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Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
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EXTRADITION: Rule of Habeas Corpus obtained by Fugitive Offender as offence charged...
Catalogue reference: HO 144/114/A25824
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This record is about the EXTRADITION: Rule of Habeas Corpus obtained by Fugitive Offender as offence charged... dating from 1883-1884 in the series Home Office: Registered Papers, Supplementary. 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)
- HO 144/114/A25824
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1883-1884
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Description (What the record is about)
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EXTRADITION: Rule of Habeas Corpus obtained by Fugitive Offender as offence charged was not one punishable in Cape Colony by imprisonment for 12 months or more. Prisoner discharged for want of evidence
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- A25824
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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
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4132390/
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HO 144
Home Office: Registered Papers, Supplementary
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EXTRADITION: Rule of Habeas Corpus obtained by Fugitive Offender as offence charged...
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