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Letter no.118 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎299v] (8/8)

The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 18 Apr 1853. 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 letter relates to an incident in between thirty and forty slaves were imported into Kishm [Qeshm] from Sohar, and sold publicly in the island's market. Enclosed with Kemball's letter is a translation (folio 297) of a "letter of remonstrance" at the incident, sent by Kemball to Sheikh Abdul Rahman ben Suggar, the Governor of Qeshm, dated 1 April 1853. A translation of Sheikh Abdul's reply to Kemball (folio 298), dated 13 April 1853, is also enclosed with the letter, in which the Sheikh denies knowledge and involvement of the import and sale of the slaves. The third enclosure with Kemball's letter is a translation of a letter (folio 299) sent from Kemball to Syed Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said], Governor of Muscat, dated 18 April 1853, in which Kemball informs Thuwaini bin Said of the transport of slaves from Sohar to Qeshm.

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Letter no.118 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎299v] (8/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 296-299, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444618.0x000030> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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