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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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Registers of Passes and Renewals of Engineers' Certificates
Catalogue reference: BT 320
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 320
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Title (The name of the record)
- Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Registers of Passes and Renewals of Engineers' Certificates
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Description (What the record is about)
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These records are to be found at the National Maritime Museum under references:
RSS/ENG/5 1919-1929
RSS/ENG/6 1930-1944
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Maritime Museum
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- No records held at The National Archives for this series
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3356/
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