‘Muscat – Slave Trade’

Title:

‘Muscat – Slave Trade’

Date:

1843/1843

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 main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Reuben Aslan, the Native Agent at Muscat. It is the third in a series of five items concerning the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2033/92119, 92120, IOR/F/4/2034/92122, and 92123).The item concerns:The liabilities of British subjects at Muscat concerning enslaved peoplePossible penalties for boats carrying enslaved people in the Red Sea or Persian GulfThe rescue of an Indian girl kidnapped from near Hyderabad, who was sold at Muscat by the sister of the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa’id bin Sultan Al Bu Sa’id]The restoration to her husband of an Indian woman from Muscat who lacked the means of returning after a pilgrimageThe legality of purchasing enslaved people for the purpose of emancipation.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: 3’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 4 and terminates at f 45, 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:

Bombay
Muscat

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001812.0x00002f_ar
81055/vdc_100000001812.0x00002f_en
IOR/F/4/2034/92121
IOR/F/4/2034/92121

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