Letter no.103 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Council of Persia
Letter no.103 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Council of Persia
Letter no.103 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Council of Persia
Date:
1851/1851
Description:
Abstract: Hennell writes of his frustrations of Persia not being a signatory to any maritime slave trade suppression treaties with Great Britain, offering his own remarks on the subject to Sheil. He states that the best option for preventing slaves reaching Persia is to cut off the supply from Zanzibar and Muscat, with the assistance of those dominions' rulers.Physical description: 2 folios