'Slavery: cases of Muscat and Saudi Arabian slaves reported at Bahrain' [‎38v] (76/82)

Content

The file contains correspondence and other papers (including slaves' statements) related to manumission applications heard at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain. Most of the cases involve slaves who have absconded or travelled from Muscat or Saudi Arabian territory. In those cases where a slave had escaped from Muscat, the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. exchanged correspondence with the Muscat Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to verify the slave's story, with the Muscat Agent writing back in each case to approve manumission. Correspondence and office notes show that those slaves from Saudi Arabia were automatically given manumission certificates and permitted to stay in Bahrain.

Extent and format

1 file (41 folios)

Arrangement

The correspondence and other items in the file are arranged by each individual manumission case. Each of the cases has its own title page. The cases themselves are arranged chronologically, with the earliest case at the front of the file, and the latest at the rear. There is a index page showing the cases (with the slaves' names) on folio 2. There are office notes included within each case; most of the time they appear at the rear of the case correspondence, but sometimes they are at the front.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The main foliation sequence begins on the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A short local foliation sequence can be found at ff 34-37; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. They can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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