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Treasury Solicitor and HM Procurator General: Report Books

Catalogue reference: TS 5

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TS 5

Entry books of reports made to the Treasury by the Treasury Solicitor, 1806 to 1860, and of press-copy books of similar reports and letters from 1899 to 1919. The latter volumes include material of the Treasury Solicitor in his capacity as HM...

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TS 5

Title
Treasury Solicitor and HM Procurator General: Report Books
Date

1806-1919

Description

Entry books of reports made to the Treasury by the Treasury Solicitor, 1806 to 1860, and of press-copy books of similar reports and letters from 1899 to 1919. The latter volumes include material of the Treasury Solicitor in his capacity as HM Procurator General, and letters to various other departments with the principal exception of the Admiralty, Home Office (until 1917), War Office and Office of Works.

The books record a wide range of legal business, touching upon such matters as bills of costs, claims for compensation, intestates' estates, including estates of deceased British subjects living abroad, land purchase, treasure trove, etc.

Each volume is indexed.

Related material

Earlier reports to the Admiralty by the Solicitor to the Admiralty and by HM Procurator General are in:

Treasury letter books are in TS 2 TS 6 TS 10

For related registers from 1856 see TS 40

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

88 volume(s)

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14073/

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Treasury Solicitor and HM Procurator General: Report Books