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
Commonwealth Relations Office: Central Africa: Registered Files (CA Series)
Catalogue reference: DO 158
What's it about?
DO 158
This series contains files of the Central African Department of the Africa and General Division (1959 to 1960) and the Africa Division (1960 to 1962). They relate to Nyasaland, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, and the Federation of Rhodesia and...
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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DO 158
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Title (The name of the record)
- Commonwealth Relations Office: Central Africa: Registered Files (CA Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1953-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of the Central African Department of the Africa and General Division (1959 to 1960) and the Africa Division (1960 to 1962). They relate to Nyasaland, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, and the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland until the creation of the Central African Office in 1962.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For earlier records in the CA file series dealing with Britain's relations with Commonwealth central Africa see
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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CA file series
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Commonwealth Relations Office, Central Africa Department, 1959-1962
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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81 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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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/C6167/
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