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Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
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Series
Foreign Office: Consulate and Legation, Liberia: General Correspondence
Catalogue reference: FO 458
What's it about?
FO 458
This series contains general correspondence from the British legation and consulate in Monrovia, Liberia. Comprises letters to the consul at Monrovia from the Foreign Office, 1882 to 1896; confidential print relating to West Africa, 1905 to 1913;...
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FO 458
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulate and Legation, Liberia: General Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
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1882-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains general correspondence from the British legation and consulate in Monrovia, Liberia. Comprises letters to the consul at Monrovia from the Foreign Office, 1882 to 1896; confidential print relating to West Africa, 1905 to 1913; and general correspondence, from 1899.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Confidential print (West Africa. Part XVI. (1 vol.) 1911 July-Dec) and Confidential print (West Africa. Part XVIII. (1 vol.) 1912 July-Dec.) are missing.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Foreign Office, Legation, Liberia, 1882-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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157 files and volumes
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Additional safe handling procedures are in place. Records must be ordered in advance.
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Prior to 1902 British representation in Liberia was the duty of the governor of Sierra Leone and from 1901-1902, the consul at Dakar.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7772/
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