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'Muscat. Relative to an Act of Parliament for carrying into effect the agreement...
Catalogue reference: IOR/F/4/2343/123026
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This record is about the 'Muscat. Relative to an Act of Parliament for carrying into effect the agreement... dating from 10 May 1849-20 Jun 1849.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/F/4/2343/123026
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Muscat. Relative to an Act of Parliament for carrying into effect the agreement between Her Majesty's Government and His Highness the Imam of Muscat, for the more effectual suppression of the Slave Trade.'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 10 May 1849-20 Jun 1849
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Description (What the record is about)
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes, which are enclosures to an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 23 June 1849. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123024. The item relates to a new Act of British Parliament passed on 5 September 1848, which carries into effect the recent agreement between Her Majesty and the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat for the suppression of the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved people]. Instructions on how to enact the provisions of the Act are provided by the Governor of Bombay. A mistake in the Act – that Captain Atkins Hamerton is referred to as belonging to the Royal Navy rather than the Bombay Native Infantry – is also discussed. As well as numerous members of the Government of Bombay Council, the item also contains material authored by the Government of India. The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 189 of 1850', 'Vol: 3', 'Collection No 1 of No 64', and 'Examiner's Office'.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 137), noting 'No.', 'From', 'To', 'Subject', 'Date & No of Docu[men]t' and 'Date & No. of Cons[ultation]'.
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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 item (7 folios)
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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 foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 136, and terminates at f 142, 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.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/659320e0-0cf7-4024-bd5d-30145840f6ac/
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IOR/F/4
Board's Collections
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/F
Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
Within the series: IOR/F/4
Board's Collections
Within the file: IOR/F/4/2343
Board's Collections Vol 2343 nos 123004 to 123140
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'Muscat. Relative to an Act of Parliament for carrying into effect the agreement between Her Majesty's Government and His Highness the Imam of Muscat, for the more effectual suppression of the Slave Trade.'