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Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
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Admiral Lord Exmouth's mission to the Barbary Powers. Abolition of Christian Slavery.
Catalogue reference: CO 2/6
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This record is about the Admiral Lord Exmouth's mission to the Barbary Powers. Abolition of Christian Slavery. dating from 1816 in the series War and Colonial Department: Africa Exploration, etc.. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 2/6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1816
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Description (What the record is about)
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Admiral Lord Exmouth's mission to the Barbary Powers. Abolition of Christian Slavery.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- 3 working days notice to produce
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1911951/
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CO 2
War and Colonial Department: Africa Exploration, etc.
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Admiral Lord Exmouth's mission to the Barbary Powers. Abolition of Christian Slavery.
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