‘Measures adopted for effecting the suppression of the Slave Trade’

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Enclosure nos. 2-23 to a despatch from the Secret Department, 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. [Mumbai], dated 30 November 1841. The enclosures are dated 11 July-27 November 1841. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to the trade in enslaved persons in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including:

• Reports that ships belonging to the Imam of Muscat and members of his family have been taking enslaved persons from the east coast of Africa to Bombay [Mumbai], Dewul [Diu] and Kurratchee [Karachi], and enslaved Hindu women from Bombay to Muscat and Zanzibar, with an insistence that the Imam is unaware of such use of his ships
• Methods used to disguise the trade in enslaved persons, including recording enslaved persons as crew members and their wives, disguising enslaved women as men in order to pass them off as crew members, and the use of bribes
• Reports that a ship under British colours carried enslaved persons from Mocha to Muscat
• Reports of enslaved persons being carried from Burbarah [Berbera] to Shargah [Sharjah].

The primary correspondents are: the 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 Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. , Muscat; the Collector of Customs, Bombay; and the Government of India.

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1 item (52 folios)

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‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 38

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/400

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/5/400, ff 31-82

Former external reference(s)

No. 97 of 1841

History of this record

Date(s)

30 Nov 1841 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Slave trade

Places

Persian GulfEast AfricaIndian Ocean

People & organisations

Government of IndiaGovernment of Bombay, Collector of CustomsNative AgentPolitical Resident

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