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'File A/2 (4A II) Slavery: cases received from Muscat for investigation' [‎5r] (9/62)

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The record is made up of 1 file (31 folios). It was created in 24 Dec 1946-24 Apr 1947. 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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The file contains correspondence related to two manumission cases originating with the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat. Case number 1 is a straightforward case (folios 6-12) involving a male slave who has absconded to Muscat, and includes a copy of the manumission statement sent by the Muscat Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for approval (folio 8). Case number 2 involves the abduction of a woman and two daughters by a Kalba inhabitant (folios 13-30). Correspondence relayed from the Bahrain 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crabshaw Galloway) to the Shaikh of Kalba via the Sharjah Agent seeks to recover sufficient finance from the alleged kidnapper to enable the relatives of the abducted women to buy their freedom. As the alleged kidnapper has moved to Fujairah and is described by the Shaikh of Fujairah as being in 'bad financial circumstances', the Bahrain Agent requests that the Shaikh of Fujairah bear the costs for securing the release of the kidnapped women (folios 22).

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1 file (31 folios)
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The file is arranged by slavery case, and contains two cases. Case number 1 starts on folio 6, while case number 2 begins on folios 13. Folios 1-5 are reserved for index pages, with folio 2 listing the names of the slaves involved in the two cases in the file. Within each case, correspondence has been arranged in chronological order.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 31; 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.

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