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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
Overseas Development Administration: Eastern and General Africa Department: Registered...
Catalogue reference: OD 112
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OD 112
This series contains records of the Eastern and General Africa Department showing the provision of UK development aid to East Africa, including Indian Ocean countries such as Seychelles. The series also covers aid matters relating to Africa as a...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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OD 112
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Title (The name of the record)
- Overseas Development Administration: Eastern and General Africa Department: Registered Files (SH Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1976-1981
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Eastern and General Africa Department showing the provision of UK development aid to East Africa, including Indian Ocean countries such as Seychelles. The series also covers aid matters relating to Africa as a whole and relations with international and regional organisations concerned with the provision of development aid in Africa.
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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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SH
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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)
- Overseas Development Administration, Eastern and General Africa Department, 1979-1981
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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24 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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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1979-1981
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals are expected.
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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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The Eastern and General Africa Department was created in 1979. The department continued until 1981.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11827494/
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