Letter no.273 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/127 f 29
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 25 Aug 1851. 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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Covering letter accompanying an extract of correspondence (not included) from Lt Leeds to Commodore Porter, on the reasons for the failure to intercept vessels returning from East Africa to the Arab coast with slaves this season, and of the two slave boys landed by the Honourable Company's schooner Constance . Hennell recommends the importance of having an interpreter onboard vessels involved in the suppression of the slave trade between Africa and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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- 25 Aug 1851 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Letter no.273 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
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- 29r:29v
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