'Book 149 - 1845'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Book 149 - 1845'
- Contributor:
- Political Agent, Turkish Arabia (correspondent)
- Date:
- 1845/1846
- 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.1 file (63 folios)The letters are in chronological order.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.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter book
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Slave trade
- Extent:
- 1 file (63 folios)
- Rights:
- Open Government Licence
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00004f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00004f_en
IOR/R/15/1/106 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers