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Series
Chancery Masters' Miscellaneous Books
Catalogue reference: C 102
What's it about?
C 102
This series consists of the following Chancery masters' miscellaneous books: depositions by witnesses in actions, 1722-1799;solicitors' admission books, 1729-1843;a volume of committals for contempt of court, 1827-1846;barristers' opinions etc,...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C 102
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Title (The name of the record)
- Chancery Masters' Miscellaneous Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1722-1876
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of the following Chancery masters' miscellaneous books:
- depositions by witnesses in actions, 1722-1799;
- solicitors' admission books, 1729-1843;
- a volume of committals for contempt of court, 1827-1846;
- barristers' opinions etc, 1825-1827;
- twelve summons books, 1852-1858, containing correspondence relating to suits unfinished at the time of the abolition of the Chancery masters in 1852;
- three private letter books, 1802-1803 and 1830, two belonging to Ellis and Walmsley, solicitors;
- six minute books relating to the winding-up of companies under the Joint Stock Companies Acts of 1848 and 1849;
- sale books, describing lots, conditions of sale, bids made and names of bidders for property sold by order of the court, 1718-1834;
- original correspondence, orders, affidavits, etc, of various masters;
- papers and account books of the Report Office, relating to suitors' funds, 1725-1868;
- a volume of common law writs, 1654-1659.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 49 bundles and volumes
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Legal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3661/
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