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.
Piece
Yorkwood
Catalogue reference: BT 373/356
What’s it about?
This record is about the Yorkwood dating from 1943-1944 in the series Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Merchant Seamen Prisoner of War.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 373/356
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943-1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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Yorkwood
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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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- Topics
- Internment
- Merchant seaman
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10814907/
Series information
BT 373
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Merchant Seamen Prisoner of War...
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Within the series: BT 373
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Yorkwood
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