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
Venezuela - Zanzibar. 1 volume
Catalogue reference: FO 115/1713
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This record is about the Venezuela - Zanzibar. 1 volume dating from 1912 in the series Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulates, United States of America: General 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)
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FO 115/1713
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Date (When the record was created)
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1912
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Description (What the record is about)
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Venezuela - Zanzibar.
1 volume
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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)
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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))
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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
- International
- Americas
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4240280/
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Series information
FO 115
Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulates, United States of America: General Correspondence
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the series: FO 115
Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulates, United States of America: General Correspondence
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Venezuela - Zanzibar. 1 volume
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