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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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Ship: Egypt. Official Number: 105581. (Described at item level. 1915 crew lists only)....
Catalogue reference: BT 100/299
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This record is about the Ship: Egypt. Official Number: 105581. (Described at item level. 1915 crew lists only).... dating from 1914 - 1916 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 100/299
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914 - 1916
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ship: Egypt. Official Number: 105581. (Described at item level. 1915 crew lists only). Official No: 105581
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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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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
- Shipping
- Middle East
- Merchant seaman
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1699478/
Series information
BT 100
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III
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Within the series: BT 100
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III
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