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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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Subversion: sedition: seditious libel: political publications: political propaganda:...
Catalogue reference: LO 2/231
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This record is about the Subversion: sedition: seditious libel: political publications: political propaganda:... dating from 1954 in the series Law Officers' Department: Registered Files. 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)
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LO 2/231
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Date (When the record was created)
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1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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Subversion: sedition: seditious libel: political publications: political propaganda: 'Kenya Report 1953': parliamentary questions
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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9/7/16
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Closed Until 2012
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Treason and rebellion
- Crime
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10885793/
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Series information
LO 2
Law Officers' Department: Registered Files
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