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Commissions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery

Catalogue reference: CRIM 3

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CRIM 3

Original warrants appointing commissioners for commissions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery issued in connection with the criminal jurisdiction for the City of London and county of Middlesex exercised at the Old Bailey sessions.

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Reference

CRIM 3

Title
Commissions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery
Date

1834-1972

Description

Original warrants appointing commissioners for commissions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery issued in connection with the criminal jurisdiction for the City of London and county of Middlesex exercised at the Old Bailey sessions.

Related material

See also: HO 16 HO 26 HO 27 HO 77 HO 140 PCOM 1

Separated material

Earlier commissions relating to London and Middlesex have been deposited with the London Metropolitan Archives. Although commissions were issued in the period between 1837 and 1881 they have not survived.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

50 papers

Access conditions

Open

Physical condition

Commissions for 1834 and 1837 are accompanied by a seal but from 1881 onwards all documents bear impressed paper seals.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5515/

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Within the department: CRIM

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Commissions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery