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Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
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Sierra Leone, Jellab Coffee and the Northern Rights and Southern Divisions.
Catalogue reference: ADM 123/66
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This record is about the Sierra Leone, Jellab Coffee and the Northern Rights and Southern Divisions. dating from 1864-1865 in the series Admiralty: Africa Station: Correspondence. 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)
- ADM 123/66
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1864-1865
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sierra Leone, Jellab Coffee and the Northern Rights and Southern Divisions.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- (Records of Commodore A. Wilmott, Vol. 2). Index ADM 124/2-4
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3738467/
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ADM 123
Admiralty: Africa Station: Correspondence
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