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'File A/2 V Correspondence regarding slaves who apply for Manumission at Muscat' [285r] (575/686)
The record is made up of 1 file (342 folios). It was created in 9 Jan 1940-30 Dec 1942. 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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Certificate is with me. T informed the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent Sharjah
about my daughters* but he told me to refer to the Shaikh of
Hirah. I went to the latter several times but he did nothing for
me. I went again to the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent at Sharjah to report
the facts to him but he paid no attention to me and tol4-me to
go away. I have now taken refuge at this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and beg the
High Government authorities to help me in the restoration of
ray daughters whose names I mentioned above.
L.T.I. of Halimah bint Sangoor.
Copy of letter No.9 dated the 2nd January 1942 from +he
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Muscat, to the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Bahrain.
I forward herewith a statement in duplicate of slave Halimah
bint Sangoor applying for the restoration of her children. #
2 . I shall be grateful if you will make the usual enquiries
and let me know the result in due course.
Translation of letter No.189 dated the 13th February 1942
from the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent, Sharjah, to the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,
Bahrain.
Reference your letter N0.14-A/2 dated the 14th January
1942. , ^
I made enquiries from Shaikh Abdur Rahman bin Muhammad
regarding Khamisah. He informed me that Salih bin Rashad was
formerly in his service but left him a long time ago and went
to the desert to the Beni Qatab tribe with his wife Khamisah
and lived with them. He is not an inhabitant of Hirah but his
actual native place is unknown. Presumably he is a native of
Batinah. Abdur Rahman states that he heard that Salih accompan
ied the Beni Qatab to the desert and s old his wife to them and
also that he was in the service ojf'S'haikh Said bin Ma^tum, Ruler
of Dubai. Recently I made enquiries from Shaikh Said who replied
that there was no truth in the statement of Abdur Rahman that
the man was in his service but that about 5 or 6 months ago he
was found one night in Dera carrying a rifle, the night watch
man suspected and took away the rifle from him. He immediately
fled from there and never returned. About 5 months ago AH bin
Said, a nephew of Shaikh Said went to Batinah to get back some
camels taken from Dubai subjects in the month of July 1941.
There he happened to meet with Salih. Salih requested Ali bin
Said to speak on his behalf to Shaikh Said to return his rifle
and accompanied him to Dubai. Acting on "^^^ustomary principles
followed by the Arabs, Ali bin Said requested Shaikh Said bin
Maktum to return the rifle to Salih and the request was complied
with. After that he left Dubai and Shaikh Said does not know
anything further about him. It is understood
fixed place of living but he generally lives with Beni Qatab.
As regards the statement of Halimah bint Sangoor about her
daughter Jumaih, Shaikh Abdur Rahman states that shews formerly
living in Hirah but left that place some time a S°* He foes not
know anything about her. Regarding Halimah s statement that
she informed Shaikh Abdur Rafcmsn, the iatter states_triat there is
no truth in it. Haiimah is lining in 'iatinah
one vear. Her statement that she came to the British Agent is
alio ftlse. Had she come, a usual letter to the Shaikh would
be given for enquiries.
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The file contains correspondence relating to forty-one manumission cases, heard at the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . All of the cases included in the file are straightforward in nature. Most of the cases include manumission statements taken down from the slave at the Muscat Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , which were sent to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain for a decision. In those cases where the slave resided or was owned by a master based on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , correspondence between Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah is included, which attempt to verify the slave's story. Correspondence from the Sharjah Agent was returned in Arabic with English translations. In most cases, the manumission statements were given by enslaved individuals seeking their own manumission. In eight of the cases in the file, manumission statements were given by persons seeking the restoration of family members.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (342 folios)
- Arrangement
The correspondence in the file has been grouped together into individual manumission cases, starting with the earliest case at the front of the volume, and running to the latest at the end. Each of the cases has a page(s) of office notes at the end of their correspondence. In later (1942) cases, office notes are situated before the case correspondence. There is no index to the cases at the front of the file. Each case has a cover sheet with the case number and name of the slave or applicant involved.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 340; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 303-348, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1835
- Title
- 'File A/2 V Correspondence regarding slaves who apply for Manumission at Muscat'
- Pages
- 1r:1v, 1ar:1bv, 2r:29v, 29ar:29av, 30r:227v, 230r:231v, 233r:233v, 235r:321v, 323r:324v, 326r:340v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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