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: Commissioners of Eastern Inquiry, Cape of Good Hope...
Catalogue reference: CO 414
What's it about?
CO 414
This series contains records of the Commissioners of Eastern Inquiry in the Cape of Good Hope.
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 414
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Title (The name of the record)
- War and Colonial Department: Commissioners of Eastern Inquiry, Cape of Good Hope (Cape Colony)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1805-1830
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Commissioners of Eastern Inquiry in the Cape of Good Hope.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further records of the Commissioners of Eastern Inquiry see: CO 48 CO 54/139
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War and Colonial Department, Commissioners of Eastern Inquiry in the Cape of Good Hope, 1823-1826
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 15 volume(s)
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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
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4604/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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War and Colonial Department: Commissioners of Eastern Inquiry, Cape of Good Hope (Cape Colony)
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