‘Muscat – Slave Trade – Liabilities of British subjects holding slaves’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Muscat – Slave Trade – Liabilities of British subjects holding slaves’
- Date:
- 1842/1843
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. It is the second in a series of seven items on the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2014/89996, 89998, 89999, 90000, 90001, and 90002). The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Robertson, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Khojah Rouben [Khawājah Rūbin bin Aṣlān], the British Agent at Muscat.The item concerns a query from Robertson about what to do with British subjects at Muscat engaging in the slave trade, with examples provided by Khojah Rouben. The Government of Bombay considered the question in relation to previous treaties with Muscat, and referred it to the Governor-General.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 666, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4079, [Season 18]43’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 165, and terminates at f 177, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Slave trade
Treaties - Geographic region:
- Muscat
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000659.0x000017_ar
81055/vdc_100000000659.0x000017_en
IOR/F/4/2014/89997
IOR/F/4/2014/89997