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Chancery: Master Brougham's Exhibits

Catalogue reference: C 111

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C 111

The documents in this series consist of private papers of all kinds, delivered into the court of Chancery by plaintiffs and defendants as evidence in their suits. Most of the papers were delivered back to their owners, but those that remain form...

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C 111

Title
Chancery: Master Brougham's Exhibits
Date

13th century-1848

Description

The documents in this series consist of private papers of all kinds, delivered into the court of Chancery by plaintiffs and defendants as evidence in their suits.

Most of the papers were delivered back to their owners, but those that remain form a major source for social, economic and business history. Some of the collections contain intimate correspondence, and family papers, including diaries and wills; others include estate papers and accounts covering several centuries.

Business, professional and trade papers are very well represented. There are important holdings relating to the army, individual artists, the book and newspaper trades, the building trades, charities, chemists, churchwardens accounts, the cloth trades, coachmakers, collieries and the coal trade, the diamond, gold and silver trades, hospitals, mining, naval officers and seamen, prize agents, privateers, schools, shipping, the slave trade, street lighting, undertakers, waterworks, and the wine trade.

There is also a considerable amount of material relating to the East India Company, India, the West Indies and North America, and foreign trade.

Arrangement

Where possible, the catalogue identifies the Chancery cause that relates to each set of exhibits.

  • C 111/1-160: in this section of the series, the exhibits relating to one cause normally either fill one box or are divided between two or more consecutively-numbered boxes.
  • C 111/161-230: in this section of the series, most boxes contain exhibits relating to two or more different causes. Several alphabetical sequences by short title are discernible.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English and Latin

Physical description

230 bundle(s)

Restrictions on use

These documents can only be seen under supervision

Subjects
Topics
Art, architecture and design
Army
Trade and commerce
Caribbean
Slavery
Coal
Food and drink
Navy
Americas
Diaries
Mining and quarrying
Personal and family papers
Custodial history

The documents were handed on by each master to his successor, until reclaimed. The exhibits in this series ended up in the care of Master Brougham, the last Eleventh Master, 1831-1852.

Unpublished finding aids
An index to the Chancery Masters over time is filed with the paper catalogues in the reading rooms at The National Archives
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3670/

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