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; Medals Policy Files
Catalogue reference: BT 386
What's it about?
BT 386
This series consists of papers relating to applications for war medals, in particular WW II Campaign Stars.
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 386
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Title (The name of the record)
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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Medals Policy Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944-1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of papers relating to applications for war medals, in particular WW II Campaign Stars.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- 10 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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
- Medals
- 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)
- These files have always been held by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran from 1944 to 1958
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals are expected
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Selected as they reflect the interact of the state with its citizens (2.2.2 of PRO's acquisition policy).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15851/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Medals Policy Files
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