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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STAGEN to TRITON
Catalogue reference: BT 389/43
What’s it about?
This record is about the STAGEN to TRITON dating from 1939 Jan 01 - 1946 Dec 31 in the series Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Merchant Shipping Movement Cards. 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 389/43
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939 Jan 01 - 1946 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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STAGEN to TRITON
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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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- Topics
- Shipping
- Merchant seaman
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11154081/
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Series information
BT 389
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Merchant Shipping Movement Cards
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies
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Within the series: BT 389
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Merchant Shipping Movement Cards
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STAGEN to TRITON
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