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
War and Colonial Department: General Correspondence before 1906, Barbary States
Catalogue reference: FO 8
What's it about?
FO 8
This series contains correspondence and entry books for the period when the Barbary States were the responsibility of the Colonial Office.
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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FO 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- War and Colonial Department: General Correspondence before 1906, Barbary States
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Date (When the record was created)
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1801-1836
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains correspondence and entry books for the period when the Barbary States were the responsibility of the Colonial Office.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later correspondence relating to Tunis see FO 102
For further correspondence relating to Morocco see FO 52
For further correspondence relating to Tripoli see FO 76
For further correspondence relating to Algiers see FO 3
For later correspondence relating to Morocco see FO 99
For later correspondence relating to Tripoli see FO 101
For further correspondence relating to Tunis see FO 77
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War and Colonial Department, 1801-1854
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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14 volume(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 unless otherwise stated
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7328/
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War and Colonial Department: General Correspondence before 1906, Barbary States
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