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: Transvaal, Municipality of Pretoria
Catalogue reference: CO 611
What's it about?
CO 611
This series contains minutes of the Town Council and Municipal Commission from the municipality of Pretoria, Transvaal.
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 611
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Transvaal, Municipality of Pretoria
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Date (When the record was created)
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1902-1903
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains minutes of the Town Council and Municipal Commission from the municipality of Pretoria, Transvaal.
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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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4 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4801/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Colonial Office: Transvaal, Municipality of Pretoria
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