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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.
Series
Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Overseas...
Catalogue reference: OD 72
What's it about?
OD 72
This series covers the administration and payment of pensions and related benefits to former expatriate colonial civil and public servants and their dependents including those derived from service in a civil or military capacity in former British...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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OD 72
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Overseas Pensions Department: Registered Files (PD/OMH series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1973-1984
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series covers the administration and payment of pensions and related benefits to former expatriate colonial civil and public servants and their dependents including those derived from service in a civil or military capacity in former British India and the Sudan public service. Formulation of the British Government's policy on overseas pensions and UK pension increase supplements.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records from 1962-1975 in OD 16
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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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PD and OMH
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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
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Overseas Development, 1974-1979
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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89 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2012 Department for International Development
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Overseas Pensions Department (OPD) is responsible for the administration and payment of pensions and related benefits to former expatriate colonial civil and public servants and their dependents including those derived from service in a civil or military capacity in former British India and the Sudan public service. It is also responsible for the formulation of the British Government's policy on overseas pensions and UK pension increase supplements.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11783230/
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Ministry of Overseas Development and Overseas Development Administration: Overseas Pensions Department: Registered Files (PD/OMH series)
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