'Persian Gulf. Seizure by the Indian Naval authorities of a number of vessels, at sea, belonging to subjects of the Imam of Muscat with slaves on board intended for sale.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Persian Gulf. Seizure by the Indian Naval authorities of a number of vessels, at sea, belonging to subjects of the Imam of Muscat with slaves on board intended for sale.'
- Date:
- 1847/1847
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2235/112011. It is the third in a series of five items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Captain William Lowe, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; and Commodore Sir Robert Oliver, Superintendent of the Indian Navy.The item concerns: the seizure, in the Gulf, of eleven vessels belonging to subjects of the Imam of Muscat and carrying enslaved people; the conveying of five of the boats and the enslaved people to Bombay [Mumbai]; and the question of what should now happen to the vessels, their crews, and the enslaved people. It includes a table containing details of the vessels seized (f 179), and five declarations of seizure completed by Lieutenant James Tronson, commanding the Honourable Company’s schooner Mahi(ff 188-190).The item contains a table of contents (ff 172-173), and the title page (f 171) contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft N. 294/48’, ‘Vol: 3’, ‘Collection No. 1 of No. 135’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 171 and terminates at f 195, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Slave trade
Seizure of vessels and cargoes - Geographic region:
- Bombay
Persian Gulf - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100098574725.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098574725.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2235/112013
IOR/F/4/2235/112013