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Catalogue reference: FO 181/963/2
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Treaty between the Imperial British East Africa Company and Umbari, head of the Musgoors,...
Catalogue reference: FO 2/140/56
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This record is about the Treaty between the Imperial British East Africa Company and Umbari, head of the Musgoors,... dating from 1890 Apr 25 in the series Foreign Office: Political and Other Departments: General Correspondence before 1906,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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FO 2/140/56
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Date (When the record was created)
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1890 Apr 25
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Description (What the record is about)
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Treaty between the Imperial British East Africa Company and Umbari, head of the Musgoors, freed slaves living on the right bank of the river Juba at the towns of Mchaku, Migwa, Burisaga and Mseme Quele, with the knowledge and consent of his fellow chief Mkoma, and all the Musgoors, signed in Kismayu, 25 April 1890, registered in Zanzibar, 6 September 1890.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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Treaty no. 55
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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Arabic and English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
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FO 2
Foreign Office: Political and Other Departments: General Correspondence before 1906,...
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