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1. ‘Persian Gulf – Slave Trade – A female child purchased at Mangalore and taken to Muscat.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the fifth in a series of seven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1912/81793, 81794, 81795, 81796, 81798, 81799). The correspondents are: the governments of Bombay and Madras; Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Thomas W Goodwyn, Acting Joint Magistrate in charge, Malabar; and Major Bruse [Bruce] Seton, Town Major at Bombay.The item concerns a five-year-old girl who was sold at Mangalore to a man from Ras-el Khymah [Ra's al-Khaymah] who took her to Muscat. It includes arrangements for repatriating her via Bombay [Mumbai].The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Col [Collection] 12, Draft 713, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3227, [Season 18]41’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 369 and terminates at f 387, 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.