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: Union of South Africa Register of Out-letters
Catalogue reference: CO 748
What's it about?
CO 748
This series contains registers of out-letters 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 748
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Union of South Africa Register of Out-letters
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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 registers of out-letters relating to the Union of South Africa.
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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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5 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/C4937/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CO
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Colonial Office: Union of South Africa Register of Out-letters
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