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'File 11/2: Jamileh and 4 others slave girls - Correspondence re.' [11r] (27/66)
The record is made up of 1 file (33 folios). It was created in 19 Nov 1925-24 Jul 1926. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 was in rny own country a slnve trader ^oinj?; by name Musa
kidnapped and took me to a town named Midi and gold me to a man
called Abdur Rahman of Qatar. This man took me by land to Qatar
and from there he embarked ma in a boat and brought re to febai
for sale.
I do not want to rc back to my country fearinp; 1 e°t T shall
be kidnapped again*
I was in my native place and a slave trader called Musa
kidnapped and took me to a town named Midi. Here he sold me to a
man called Abdur Rahman and the latter took me to Qatar? from
this place he took me in a boat to Rebai for sale. I do not want
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to go back to my country as kidnappers may rekidnap me.
Statement made by Aminah daughter of Isjenaki an inhabitant^/
of Selali Fajjeh in Abisinia, ared about ^0 vea^s. Recorded on o
29th Rabi II, ^44 (=I^/ll/P5).
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The file contains reports and correspondence regarding five female slaves who were freed from kidnappers and sent to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain. The file includes documents in Arabic, a translation of a report containing statements from the five women, explaining what happened to them (folios 8-11), and copies of letters from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain to Dr Gerrit J Pennings at the American Mission Hospital in Bahrain requesting that the women be accommodated in the Mission for a short period of time.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (33 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in this file are arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation is in pencil in the top right corner, starting and ending on the covers. The numbering begins with 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 2, and then carries on until 30, which is the last number given on the back cover.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1366
- Title
- 'File 11/2: Jamileh and 4 others slave girls - Correspondence re.'
- Pages
- 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:3v, 5r:18v, 22r:22v, 24r:24v, 26r:30v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence