Focus on
The corsair state of Rabat-Salé
On the Atlantic coast of Morocco are two cities that became one of the most substantial Islamic ports of the 17th Century.
Series
Foreign Office: Confidential Print Slave Trade
Catalogue reference: FO 541
What's it about?
FO 541
This series contains confidential print relating to the slave trade.
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 541
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Confidential Print Slave Trade
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Date (When the record was created)
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1662-1893
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains confidential print relating to the slave trade.
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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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86 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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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/C7855/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
689,247 records
Within the department: FO
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Foreign Office: Confidential Print Slave Trade
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