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‘File 5/191 II Individual slavery cases’ [164r] (340/804)
The record is made up of 1 volume (393 folios). It was created in 2 Aug 1922-17 Dec 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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Hy brother I had oent Mi bin (Xbaid Al Gharaliub to Abdullah
j «. -i .
bin Ali bin Howaiden in connect ion/Ghadir and the Baluchi
and did not receive any information, then lately, I wrote
then a letter on the subject, what has reached me is the news
that the said Abdullah has left for the South and ny
messenger is with him. as soon as I receive any information
from then I will write you the same. I an net neglecting the
case •
As regards what yon have written regarding the son of
Koos X trust you will send the Bunnia concerned in ccmpc*.*^
of a nan on your behalf to present themselves at the sane
tine when the Agent of Abdul Rahman bin Hasan will present
himself hexe.
Letter No. 173, daued Gth Shav.^ai 134B 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, Shargah, to Sheikh Khalid sin Atnad.
>m
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your note whdt you have
written on the subject of tne Baluchi who is with Ghadir
namely that you have sent a nan to Shaikh Abdullad bin Axi
the Sheikh of Bedouins and that, he was not to be found
at Braini.
My dear Sir, you have informed ne of this ovex and over
again so -Chat it is believed that this is an excuse and
ne gligence,
Now Ghadir has reached Debai and the Baluchi is with him
there and he has the intention of sending him for diving
or to sell him. You may please send some one to arrest
and to restore the Baluchi from him and excuse is not
acceptable from you.
Letter No. 224 dated 27th Sha’/fwal 1342 (=1-8-24) 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, Shargah, to Sheikh Khalid bin nhnad,
Ghiex' of Shargah.
Reference my lottex No.173 dated 8th Sha^wal regarding
the kidnapped Baluchi and our conversation about his recovery.
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The volume contains correspondence related to individual cases of the enslavement and trade of Baluchis from the Makran coast and Karachi, to the Trucial and Oman Coast, and in particular to Dubai. The correspondence is predominantly between Government representatives in Karachi/Sind, the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire (of which there were three incumbents during the period covered), and the native 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, ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Latif. The cases discussed touch upon British attempts to identify and recover Baluchis reportedly taken and transported to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , repatriation measures, the terms of punishment for traders/kidnappers, and the expenses incurred at offering protection for recovered slaves.
Of particular interest in the file are reports on the slave trade between Baluchistan and the Gulf, 1923/24 (folios 98-114); correspondence between the native agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs on slave trade (e.g. folios 361-362); and the Hindu community of Dubai’s efforts to take action against the trade of Hindu boys from Karachi (folio 364).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (393 folios)
- Arrangement
Correspondence, bound roughly in chronological order, from earliest at front of volume to latest at rear.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The volume is foliated with circled pencil numbers from the front cover to the last folio, in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . An earlier foliation system uses uncircled pencil numbers, also in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. .
Condition: There is some insect damage on the front cover and a small number of folios, but not sufficient to impair legibility.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/222
- Title
- ‘File 5/191 II Individual slavery cases’
- Pages
- 20r:21v, 160r:164v
- Author
- Āl Qasimī, Shaikh Khālid bin Aḥmad bin Sultān
- Usage terms
- Public Domain