Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Muscat Cove to Francis Warden Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 9v-10
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 25 Feb 1822. 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.
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The letter is reporting that Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, has accepted a British request to put an end to the slave trade in his lands. It notes that the Imam believes he will lose out politically and financially as a result; however, he considers it more important that the wishes of the British Government are attended to.
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- 2 folios
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- English in Latin script
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 9v-10
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- 25 Feb 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Muscat Cove to Francis Warden Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 9v-10, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054342.0x000010> [accessed 19 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 9v-10
- Title
- Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Muscat Cove to Francis Warden Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
- Pages
- 10r:10v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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