‘Judda Slave Trade Alleged sale of slaves at the port of Judda by a shopkeeper in Bombay.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Judda Slave Trade Alleged sale of slaves at the port of Judda by a shopkeeper in Bombay.’
- Date:
- 1852/1852
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 21 May 1853, and found at IOR/F/4/2536/147461. It is the second in a series of seven items about the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved people].The item contains an extract of a letter from the Court of Directors to the Government of Bombay, dated 21 January 1852, concerning the recent investigation by Lieutenant Adams into the sale of enslaved women at Judda [Juddah] and a related allegation against a nacoda [nakhuda], Mahomed bin Mahomed Bhagshwar [Muḥammad bin Muḥammad Bāgeshwar or Baghshūr? Also rendered in text as Baghsmer and Baghswer]. The item also contains the subsequent minutes and resolutions made by the Government, as well as copies of letters sent out to Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden, and the Acting Senior Magistrate of Police, Bombay. Additionally, the item contains the response from Haines, which gives brief details on where enslaved people are taken from and where they are sold.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '161 1854', 'Collection', 'Vol: 2', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection was described as 'No. 5 of No. 63 of 1853' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 773, and terminates at f 777, 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
Enquiries - Geographic region:
- Judda
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100108815118.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108815118.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2536/147462
IOR/F/4/2536/147462