Hasan Al-qaami resident of qatar, u Consul,
Muscat.
After Coir.piirr.8nts,
I am a ^Tajckuda. 24/ name is Ahmad bin Has an Al-Qasmi
subject oi c^atar* X de^artod from Basra in a boat belonging t©
tl&ji Abdullah Husain Q^tjid «itii a cargo oi dates. ^ero going
to Karachi. Shon we reached. liMB Muhar&h and Bdiasioh where the
depth was ©bout 9 J feet some armed Baluchi lira tee came to us
ana started beating us if or/ severely. They hr.d guns with them
and came in a small boat. The/ robbed u© of our money mid all our
food which consisted «£ rice, flour, tea and dates ana oil the
eatables that wc had *1 th. us and did not leave even one da/ 1 s
Meal. The/ to ox also cur oi© the© and boxes and a sum of .Sb 5B0/*.
Than they ©ailed iu their boot to the .batinan side where they are
living, we are under God’s protection and yours and request
that you will Xindly recover ©ur money when you come to Know in
#hicn place of Bfttlnah Uiey are. fou Know also that we are not
permitted to carry any arms with us when travelling at sea and if
we had some with us they would have not dared to rob us. that
happened to us kaw has been told to you. Today we are leaving
dhsX for iChrachi.
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the slave trade at Fujairah and the piratical activities of Mirza ibn Barkat. The principal correspondents are the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait; and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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- 1 volume (131 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 125; 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 present in parallel between ff 3-116; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- IOR/R/15/6/419
- Title
- File 13/3 'SLAVERY & SLAVE RUNNING: MIRZA BIN BARKAT'
- Pages
- 2r:3v, 10r:10v
- Author
- Ahmad bin hasan al-qasmi
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