Political No. 181 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Acting Political Agent at Zanzibar Regarding 'Slave-Dealing' Carried on by 'Natives' of India at Zanzibar [405av] (4/14)
The record is made up of 1 item (7 folios). It was created in 9 Oct 1874. 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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1874
FORT WILLIAM,
Foreign Department,
P OLITICAL.
No. 181, dated 9th October 1874.
COPY.
Letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of
State for India.
In continuation of No, 119, dated 30th
June 1874, forwards copy of a letter
from the Acting
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.
at
Zanzibar, on the subject of slave-
dealing carried on by natives of India
at Zanzibar.
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This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 9 October 1874, forwarding a copy of a letter from the Acting 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. at Zanzibar, on the subject of ‘slave-dealing’ carried on by ‘natives’ of India at Zanzibar. The despatch is in continuation of Political Despatch No. 119 of 30 June 1874 (IOR/L/PS/6/118, ff 365-381).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 405, and terminates at f 409, 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 two foliation anomalies: f 405a and f 408a.
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Political No. 181 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Acting Political Agent at Zanzibar Regarding 'Slave-Dealing' Carried on by 'Natives' of India at Zanzibar [405av] (4/14), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/6/121, ff 405-409, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100126469875.0x000005> [accessed 2 April 2025]
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- IOR/L/PS/6/121, ff 405-409
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- Political No. 181 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Acting Political Agent at Zanzibar Regarding 'Slave-Dealing' Carried on by 'Natives' of India at Zanzibar
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- 405r:405v, 405ar:405av, 406r:407v, 407ar:407av, 408r:409v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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