‘Cutch Mandavie. Importation of Six slaves into-.’

Title:

‘Cutch Mandavie. Importation of Six slaves into-.’

Date:

1844/1844

Description:

Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence which form partial enclosures to a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 12 November 1845. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2157/103838 and further enclosures to this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2157/103843.The item relates to a request from the Court of Directors to the Government of Bombay for an update on the case of six enslaved people who had been taken into Mandavie [Mandvi], originally reported by James Grant Lumsden, the previous Political Agent at Cutch [Kachchh]. The request is passed on to the Government of India which responds with copies of correspondence from the Government of Scinde [Sindh] and Henry Gee Roberts, the new Political Agent at Cutch, providing an update on the six enslaved people.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5410, Draft 786/46’, ‘Vol: 7’, ‘Collection N. 11 of N. 124’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The ‘N. 11’ has been crossed out with different ink.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 866, and terminates at f 871, 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

Geographic region:

Cutch
Mandavie

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100121536819.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100121536819.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2157/103844
IOR/F/4/2157/103844

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