‘Persian Gulf – Slave Trade – Vol: 2’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters 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. . These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2280/116915. The correspondents are: 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. ; Major Samuel Hennell, British 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. ; the British Agent at Bahrain [Ḥājī Jāsim]; and Syed Soweney [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Governor of Muscat. It is the second in a series of five items on the trade in enslaved people.

The item concerns:

• Syed Soweney’s request for the release of five buggalows [baghlahs] captured because they were carrying enslaved people
• The difficulty in distinguishing enslaved people being employed as sailors and enslaved people being transported on ships for sale
• The growth in the trade in enslaved people on the Persian Coast, particularly at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], and possible measures to combat it.

The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 154/49’, and ‘Collection No 1 of No 33’.

Extent and format

1 item (14 folios)

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 412, and terminates at f 425 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/4/2280/116916

History of this record

Date(s)

4 Nov 1847-9 Feb 1848 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Slave trade

Places

BahreinLingah

People & organisations

Native AgentPolitical ResidentGovernment of Bombay

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