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; Log Books and Crew Agreements...
Catalogue reference: BT 387
What's it about?
BT 387
These records provide details of UK Merchant Seamen who served on allied ships during the Second World War.
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 387
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Title (The name of the record)
- Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Log Books and Crew Agreements of Allied Foreign Ships Requisitioned or Chartered by HMG
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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These records provide details of UK Merchant Seamen who served on allied ships during the Second World War.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged by year.
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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)
- F 63
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 68 volume(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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in 2002 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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- The crew agreements were completed by the Master of the Ship and forwarded to the Registry of Shipping via the Shipping Owners, UK Marine Offices and HM Consuls. Prior to their transfer to PRO the records were held at the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1939-1946
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- The series will not accrue.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- To be available in 2002
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- These records were selected on the basis that they reflect the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK, as documented by the state's dealings with individuals, communities and organisations outside its own formal boundaries (2.2.21 of PRO's acquisition policy).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15909/
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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Log Books and Crew Agreements of Allied Foreign Ships Requisitioned or Chartered by HMG
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