Political No. 204 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to the Capture by the Governor of Lamoo of a 'Slave Dhow' with 217 'Slaves' on Board

Content

This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 21 November and received via Brindisi on 15 December 1873, forwarding copies of two letters from 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. and Consul General at Zanzibar. The Agent relates how the Governor of Lamoo [Lamu] captured a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. with 217 enslaved persons on board and was instructed by the Sultan of Zanzibar to destroy the vessel and send the enslaved persons to Zanzibar to be located there as 'freed men'; and how a British ship-of-war (as yet unidentified) arriving at the port, despite being told the vessel has already been seized, demanded the surrender of the vessel, destroyed it and took away in it fifty of the enslaved persons. (The Agent intimates that the supply of labour to British colonies probably lies behind the taking away of the fifty persons).

Extent and format

1 item (6 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 29, and terminates at f 31a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. The sequence contains three foliation anomalies: f 29a, f 30a, and f 31a.

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/L/PS/6/114, ff 29-31a

Former external reference(s)

Political No. 204 of 1873

History of this record

Date(s)

21 Nov 1873-15 Dec 1873 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

See also Political No. 34 (IOR/L/PS/6/116, ff 330-332)

Subjects

Slave trade

Places

Island of Lamoo

People & organisations

Political Agent and ConsulSultan of Zanzibar

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Political No. 204 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to the Capture by the Governor of Lamoo of a 'Slave Dhow' with 217 'Slaves' on Board, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 29-31a, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100110300856.0x000001> [accessed 27 August 2024]

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