Author
an agent.
in Muscat. All cases involve slaves who had absconded from the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Publication Date
13 Jan 1933-30 Nov 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
301
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/218
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0000bf
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
13 Jan 1933-30 Nov 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains correspondence relating to thirty-eight manumission cases, heard at the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Muscat. All cases involve slaves who had absconded from the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, or slavery related incidents on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. All cases were therefore referred to 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 (‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Latif). Each case follows a set pattern. 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 Muscat (three incumbents in the period covered: until March 1933, Major Bremmer; March to June 1933, Captain Alban; June 1933 to June 1935, Major Bremmer; from June 1935, Major Watts) sent the slave's manumission statement to the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
(Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Fowle). In his covering letter 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.
noted any physical signs of mistreatment upon the slave's body, and recommended manumission. Upon receipt of the statement, staff at the Political
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.
sent a letter to ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Latif, requesting further details on the slave and his or her case. 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 responded to the Political
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.
, with details of the case, and a recommendation of manumission.
Most of the manumission cases are straightforward and follow the pattern described above. Unusual cases in the volume include a kidnapping incident (subject 21, folios 152-66), in which a woman of Sharjah made a statement at the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Muscat, asking for help in retrieving her kidnapped daughter. In two cases (subjects 27 and 29, respectively folios 202, 221), reference is made to 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 sending a slave back to his owner, rather than hearing the request for manumission.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The volume has been arranged in approximate chronological order, with the earliest manumission subject at the beginning of the book, and the latest at the end. At the front of the book (folios 3-4) is a handwritten index listing all manumission subjects contained within. The index does not refer to any page numbers. The subjects are numbered 1 through to 39, with subject 39 struck out.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
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