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
Colonial Office: Secret Service Activities Abroad, Letterbook
Catalogue reference: HD 4
What's it about?
HD 4
This series consists of a single indexed letter book detailing Colonial Office expenditure of funds from the secret vote under the Civil List Act. The volume also contains a slim folder of letters about the appointment of Captain Hawkins to...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HD 4
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Secret Service Activities Abroad, Letterbook
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Date (When the record was created)
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1824-1873
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of a single indexed letter book detailing Colonial Office expenditure of funds from the secret vote under the Civil List Act. The volume also contains a slim folder of letters about the appointment of Captain Hawkins to Gambia which had been sent to Lord Glenelg when he was Colonial Secretary.
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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)
- Colonial Office, 1854-1966
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 volume(s)
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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/C8667/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: HD
Records created or inherited by the Secret Intelligence Service
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Colonial Office: Secret Service Activities Abroad, Letterbook
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