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- 1768-1784 (Creation)
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2 production units.
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Biographical history
The club met at the Cheshire Cheese, Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, and subsequently at the Belle Sauvage, Ludgate Hill; for the holding of mock courts and the placing of wagers between its members.
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Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/059 1768-1784 Collection 2 production units. Court of Equity Club
The club met at the Cheshire Cheese, Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, and subsequently at the Belle Sauvage, Ludgate Hill; for the holding of mock courts and the placing of wagers between its members.
They were donated to Guildhall Library in 1898 and were catalogued in the same year by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Court of Equity Club records comprising rules, minutes, roll of members and betting book.
Two items in chronological order.
Available for general access.
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
June to August 2010. Court of Equity Club Clubs Social clubs Leisure Leisure time activities Gambling City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
They were donated to Guildhall Library in 1898 and were catalogued in the same year by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Court of Equity Club records comprising rules, minutes, roll of members and betting book.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Two items in chronological order.
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Conditions governing access
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
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- English