'File A/12 Arrest and capture of slaves'

Title:

'File A/12 Arrest and capture of slaves'

Date:

1937/1938

Description:

Abstract: The file contains correspondence related to two slavery related incidents raised with the Political Agency in Bahrain. The first case (folios 1-22) involves two male ex-slaves who were apprehended by the Iranian police while travelling by boat to Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām] to recover their belongings. One of the men escaped from detention and boarded HMS Bideford, where his statement was passed on to the Bahrain Agency. The second case (folios 23-45) involves two men owned by the Saudi Arabian Chargé d'Affaires in Baghdad. Both men absconded to Bahrain, where their statements were taken down (folios 29 and 30-33). Both men were given manumission certificates, authorised by the Political Resident. One of the manumitted slaves later complained of being unable to find work in Bahrain, and requested permission to travel to India (folios 39-41). The office notes reveal that Agency staff considered the man 'lazy', and turned down his application for passage to India (folio 43).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence starts on the first folio of the file and continues until the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The following foliation anomaly occurs: f 1, f 1A. Additional foliation (since crossed out) appears on ff 24-41.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Slave emancipation
Slave trade

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00024f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00024f_en
IOR/R/15/2/1856
IOR/R/15/2/1856

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