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Series
Exchequer of Pleas, Affidavits
Catalogue reference: E 1
What's it about?
E 1
These are the surviving post-1830 affidavits from the Exchequer of Pleas and the Supreme Court of Judicature, Exchequer Division.They relate to questions of title, or concern the main point at issue in an action, or incidentally present points of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- E 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Exchequer of Pleas, Affidavits
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830-1881
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Description (What the record is about)
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These are the surviving post-1830 affidavits from the Exchequer of Pleas and the Supreme Court of Judicature, Exchequer Division.
They relate to questions of title, or concern the main point at issue in an action, or incidentally present points of special interest. From 1862 most of the surviving documents are affidavits of the plaintiff or defendant in answer to interrogatories under the Common Law Procedure Act, 1854. The series also includes some arbitration awards.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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From 1876 the series is continued as Supreme Court of Judicature, Affidavits, Exchequer Division: J 7
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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)
- 42 bundle(s)
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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
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- There is an index covering the years 1852-1861.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- General Affidavits were scheduled for destruction in 1907, with the exception of those which involve questions of title; or concern the main point at issue in an action; or incidentally present points of special interest.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6502/
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