‘Proceedings connected with the concessions made by the Imaum of Muscat for the suppression of the Slave Trade with Europeans vol 3’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, 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. . It is the third in a series of three items on Muscat and the slave trade (the others are IOR/F/4/913/25777 and 25778). The principal 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 Imaum [Imam] of Muscat, [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; the British Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Ephraim Gerrish Stannus.

The item concerns:

• Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen’s acceptance of the cessation of Bombassa [Mombasa] and the subsequent dispute with the Imaum
• The history of relations between Oman and Bombassa
• The state of the Gulf, alliances and enmities in the Gulf, and the possibility of peace
• The history of relations between Britain and Oman, especially the implications of the 1798 treaty of friendship
• The state of the slave trade
• The terms on which the Imaum is prepared to ban the slave trade entirely in his territories.

The following folios are duplicates of those in IOR/F/4/785/21163: ff 4-6; 13-37; 45-50; 53-59.

The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 943, Draft 8, P.C. 423, [Season] 1827/28’.

Extent and format

1 item (136 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 for this description (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at f 133, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

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/F/4/914/25779

History of this record

Date(s)

24 Apr 1823-17 May 1826 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bombay Pol 17 Oct 1827, draft 8/1827-28, IOR/E/4/1048 pp 291-315

Subjects

TreatiesBilateral relationsSlave trade

Places

ZanzibarJohannaBombassaMadagascar

People & organisations

Imam of OmanPolitical ResidentGovernment of Bombay

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‘Proceedings connected with the concessions made by the Imaum of Muscat for the suppression of the Slave Trade with Europeans vol 3’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/914/25779, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000001762.0x000194> [accessed 24 August 2026]

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