‘Persian Gulf. Modes in which Slaves are stolen and carried away from Zanzibar by inhabitants of the Arabian Coast-’

Content

The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. to the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , 29 January 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2191/107336. The item is the third in a series of five items on the ‘slave trade’ [trade in enslaved people].

The item contains a report by Moullah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Shargah [Sharjah], on the numerous ways in which enslaved people are seized and transported from Zanzibar and Sowahil [suwāḥil or ‘coasts’ in Arabic] by inhabitants of the Arabian Coast [of the Gulf]. The report also includes Moullah Houssein’s findings concerning enslaved Soomalees [Somali people] and Abyssinians.

The report is addressed to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , who forwards it on to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. . It is then forwarded on to, amongst others, Captain Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty’s Consul and Company’s Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, with instructions to bring the Imam’s attention to this subject.

The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5698, Draft 542/47, Vol: 3’, ‘Collection No. 1 of No. 7’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

Extent and format

1 item (7 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 90), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date & No. of Document’ and ‘Date & No. of Consultation’.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 89, and terminates at f 95, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/F/4/2191/107338

History of this record

Date(s)

21 Oct 1846-23 Jan 1847 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Human traffickingSlave trade

Places

Zanzibar

People & organisations

Native Agent, Trucial Coast, SharjahPolitical Resident, Persian Gulf

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‘Persian Gulf. Modes in which Slaves are stolen and carried away from Zanzibar by inhabitants of the Arabian Coast-’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/2191/107338, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100098466307.0x000001> [accessed 5 July 2024]

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