'Slave Trade.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Slave Trade.'
- Date:
- 1852/1853
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of five letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. The letters refer to recent activities connected to the ‘slave trade’ [trade in enslaved people] in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, especially Judda [Juddah], Bahrein [Bahrain], Oman, and near Bassador [Basa‘idu].The first letter is dated 21 May 1853. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2536/147462. This letter contains extracts of a letter from the Court of Directors to the Government of Bombay, dated 21 January 1852.The second letter is dated 30 August 1853. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2536/147463.The third letter is dated 28 September 1853. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2536/147464.The fourth letter is dated 27 October 1853. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2536/147465.The fifth letter is dated 28 November 1853. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2536/147466 and IOR/F/4/2536/147467.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '161 1854', 'Collection in 7 Volumes', 'Vol: 1', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 767, and terminates at f 772, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Slave trade
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100108815082.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108815082.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2536/147461
IOR/F/4/2536/147461