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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.
Series
Colonial Office: Union of South Africa Original Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 551
What's it about?
CO 551
This series contains original correspondence relating to the Union of South Africa.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CO 551
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Union of South Africa Original Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
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1910-1922
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains original correspondence relating to the Union of South Africa.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For earlier correspondence relating to Orange River Colony see CO 224
For correspondence after 1922 see CO 532
For earlier correspondence relating to Natal see CO 179
For earlier correspondence relating to the Transvaal see CO 291
For earlier correspondence relating to Cape Colony see CO 48
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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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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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157 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
- International
- Africa
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- For registers of correspondence see CO 705
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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In 1910, Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony (later Orange Free State) and Transvaal united as the Union of South Africa.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4741/
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