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
Home Office: Convicts, Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: HO 7
What's it about?
HO 7
Minutes of a House of Commons Committee respecting transportation to West Africa, 1785; and correspondence and papers of the Home Office and the Convict Establishment, 1823 to 1835, including returns of deaths of convicts in New South Wales and...
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HO 7
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Convicts, Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
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1785-1882
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes of a House of Commons Committee respecting transportation to West Africa, 1785; and correspondence and papers of the Home Office and the Convict Establishment, 1823 to 1835, including returns of deaths of convicts in New South Wales and reports on conditions of convict prisons and hulks in the United Kingdom and the colonies.
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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)
- Home Office, Criminal Department, 1793-1913
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8871/
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