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
Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulates, German Empire: Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: FO 341
What's it about?
FO 341
This series contains miscellanea from the British embassy and consulates in Germany. Comprises copies of the protocols and general acts of the West African Conference held in Berlin, 1884 to 1885, with documents submitted thereto; and...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FO 341
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulates, German Empire: Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
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1821-1900
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains miscellanea from the British embassy and consulates in Germany. Comprises copies of the protocols and general acts of the West African Conference held in Berlin, 1884 to 1885, with documents submitted thereto; and confidential print relating to East Africa, 1900.
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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)
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- Foreign Office, Consulates, Germany, 1871-1914
- Foreign Office, Embassy, Germany, 1871-1914
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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8 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2017 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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7655/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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