Slave Trade Correspondence [263r] (525/900)
The record is made up of 1 file (448 folios). It was created in 20 Aug 1872-14 Dec 1872. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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This file consists of letters related to several general subjects of the East African-Arabian Slave trade; domestic Omani politics; general affairs of trade. Of note are circular letters from 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. to Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Shaikhs and the Sultan of Oman on their responsibility for the eradication of slavery. These also include Arabic copies of engagements entered into by the Trucial Shaikhs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. with the British Government for the abolition of the African slave trade. The file also includes the Muscat Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. administration report 1871-72, and Fortnightly Muscat Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. news reports. Ancillary sections pertain to correspondence on the 1872 lease of Bandar `Abbas, and correspondence relating to Makran dependencies of Muscat.
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- 1 file (448 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 450; 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.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/5
- Title
- Slave Trade Correspondence
- Pages
- 1r:241v, 244r:450v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence