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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Cr Parts 1 and 2, Cu Parts 1 and 2, Cy Parts 1 and 2. Includes index pages, for Part...
Catalogue reference: BT 112/16
What’s it about?
This record is about the Cr Parts 1 and 2, Cu Parts 1 and 2, Cy Parts 1 and 2. Includes index pages, for Part... dating from 1835-1840 Feb; 1841 Dec-1844 in the series Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Register of Seamen, Series II. 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)
- BT 112/16
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835-1840 Feb; 1841 Dec-1844
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cr Parts 1 and 2, Cu Parts 1 and 2, Cy Parts 1 and 2.
Includes index pages, for Part 2, from BT 119/28 for Crab-Crafton and Crol-Cry
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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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- Topics
- Merchant seaman
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C408159/
Series information
BT 112
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Register of Seamen, Series II
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