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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.
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GREAT EASTERN. Official No: 21891
Catalogue reference: BT 100/7
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This record is about the GREAT EASTERN. Official No: 21891 dating from 1861 in the series Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III. 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)
- BT 100/7
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1861
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Description (What the record is about)
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GREAT EASTERN. Official No: 21891
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Shipping
- Merchant seaman
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1699184/
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BT 100
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III
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