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
Original evidence
Catalogue reference: CO 895/5
What’s it about?
This record is about the Original evidence dating from 1962 in the series Kenya Constituencies Delimitation Commission: (Foster-Sutton Commission): Papers. 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)
- CO 895/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1962
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Description (What the record is about)
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Original evidence
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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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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
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2082606/
Series information
CO 895
Kenya Constituencies Delimitation Commission: (Foster-Sutton Commission): Papers
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Original evidence
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