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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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Business papers: inventories, lists of slaves, cash books, accounts relating to the...
Catalogue reference: HCA 30/725
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This record is about the Business papers: inventories, lists of slaves, cash books, accounts relating to the... dating from 1770-1782 in the series High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 30/725
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1770-1782
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Description (What the record is about)
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Business papers: inventories, lists of slaves, cash books, accounts relating to the plantations Niew Acconoribo, Halle in Saksen, Geertruidenberh, 1771-1780. Surinaamse Courant July 1782; almanacs for 1776 and 1789; Boekzaal der Geleerde Waereld April 1776; correspondence of plantation director J. G. Dolré
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- This piece is included in the HCA Prize Papers sorting and cataloguing project, and is not available to order. Please ask a member of staff to contact the Prize Papers team to arrange access to it
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Dutch
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HCA 30
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea
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