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Request for compensation for the Boston Tea Party
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Supreme Court of Judicature: High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division: Parliamentary...
Catalogue reference: J 85
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J 85
The volumes in this series contain manuscript entries and typescript copies of orders, certificates and reports made upon hearings before the High Court, of parliamentary and municipal petitions, and also of applications to the High Court for...
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J 85
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Title (The name of the record)
- Supreme Court of Judicature: High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division: Parliamentary and Municipal Orders
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Date (When the record was created)
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1891-1981
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volumes in this series contain manuscript entries and typescript copies of orders, certificates and reports made upon hearings before the High Court, of parliamentary and municipal petitions, and also of applications to the High Court for relief under the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Acts 1883 and 1895 and the Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act 1884.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Home Office entry books of the shorthand writers' notes of the proceedings and of the judgement of election courts are in: HO 53
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Supreme Court of Judicature, Kings Bench Division, 1901-1952
- Supreme Court of Judicature, Queens Bench Division, 1875-1901
- Supreme Court of Judicature, Queens Bench Division, 1952-1952
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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13 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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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
- Democracy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9693/
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