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Catalogue reference: HCA 52

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HCA 52

This series comprises inward correspondence of the Admiralty Registry on a variety of administrative matters arising from its instance business, for the years 1853 to 1946. Much of the correspondence is from the Treasury, Admiralty and other...

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HCA 52

Title
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Admiralty Registrar: Instance Business Correspondence and Papers
Date

1853-1963

Description

This series comprises inward correspondence of the Admiralty Registry on a variety of administrative matters arising from its instance business, for the years 1853 to 1946. Much of the correspondence is from the Treasury, Admiralty and other government departments, and concerns such matters as accounts, appointments, statistics, etc. Copies of outward letters have been filed with later papers.

There are also registers of correspondence, indexed under subjects, etc, and showing the action taken, for the years 1856 to 1963.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The documents are arranged and catalogued chronologically, and the number under which each transaction was first registered is indicated in the catalogue.

Related material

Instance case papers, mostly predating the correspondence in this series are in: HCA 18 HCA 19 HCA 20 HCA 17 HCA 15 HCA 16

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • High Court of Admiralty, 1340-1875
  • Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice; Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, 1875-1970
Physical description

119 bundle(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Subjects
Topics
Marriage and divorce
Wills and probate
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Selection and destruction information

Some of the papers in pieces 1-4 were destroyed in 1937, apparently under the terms of a Destruction Schedule of 3 May 1922, because they were not considered worthy of permanent preservation.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8650/

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