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‘File 5/191 II Individual slavery cases’ [‎262r] (536/804)

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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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Fu.lairah with BalucMa arrl that you have hear’d that sons
a laves have beer brought to Fujairah; I have heard the sar>e
but nowadaya our commurioatlon with Fujairah ia disoortlnued
aa before ana they hide their affairs from us because they
thlnlc that whatever that hag happened to ,theWhave beer done
f by me and are busy in their enmity to us.
They are however iradvertant to the commission of such
acts (sale of slaves). You know affairs there very well.
As regards your mention that you have stated my position
to the Honourable the Political ^osident, T her to state that
you are a yood man and naturally T depend finst or God ard
secondly unon you. T trust you will rover neglect my case;
T have a good opinion of you. Ghould you reauire to
render ary service you may please let me 1 know and T will
rodder same at once.
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Statement made by Haikal bin r^uhammad^ Baluchi of Tujak,
Ed kalian, under fir Bar Teat, Bahadur us Sultan, acred about
?0 '/ears. Recorded on 4th Rabi I, 1744 (= 9 y-o-ppii #
T am an inhabitant of Tujalc and have got some male and
female slaves who are my property. At the end of the year
1 ? 4 J 5 (= 1004 ) r arrived at Khor Fakkan for earningali veil hood
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and as there/a fighting going onythe frontier of
Baluchistan with the Persian Government T sent some of my
relatives to brinff me some slaves to khor Fakkan ard they
brought me the hoy I'uhammaduhj son of Sulaiman 4 ard the woman
Sakirah: or their arrival with me the Tali of Khor Fakkan
representing the Chief of Kalba called or me and arrested me
with the boy and woman and took us all to Kalba. 1'here T
asked the Shaikh as to why wo were arrested. He said to me
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"you have brought slaves fur sale". T Informed him that the
slaves were my property and ro o'^e has ary claim in them?
two days later uhe 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’s men arrived at Kalba
and took us to the said Ap^rt at Ras-ul-Xha•?mah*

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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).

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1 volume (393 folios)
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Correspondence, bound roughly in chronological order, from earliest at front of volume to latest at rear.

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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
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