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.
Series
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Index to Logbooks and Crew Agreements
Catalogue reference: BT 385
What's it about?
BT 385
The cards record all logbooks and crew agreements received at the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen for the period 1939 to 1950.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 385
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Title (The name of the record)
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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Index to Logbooks and Crew Agreements
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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The cards record all logbooks and crew agreements received at the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen for the period 1939 to 1950.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The cards have been ordered alphabetically by ship's name. This reflects their arrangement when at the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a sample of agreements and crew lists see: BT 99 BT 380 BT 381
These cards are an index to the Logbooks and Crew Agreements held in:
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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The index cards prior to 1939 and after 1950 have been transferred to the National Maritime Museum, London, SE10 9NF
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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)
- Fifth Classified List: F49; F50; F51; F52; F53; F54; F55; F55A
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
- Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, 1872-1992
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- card(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 30cm by 23 cm
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen
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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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- Topics
- Merchant seaman
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Transferred from the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen in 2001-2 having been temporarily retained for operational purposes.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran from 1939 to 1946
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- The series has been preserved in its entirety. These records provide an index to WWII Logbooks and Crew Agreements which have been selected for permanent preservation at PRO on the grounds that they demonstrate the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK (2.2.2.1)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15820/
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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Index to Logbooks and Crew Agreements
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