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.
Piece
Slavery and slavery-like practices
Catalogue reference: FCO 58/5178
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This record is about the Slavery and slavery-like practices dating from 1989 Jan 1-1989 Dec 31 in the series Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: United Nations (Political) Department:.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FCO 58/5178
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Date (When the record was created)
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1989 Jan 1-1989 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Slavery and slavery-like practices
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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)
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UNR 241/56
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open on Transfer
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Open Document, Open Description
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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
- International
- Democracy
- Slavery
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16749514/
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Series information
FCO 58
Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: United Nations (Political) Department:...
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