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'File A/2 V Correspondence regarding slaves who apply for Manumission at Muscat'

Title	'File A/2 V Correspondence regarding slaves who apply for Manumission at Muscat'
Author	an agent. . All of the cases included in the file are straightforward in nature. Most of the cases include manumission statements taken down from the slave at the Muscat Agency An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date:	9 Jan 1940-30 Dec 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Place	From the mid-1930s, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain took greater responsibility in settling manumission cases heard at the agencies on the Arab Coast (Bahrian, Sharjah -
Type	Document
Language	English
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	342
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/2/1835
Record ID	vdc_100000000282.0x00023a
Library Location	British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date	9 Jan 1940-30 Dec 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	The file contains correspondence relating to forty-one manumission cases, heard at the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . All of the cases included in the file are straightforward in nature. Most of the cases include manumission statements taken down from the slave at the Muscat Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , which were sent to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain for a decision. In those cases where the slave resided or was owned by a master based on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , correspondence between Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah is included, which attempt to verify the slave's story. Correspondence from the Sharjah Agent was returned in Arabic with English translations. In most cases, the manumission statements were given by enslaved individuals seeking their own manumission. In eight of the cases in the file, manumission statements were given by persons seeking the restoration of family members.

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'File A/2 V Correspondence regarding slaves who apply for Manumission at Muscat'

Author an agent. . All of the cases included in the file are straightforward in nature. Most of the cases include manumission statements taken down from the slave at the Muscat Agency An office of the East India Company and

Publication Date 9 Jan 1940-30 Dec 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Place From the mid-1930s, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain took greater responsibility in settling manumission cases heard at the agencies on the Arab Coast (Bahrian, Sharjah -

Type Document

Language English

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 342

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/2/1835

Record ID vdc_100000000282.0x00023a

Library Location British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Date 9 Jan 1940-30 Dec 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes The file contains correspondence relating to forty-one manumission cases, heard at the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . All of the cases included in the file are straightforward in nature. Most of the cases include manumission statements taken down from the slave at the Muscat Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , which were sent to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain for a decision. In those cases where the slave resided or was owned by a master based on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , correspondence between Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah is included, which attempt to verify the slave's story. Correspondence from the Sharjah Agent was returned in Arabic with English translations. In most cases, the manumission statements were given by enslaved individuals seeking their own manumission. In eight of the cases in the file, manumission statements were given by persons seeking the restoration of family members.