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'Book 149 - 1845'

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/106

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This record is a file about the 'Book 149 - 1845' dating from 18 Jan 1845-2 Jul 1846.

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Reference
IOR/R/15/1/106
Title
'Book 149 - 1845'
Date
18 Jan 1845-2 Jul 1846
Description

The file consist of original correspondence from 1845 sent to the Bushire Residency; the principal correspondents being Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf at the time, and the Secretaries to the Government at Bombay. The file contains extracts of earlier letters, from 9 December 1843, and some later notes, up until 22 April 1846. The main subject covered is slavery at Muscat and Zanzibar following the Slave Abolition Act. Other subjects covered are the diplomatic and commercial relations with Persia and the Persian Coast and the siege of Sevastopol with other events occurred during the Crimean War. The book contains translations of letters from the Persian Shah.

Arrangement

The letters are in chronological order.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (63 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Physical condition
The foliation is in pencil, encircled, in the top right corner of each folio. The numbering sequence starts on the front cover of the file with 1 and terminates on the last folio with 64.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ff7647d5-ff5f-4017-88af-12900af0fe14/

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'Book 149 - 1845'