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: Various Private Collections
Catalogue reference: CO 959
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CO 959
This series contains various private paper collections comprising: correspondence (1869 to 1880) of Sir Bartle Frere, Governor of Cape Colony, 1877 to 1880; correspondence, reports and miscellaneous papers of Capt. H L Norton Traill, Resident in...
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CO 959
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Various Private Collections
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Date (When the record was created)
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1869-1956
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains various private paper collections comprising: correspondence (1869 to 1880) of Sir Bartle Frere, Governor of Cape Colony, 1877 to 1880; correspondence, reports and miscellaneous papers of Capt. H L Norton Traill, Resident in Northern Nigeria, 1909 to 1922; private correspondence of Sir Robert Herbert, Permanent Under Secretary of State, concerning the abortive Lourenco Marques Treaty of 1879, Oct. to Nov. 1880; draft agreement regarding the future status of Transjordan, 1922; personal correspondence of E V G Day (Malayan Civil Service), 1942 to 1948 and 1952 to 1953; working papers 1952-1956 of Louis Branney (land tenure expert in the African Studies Branch) relating to land tenure in Africa 1880 to 1950.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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11 file(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5148/
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Colonial Office: Various Private Collections
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