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BOROUGHREEVES' AND CONSTABLES' PAPERS.
Catalogue reference: M71
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This record is about the BOROUGHREEVES' AND CONSTABLES' PAPERS. dating from 1649-1838.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- M71
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Title (The name of the record)
- BOROUGHREEVES' AND CONSTABLES' PAPERS.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1649-1838
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Description (What the record is about)
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M71/1/1-4 ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
M71/1/1. Taxation.
M71/1/2. Public Health.
M71/1/3-4. Law and Order.
M71/2/1-22 ORGANISATION OF PUBLIC EVENTS.
M71/2/1-17. Royal Occasions.
M71/2/18-22. Non-Royal Occasions.
M71/3/1-3 ORGANISATION OF PRESSURE ON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.
M71/3/1. Manchester Post Office.
M71/3/2. Sadler's Ten Hours Bill.
M71/3/3. Cotton Wool Tax.
M71/4/1-3 MISCELLANEOUS
M71/4/1. Charities.
M71/4/2-3 Copies of older documents.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Manchester Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Manor of Manchester, Court Leet</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 Sub fonds
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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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A boroughreeve and two constables were appointed annually by the court leet of the manor of Manchester. The boroughreeve was also usually treasurer and chairman of the Police Commissioners, and chairman of the Accounts Committee and Finance Committee, while the senior constable was chairman of the Watch Committee and the junior constable chairman of the Lamp, Scavenging, Fire Engine and Main Sewers Committee. Between them they had a great deal of control over the local government of early nineteenth century Manchester.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/18689750-f445-42e0-8e5f-d2e7b55844b9/
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BOROUGHREEVES' AND CONSTABLES' PAPERS.