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Extract of letter no.12 of 1851 from Lt Constable, Commanding the Honourable Company's ship Constance , to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Officer of the Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf [‎52r] (3/4)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 4 Jun 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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Letter reporting on the Constance's arrival at Bassadore [Bāsa‘īdū, Qeshm Island], having cruised the Gulf in search of vessels suspected of transporting slaves. Constable reports that he had no reason to suspect any of those vessels encountered of carrying slaves. Reports of other encounters and events during his patrol.

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Extract of letter no.12 of 1851 from Lt Constable, Commanding the Honourable Company's ship Constance , to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Officer of the Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf [‎52r] (3/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 51-52, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023211499.0x000067> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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