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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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Catalogue reference: HO 45/2581
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HO 45/2581
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1835-1849
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This file was originally catalogued under more than one subject heading. These headings, and details of this file, are as follows:
Prisons and Prisoners (See also Chaplains; Military Prisons; Gibraltar; Mauritius): Duties of inspectors; change of districts of inspectors; allowance of £100 pa for travelling expenses (1835; 1841; 1849).
EMIGRATION: Suggested depot for emigrants.
CONVICTS (See also Bermuda Convict Establishment, Gibraltar, Licenses, Mauritius, Pardons, Prisons and Prisoners, Transportation): Duties of Inspectors of Convict Prisons (1835, 1841, 1849).
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 45
Home Office: Registered Papers
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