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.
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Slave Registers: Demerara: 1374-1832
Catalogue reference: T 71/401
What’s it about?
This record is about the Slave Registers: Demerara: 1374-1832 dating from 1820 in the series Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves and Slave Compensation Commission: Records. 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)
- T 71/401
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1820
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Description (What the record is about)
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Slave Registers: Demerara: 1374-1832
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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
- Slavery
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2584505/
Series information
T 71
Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves and Slave Compensation Commission: Records
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