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.
Series
War and Colonial Department and Successors: St Helena: Government Gazettes
Catalogue reference: CO 251
What's it about?
CO 251
This series contains government gazettes for St. Helena, 1845-1850 and 1871-1990, and gazettes for its dependency Tristan da Cunha, 1975-1990.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 251
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Title (The name of the record)
- War and Colonial Department and Successors: St Helena: Government Gazettes
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1845-1990
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains government gazettes for St. Helena, 1845-1850 and 1871-1990, and gazettes for its dependency Tristan da Cunha, 1975-1990.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 31 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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
- Official publications
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4442/
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