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
Colonial Office: Immigration Original Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 571
What's it about?
CO 571
This series contains correspondence of the General Department concerning the entry of Indian indentured labour into the West Indies and Mauritius.
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 571
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Immigration Original Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
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1913-1920
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains correspondence of the General Department concerning the entry of Indian indentured labour into the West Indies and Mauritius.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For earlier correspondence on indentured labour immigration see CO 318
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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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7 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
- Labour
- Migration
- Caribbean
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4761/
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Colonial Office: Immigration Original Correspondence
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