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.
Piece
Wa Part 1
Catalogue reference: BT 112/74
What’s it about?
This record is about the Wa Part 1 dating from 1835-1840 Feb 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 112/74
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835-1840 Feb
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Description (What the record is about)
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Wa Part 1
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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
- Merchant seaman
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C408217/
Series information
BT 112
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Register of Seamen, Series II
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: BT
Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies
83 records
Within the series: BT 112
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Register of Seamen, Series II
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Wa Part 1
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