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
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Crown Agents; Loan Agreements with Sovereign States
Catalogue reference: FCO 165
What's it about?
FCO 165
This series contains files concerning financial loans in a variety of countries, including Ghana, Malaysia, Guyana, Singapore, Anguilla, Kenya and South Yemen. The files contain details concerning: loan repayments; loan payments; loan...
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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FCO 165
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Crown Agents; Loan Agreements with Sovereign States
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Date (When the record was created)
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1962-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files concerning financial loans in a variety of countries, including Ghana, Malaysia, Guyana, Singapore, Anguilla, Kenya and South Yemen.
The files contain details concerning:
- loan repayments;
- loan payments;
- loan agreements;
- defence grants
- arms sales.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also CAOG 9
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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)
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- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1968-1968
- Foreign Office, 1782-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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21 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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in 2017 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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Records are selected in line with The National Archives Records Collection Policy.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16318212/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: FCO
Records of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and predecessors
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Crown Agents; Loan Agreements with Sovereign States
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