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.
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Slave Rebellion Trials. Enclosures to despatch of 14 Dec. Orderable at item level
Catalogue reference: CO 137/185
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This record is about the Slave Rebellion Trials. Enclosures to despatch of 14 Dec. Orderable at item level dating from 1832 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Jamaica, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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CO 137/185
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1832
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Slave Rebellion Trials. Enclosures to despatch of 14 Dec. Orderable at item level
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Open Document, Open Description
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CO 137
Colonial Office and predecessors: Jamaica, Original Correspondence
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