‘Slave Trade Vol: 1’ [‎401v] (2/22)

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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.

Written in

English in Latin script

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