Letter no.348 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 31-32

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 30 Oct 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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Content: Letter enclosing the translation of a report from the British Agent at Sharjah [Mullā Husayn], to which Hennell draws Malet's attention to Hussein's recommendation of native interpreters being used on board British ships employed in the suppression of the slave trade. Hennell's letter finishes by noting the Basra agent's report of slaves from Africa being imported into the Euphrates region, while British ships were engaged in Bahrain to protect against the threat of invasion from Ameer Fysul [Amir Faysal].
Extent and format: 2 folios
It is part of: '1851/52 Residency in the Persian Gulf English Correspondence No.7 Slave Trade'
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/127
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Letter

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 31-32
Date(s): 30 Oct 1851 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Slavery
Places: Būshehr
People & organisations: Persian Gulf Political ResidencyConstance, schoonerGovernment of Bombay, Chief SecretaryHM Ambassador to IranJames OrtonFrancis WardenHugh Weightman

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Letter no.348 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 31-32, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023517346.0x000010> [accessed 20 April 2024]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 31-32
Title: Letter no.348 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Pages: 31r:32v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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