Letter no.1090 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf

IOR/R/15/1/143, f 315

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 13 Mar 1854. 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 is an acknowledgement of receipt of Kemball’s previous correspondence relating to attempts to retrieve slaves imported from Africa into the Persian ports of Bandar-e Chārak and Kelat. Anderson writes that it is hoped that the current state of affairs will allow the employment of Government steamers in patrols in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to help in the suppression of the slave trade.

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Letter no.1090 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/143, f 315, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051557.0x000051> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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