‘Slave Trade Vol: 1’
IOR/F/4/2280/116915
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The record is made up of 1 item (11 folios). It was created in 28 Feb 1848-14 Nov 1848. 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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This item consists of copies of 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. and other correspondence to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company. 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. ; the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. ; and 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 enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of five items.
The item concerns:
- The release of five buggalows [baghlahs] captured by the East India Company schooner Mahi with 59 enslaved people on board
- The growth in the trade in enslaved people on the Persian Coast
- A request by the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. to provide them with copies of the treaties made with the shaikhs of the Arabian Coast concerning the trade in enslaved people.
The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following reference: ‘Draft no 154/49’.
- Extent and format
- 1 item (11 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 401, and terminates at f 411 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.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival item
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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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- Archive reference
- IOR/F/4/2280/116915
- Date(s)
- 28 Feb 1848-14 Nov 1848 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Slave trade
- People & organisations
- Political ResidentGovernment of BombayCourt of Directors
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- IOR/F/4/2280/116915
- Title
- ‘Slave Trade Vol: 1’
- Pages
- 401r:411v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence