Letter no.1227 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf [Commander Felix Jones]
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 171-172
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 25 Mar 1857. 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 a covering letter, relating to the case of a slave who had escaped servitude from Bushire and joined the Indian Navy, before returning to Bushire at a later date. Enclosed with the letter is an extract from paragraph 2 of despatch no.3 of 1857 (folio 172), from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , dated 2 January 1857, confirming that while the runaway slave stays in the service of the Indian Navy he is entitled to British protection, but in the event of his desertion he must depend on the laws of local government for his freedom.
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 171-172
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- 25 Mar 1857 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 171-172
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- Letter no.1227 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf [Commander Felix Jones]
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- 171r:172v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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