‘Slave Trade’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Slave Trade’
- Date:
- 1842/1843
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; the East India Company Court of Directors. It is the first in a series of five items concerning the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2033/92120, IOR/F/4/2034/92121, 92122, and 92123).The item concerns:The liabilities of British subjects at Muscat concerning enslaved peopleThe rescue of an Indian girl who was sold at Muscat by the sister of the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa’id bin Sultan Al Bu Sa’id]The importation of six enslaved people from Zanzibar into Mandavee [Mandvi]The prevalence of the trade in enslaved people in Portuguese settlements in IndiaThe punishment of those convicted of importing enslaved people into AdenThe rescue of Indian children kidnapped and sold at MuscatPossible penalties for boats carrying enslaved people in the Red Sea or Persian GulfThe agreement between the Imam of Muscat and the French at Bourbon [Réunion] about importing free labourers into Bourbon.The enclosures to the letters in this item are contained in the subsequent items.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 253, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4278, [Season 18]44’, ‘Vol: 1’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 860 and terminates at f 886, 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Slave trade
- Geographic region:
- Malabar Coast
Muscat
Bombay - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001788.0x00006a_ar
81055/vdc_100000001788.0x00006a_en
IOR/F/4/2033/92119
IOR/F/4/2033/92119