Record revealed
Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
This affidavit is testament to the lengths enslaved African people went to in seeking their freedom.
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Court of King's Bench, Crown Side, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of...
Catalogue reference: KB 1
What's it about?
KB 1
The main series of affidavits of the Crown Side of the King's Bench, few of them dating from before 1714 but apparently substantially complete from the 1730s.They normally give the name and occupation of the person swearing, and served a large...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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KB 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Court of King's Bench, Crown Side, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division: Affidavits
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Date (When the record was created)
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1682-1985
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Description (What the record is about)
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The main series of affidavits of the Crown Side of the King's Bench, few of them dating from before 1714 but apparently substantially complete from the 1730s.
They normally give the name and occupation of the person swearing, and served a large variety of purposes. Some support or oppose criminal informations, informations quo warranto or informations qui tam; others, especially in the 20th century, support or oppose applications for the issue of the main prerogative writs (certiorari, habeas corpus, mandamus); or confirm the carrying out of process, such as the service of a rule of court.
They often include related documents, and can provide information on such matters as local government, crime and public disorder, trade union disputes, women, children, slaves and the insane.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Indexes are in KB 39
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Many affidavits were missing at transfer but these are only noted in piece descriptions from KB 1/697 onwards.
Customs and excise affidavits from 1727 to 1829 survived destruction and are now in
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English and Latin
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1148 bundles and files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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Affidavits relating to the enforcement of the game laws from 1747 to 1820 appear to have been destroyed under a schedule of 1907.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10005/
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