Slave Trade Correspondence
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Slave Trade Correspondence
- Date:
- 1872/1872
- Description:
- Abstract: This file consists of letters related to several general subjects of the East African-Arabian Slave trade; domestic Omani politics; general affairs of trade. Of note are circular letters from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to Trucial Coast Shaikhs and the Sultan of Oman on their responsibility for the eradication of slavery. These also include Arabic copies of engagements entered into by the Trucial Shaikhs of the Persian Gulf with the British Government for the abolition of the African slave trade. The file also includes the Muscat Agency administration report 1871-72, and Fortnightly Muscat Agency news reports. Ancillary sections pertain to correspondence on the 1872 lease of Bandar `Abbas, and correspondence relating to Makran dependencies of Muscat.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 450; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Political affairs
Slave trade
Abolition of slavery
Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty - Geographic region:
- Oman
Bandar Abbas - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00021d_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00021d_en
IOR/R/15/6/5
IOR/R/15/6/5