Political No. 228 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of a Paper Relating to the Visit of the Political Agent at Zanzibar to Mombassa
Date:
1873/1874
Description:
Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 26 December 1873 and received by the India Office via Brindisi on 19 January 1874, forwarding copies of a paper by the Political Agent and Consul-General, Zanzibar, in which he reports his visit to Mombassa [Mombasa] and his actions with regard to the Indian owners of enslaved persons at that place, which included the 'liberation of 221 slaves'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 392, and terminates at f 396a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains five foliation anomalies: f 392a, f 393a, f 394a, f 395a, and f 396a.