File 13/3 III 'SLAVE TRADE: Instructions for Manumission of Slaves'
Date:
1949/1949
Description:
Abstract: The file is composed of two pieces of correspondence:A letter (21 May 1949) from the Persian Gulf Residency to the Political Agent, Muscat, requesting statistics for manumission in the Muscat Agency's jurisdiction during the year ending 31 March 1949A letter (June 13 1949) from the Political Agency, Muscat, to the Persian Gulf Residency giving the number of slaves manumitted (male and female) and informing that 'all complained of maltreatment by their masters'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 4, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.