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'1851/52 Residency in the Persian Gulf English Correspondence No.7 Slave Trade'
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/127
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This record is a file about the '1851/52 Residency in the Persian Gulf English Correspondence No.7 Slave Trade' dating from 21 Jan 1851-31 Dec 1851.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/1/127
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Title (The name of the record)
- '1851/52 Residency in the Persian Gulf English Correspondence No.7 Slave Trade'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 21 Jan 1851-31 Dec 1851
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Description (What the record is about)
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The file contains correspondence sent to and from the Persian Gulf Residency (the Resident at the time being Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell), concerning the slave trade between the coast of East Africa and the Persian Gulf, and Britain's maritime efforts to suppress it. The main correspondents are Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay, Lt-Col Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Council of Persia and Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron. The correspondence covers the interception of ships carrying slaves, agreements and treaties for the suppression of the slave trade and the use of native interpreters on British ships. The file contains several reports detailing the numbers of slaves imported from Africa to various parts of the Persian Gulf.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The correspondence in the file has been arranged in a rough chronological order, starting from the earliest at the front of the file to the latest at the end.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file, 20 items (41 folios)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Foliation: The file has been foliated from the front cover to the last page of the file, with pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto page. The inside back cover has been left unfoliated.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/33ae624b-aa8f-4af1-8954-c5a4578737a9/
Series information
IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/119-198
Political Residency, Bushire: correspondence bound in subject compilations
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/119-144
Subject compilations: letters received and letters sent
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'1851/52 Residency in the Persian Gulf English Correspondence No.7 Slave Trade'