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Supreme Court of Judicature: High Court of Justice, Chancery Division: Master Chandler's...

Catalogue reference: J 47

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J 47

Draft orders, certificates etc, transferred from the chambers of Master Pretor Whitty Chandler, who served in the Chancery Division of the High Court from 1913 until 1938. The series does include material generated by his predecessors and...

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J 47

Title
Supreme Court of Judicature: High Court of Justice, Chancery Division: Master Chandler's Drafts
Date

1882-1890

Description

Draft orders, certificates etc, transferred from the chambers of Master Pretor Whitty Chandler, who served in the Chancery Division of the High Court from 1913 until 1938. The series does include material generated by his predecessors and inherited by him. The predecessors of Master Pretor Whitty Chandler (1913-1938) in his role as a Master/Chief Clerk were Master Richard John Villiers (1894-1912), Master Charles Harwood Clarke (1873-1893) and, for causes with initial letters O-Z, Master Henry Leman (1852-1872).

Arrangement
Arrangement

Files are arranged alphabetically under the title of the action concerned. In a number of cases the nature of the suit is also indicated.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference

C 348

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Supreme Court of Judicature, Chancery Division, 1875-1875
Physical description

23 bundle(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Immediate source of acquisition

in 1915 Pretor Whitty Chandler, 1858-1941

Selection and destruction information

These documents appear to be the survivors of a weeding exercise carried out by the court under a Destruction Schedule of 14 July 1913, Statutes, Rules and Schedules governing the disposal of Public Records by destruction or otherwise 1877-1913, HMSO, London, 1914 pp 192-194.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9655/

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Supreme Court of Judicature: High Court of Justice, Chancery Division: Master Chandler's Drafts