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‘Vol 204 1855/56 Slave Trade; Bahrain, Arabian Coast and Muscat; Accounts and General’ [‎2v] (15/404)

The record is made up of 1 volume, 69 items (193 folios). It was created in 13 Jan 1855-31 Jul 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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The volume comprises correspondence exchanged between the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball until August 1855, Lieutenant Herbert Disbrowe in the capacity as Assistant Resident in Charge between August and September 1855, and Commander James Felix Jones from September 1855) and Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to 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. .

Correspondence included in each of the volume’s subjects cover the following topics:

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1 volume, 69 items (193 folios)
Arrangement

The contents of the volume are arranged under four general headings: Slave Trade, Bahrain, the Arabian Coast and Muscat, and Accounts and General. Each heading has its own cover sheet (ff 2, 39, 70, 170), and each subject is separated by blank folios. The correspondence included under each heading is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest at the front to the latest at the rear, and based on the date of outgoing correspondence sent by the Resident. Responses from Government to the Resident’s letters are arranged directly after the correspondence they respond to.

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Foliation: Foliation begins on the volume’s first page of text and ends on the volume's last page of text, using uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The front cover of the volume, two front flyleaves, two rear flyleaves and inside back cover are unfoliated.

Pagination: An original pagination sequence runs through the volume between ff 3-193; these numbers are written in ink and they can be found in the top-left or the top-right corners of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. and recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio respectively.

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‘Vol 204 1855/56 Slave Trade; Bahrain, Arabian Coast and Muscat; Accounts and General’ [‎2v] (15/404), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/149, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023318562.0x000010> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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