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'Book 149 - 1845' [13r] (25/130)
The record is made up of 1 file (63 folios). It was created in 18 Jan 1845-2 Jul 1846. 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 file consist of original correspondence from 1845 sent to the Bushire Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ; the principal correspondents being Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at the time, and the Secretaries to the Government at Bombay.
The file contains extracts of earlier letters, from 9 December 1843, and some later notes, up until 22 April 1846.
The main subject covered is slavery at Muscat and Zanzibar following the Slave Abolition Act. Other subjects covered are the diplomatic and commercial relations with Persia and the Persian Coast and the siege of Sevastopol with other events occurred during the Crimean War.
The book contains translations of letters from the Persian Shah.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (63 folios)
- Arrangement
The letters are in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is in pencil, encircled, in the top right corner of each folio. The numbering sequence starts on the front cover of the file with 1 and terminates on the last folio with 64.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/106
- Title
- 'Book 149 - 1845'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:64v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence