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
SOPHIA. Official No: 6867
Catalogue reference: BT 100/265
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This record is about the SOPHIA. Official No: 6867 dating from 1862 - 1866 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 100/265
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1862 - 1866
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Description (What the record is about)
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SOPHIA. Official No: 6867
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- 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/C1699443/
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Series information
BT 100
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: BT
Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies
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Within the series: BT 100
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III
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SOPHIA. Official No: 6867
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