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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [673] (717/733)
The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. 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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SLAVE TRADE.
belonging to my subjects or dependents ; such prohibition to take effect
from the 1st day of Mohumm 1264 a. h . (or 10th December 1847
a. d.).
And I do further consent, that whenever the cruisers of the British
Government fall in with any of my vessels, or those belonging to my
subjects or dependents, suspected of being engaged in the Slave Trade,
they may detain and search them ; and in case of their finding that any
of the vessels aforesaid have violated this Engagement, by the exporta
tion of slaves from the Coasts of Africa or elsewhere, upon any pretext
whatsoever, they (the Government cruisers) shall seize and confiscate
the same."
And whereas, on the said first day of May, an Engagement was con
cluded by the said Major S. Hennell, on behalf of Her Majesty, and
Shaikh Abdoolla bin Rashid, Shaikh of Amulgavine, whereby it was
agreed as follows :—
" I, Abdoolla bin Rashid, Shaikh of Amnlgavine, with a view to
strengthen the bonds of friendship existing between me and the British
Government, do hereby engage to prohibit the exportation of slaves from
the Coasts of Africa and elsewhere on board of my vessels, and those
belonging to my subjects or dependents; such prohibition to take effect
from the first day of Mohurum 1264 a. h . (or 10th December 1847
a. d.).
" And I do further consent, that whenever the cruisers of the British
Government fall in with any of my vessels, or those belonging to my
subjects or dependents, suspected of being engaged in the Slave Trade,
they may detain and search them ; and in case of their finding that any
of the vessels aforesaid have violated this Engagement, by the exporta
tion of slaves from the Coasts of Africa or elsewhere, upon any pretext
whatsoever, they (the Government cruisers) shall seize and confiscate
the same."
And wheieas, on the third day of May, in the said year one thousand
eight hundred and forty-seven, an Engagement was concluded by the
said Major S. Hennell, on behalf of Her Majesty, and Shaikh Syud
bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee, whereby it was agreed as follows :
" I, Syud bin Tahnoon, Shaikh of the Beniyas, Chief of Aboothabee,
with a view to slrengthen the bonds of friendship existing between me
and the British Government, do hereby engage to prohibit the exporta
tion of slaves from the Coasts of Africa and elsewhere on board of my
vessels, and those belonging to my subjects or dependents; such prohi
bition to take effect from the 1st day of Mohurum 1264 a. h . (or 10th
December 1847 a. d.).
" And I do further consent, that whenever the cruisers of the British
Government fall in with any of my vessels, or those belonging to my
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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).
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- 1 volume (364 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.
- Physical characteristics
Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.
The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.
Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.
The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.
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- 'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1:28, 1:48, 50:688, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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