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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.
Piece
Northern Rhodesia
Catalogue reference: OD 6/945
What’s it about?
This record is about the Northern Rhodesia dating from 1961 in the series Directorate of Overseas Surveys: Registered Files. 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)
- OD 6/945
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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Northern Rhodesia
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- With maps
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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)
- 1070/1 Part 2
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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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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
- Aid and development
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1722473/
Series information
OD 6
Directorate of Overseas Surveys: Registered Files
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Northern Rhodesia
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