Letter no.49 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 3-4
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 31 Jan 1855. 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 and its enclosure relate to the slave trade on the Arab coast. Enclosed with Kemball’s letter is the translation of a letter (folio 4) from Shaikh Sultan bin Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr], the Joasmee [ Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] ruler, to Kemball, dated 31 December 1854. In his letter Shaikh Sultan states that he will not permit any of his subjects to travel to the African coast this season, in order to prevent the traffic of slaves. However he warns that his subjects may go to the Batinah Coast if the inhabitants of that place are not subjected to the same restrictions. In his letter Kemball doubts the legitimacy of Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr’s promises, but has made it clear to the shaikh that he does not seek to place restrictions on legitimate trade.
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- Letter no.49 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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- 3r:4v
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