'File A/4 Rules governing manumission of slaves'

Title:

'File A/4 Rules governing manumission of slaves'

Date:

1926/1950

Description:

Abstract: The file is comprised of extracts of correspondence and official notices, all referring to the manumission of slaves in the Persian Gulf. The contents of the file appear to have been compiled by staff at the Bahrain Political Agency over a number of years for reference purposes on how to deal with manumission cases.There is a printed copy of the 1913 manumission guidelines on folios 3-5, as well as the 1938 guidelines which superseded them (folios 19-20). There are also numerous extracts from specific manumission cases, letters and memorandums, all clarifying particular aspects of slavery in the Gulf region, for example, how to treat domestic slaves (folio 7), the 'mortgaging' of individuals (folio 8), the mistaken assumption that manumission certificate holders become quasi-British subjects (folio 10B), and British policy towards domestic slaves from Qatar (folio 23).Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence begins on the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top-right of the recto side of each folio. A second foliation sequence runs between ff 3-27; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Foliation errors: 10A and 10B.Condition: ff 3-5 bear insect damage, although not enough to impair the legibility of the text.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Slave emancipation
Slave trade

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000242_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000242_en
IOR/R/15/2/1843
IOR/R/15/2/1843

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