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'Slave-dealing and Slave-holding by Kutchees in Zanzibar' [114v] (17/63)
The record is made up of 1 file (28 folios). It was created in 1870. 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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, , i.,. . Wnme valueless. At present an estate which a few years
a™ may have been worth 30,000 dollars in the market would not feteh 8,000
dollars; it is . the ® a ™ e f"? 0 T^ e 2 r resDectfully, but distinetly, to be understood not
While stating these -" object the prewntion of participation
- hy^BriMect but as eiplainh/the tendency, in its com-
mercial aspect, of the slave status in Zanzibar.
84, Jermyn Street,
14th February 1870.
My dear Sir, , . th mem orandum on the slave trade. I have obtained
I beg to send her^ith a memorana ^ ^ ^ ^ Zanzibar and
the information from a Bha the ' East Coast 0 f Africa, and who is now here.
fru be gLrt bring l'im to you if you wish to question him for fnrther infor-
mation, or obtain it myself. Yours truly,
Kazi Shahabudin.
J. W. Kaye, Esq.
n tha nnnnexion of Indian Traders on the Eastern Coast of Africa
MEM ;X™Slave Trad D " by Kazi Shahabudin, Dewan of the Rao of Kntch. dated
84, Jermyn Street, London, 14th February 187 .
L The following information is given by a Bhatia trader, who was at different
places on the East Coast of Africa from 1859 to 1866.
2. There are natives of India at the following places
1. Lamu.
2. Mombaz.
3. Zanzibar.
4. Kiloa.
5. Viboo.
6. Mozambique.
7. Quilimani.
8. Sofala.
9. Juhambani.
10. Komoro.
11. Mazota.
12. Western Coast of
Madagascar.
13. Mauritius.
14. Goji. #
^ The following are their castes and countries
Bhatias • all from Kutch and Bombay, except a few if any, from Kattywar.
Wanias; chiefly from the Portuguese possessions of Dm and Damaon, and
some from Kutch and Bombay.
Khojas; from Kutch, Kattywar, and Bombay.
Memuns -, from Bombay and Kutch.
Parsees; believed to be from Dm and Damaon.
Woras ; from Kutch, Kattywar, and Bombay.
Miscellaneous castes, such as Brahmins, barbers, tailors, silversmiths,
masons, and other craftsmen.
4. These are distributed over the coast as shown below
Lamu -
Mombaz
Zanzibar
Kiloa -
Vibu
Mozambique
Quilimani
Sofala
Juliambani -
Komoro
Mayota
West Coast of Mada
gascar
Mauritius -
Goji -
Totals -
Bhatias.
75
30
400
25
4
75
10
10
10
Khojaa.
Woras.
Parsees.
1,000
20
5
699
134
1,065
Memuns. Other Castes.
40
30
85
104
Grand Total
,966
An island near Mozambique, not in the map consulted by me.
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This file contains a selection of correspondence, extracts and reports regarding the involvement of British subjects from the Princely State of Kutch [Cutch] in the slave trade in Zanzibar and attempts by the British Government to end this involvement.
Much of the correspondence is from Britain's Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Zanzibar, Henry Adrian Churchill and Britain's Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kutch, Major Alexander Young Shortt. This includes translated copies of correspondence between Churchill and the Sultan of Zanzibar, Seyd [Sayyid] Majid bin Said.
On folio 128, the file contains a proclamation issued by the ruler of Kutch, the Maharaja Dhiraj Mirza Maha Rao Shree Praguruljee, that warns his subjects in Kutch of the penalties of being engaged in the slave trade in general and specifically in Zanzibar.
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- 1 file (28 folios)
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The file is arranged in rough chronological order.
A contents page is included on folio 108.
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Condition: the file is contained within a bound volume that contains a number of other files.
Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 107, and terminates at f 134, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-134; these numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'Slave-dealing and Slave-holding by Kutchees in Zanzibar'
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- front, 107r:108v, 111r:135v, i-r:i-v, back-i, back
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