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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
War Office: Office of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff: Papers
Catalogue reference: WO 216
What's it about?
WO 216
The records in this series include correspondence with the Prime Minister, high-ranking service and civilian officers at home and overseas and other notables. The subject matter covers organization, administration, policy, training and operations...
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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WO 216
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Office of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1935-1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in this series include correspondence with the Prime Minister, high-ranking service and civilian officers at home and overseas and other notables. The subject matter covers organization, administration, policy, training and operations not only during the war of 1939-1945 but also for the years thereafter, when British troops were deployed in Egypt, Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, Borneo and elsewhere.
There are also some files found elsewhere, and added to this series, containing semi-official correspondence of the Chief of the (Imperial) General Staff.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of the Defence Chiefs of Staff are in
For papers of the Earl of Cavan, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 1922 to 1926, see WO 79
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Few records for the period before the Second World War appear in this series, as the vast majority of CGS/CIGS papers covering 1904-1939 were destroyed by enemy action in September 1940, whilst held in the War Office repository in Arnside Street, London.
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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)
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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)
- War Office, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 1909-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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972 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1972 Ministry of Defence
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14422/
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