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Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
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SWALLOW: Log kept by Captain P Carteret. Discovery: South America, Pacific, New Guinea....
Catalogue reference: ADM 55/129
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This record is about the SWALLOW: Log kept by Captain P Carteret. Discovery: South America, Pacific, New Guinea.... dating from 1763 Apr 25-1767 Sep 17 in the series Admiralty: Supplementary Logs and Journals of Ships on Exploration. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 55/129
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1763 Apr 25-1767 Sep 17
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Description (What the record is about)
- SWALLOW: Log kept by Captain P Carteret. Discovery: South America, Pacific, New Guinea. Also Swallow's service under previous name VIPER on North America station
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 55
Admiralty: Supplementary Logs and Journals of Ships on Exploration
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Within the series: ADM 55
Admiralty: Supplementary Logs and Journals of Ships on Exploration
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