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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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/1/106
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Book 149 - 1845'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 18 Jan 1845-2 Jul 1846
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The letters are in chronological order.
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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 (63 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)
- 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.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ff7647d5-ff5f-4017-88af-12900af0fe14/
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/15/1/1-118
Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/38-118
Political Residency, Bushire: correspondence received and sent
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'Book 149 - 1845'