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: Central Africa and Aden: Original Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 1015
What's it about?
CO 1015
This series contains original correspondence relating to Aden, Bechuanaland, Nyasaland, Northern Rhodesia, Somaliland and to the Central African Federation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
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 1015
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Central Africa and Aden: Original Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
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1950-1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains original correspondence relating to Aden, Bechuanaland, Nyasaland, Northern Rhodesia, Somaliland and to the Central African Federation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later records relating to Aden see CO 1055
For earlier correspondence relating to Nyasaland see CO 525
For earlier records for Southern Rhodesia see DO 63
For Dominions Office private office papers relating to Central Africa see DO 121
For further correspondence relating to Central Africa see CO 952
For earlier correspondence relating to Southern Rhodesia see CO 767
For earlier correspondence relating to Somaliland see CO 535
For later records relating to Central Africa see DO 183
For earlier correspondence relating to Northern Rhodesia see CO 795
For earlier correspondence relating to Aden see CO 725
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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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2646 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1981 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals are expected.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5204/
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Colonial Office: Central Africa and Aden: Original Correspondence
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