Series
Commissioners of Audit: Bankruptcy Books
Catalogue reference: AO 18
What's it about?
AO 18
Accounts in bankruptcy causes kept by the Bank of England under the Bankruptcy Act of 1832. With one small exception they extend only from 1832 to 1836, an Accountant in Bankruptcy being appointed in 1835. They consist of journals, ledgers,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AO 18
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Title (The name of the record)
- Commissioners of Audit: Bankruptcy Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1832-1851
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Description (What the record is about)
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Accounts in bankruptcy causes kept by the Bank of England under the Bankruptcy Act of 1832. With one small exception they extend only from 1832 to 1836, an Accountant in Bankruptcy being appointed in 1835. They consist of journals, ledgers, balance and deposit books. Until 1836, when one general account was created, the accounts relate to individual bankrupts.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Order Books relating to Petitions against Declarations of Bankruptcy can be found in B 1
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Commissioners of Audit, 1785-1866
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 14 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2375/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AO
Records of the Auditors of the Imprest, Commissioners of Audit, Exchequer and Audit...
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Commissioners of Audit: Bankruptcy Books