Collection GB 0074 CLC/503 - SILVESTER, Sir John (fl 1803-1822)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/503

Title

SILVESTER, Sir John (fl 1803-1822)

Date(s)

  • 1768-[1835] (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

9 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Sir John Silvester was a lawyer who belonged to the Middle Temple. He was Common Sergeant of the City of London and, from 1803-22, Recorder of the City of London.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/503 1768-[1835] Collection 9 production units. Silvester , Sir , John , fl 1803-1822 , Knight , Recorder of the City of London

Sir John Silvester was a lawyer who belonged to the Middle Temple. He was Common Sergeant of the City of London and, from 1803-22, Recorder of the City of London.

The Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library has held these papers since the 19th century. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Papers collected by Sir John Silvester, Recorder of the City of London, on various aspects of the administration of justice within the City of London; including precedents of indictments and pleadings, copies of charges, notes on points of law and legal customs.

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

A number of papers relating to Sir John Silvester and his family have been catalogued separately as CLC/521/MS07067.

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.

Records prepared May to September 2011. Indictments Information sources Documents Primary documents Personal papers Law Legal history History Historical research Administration of justice Legal procedure Legal precedent Archives Personal archives Quarter Sessions records Silvester , Sir , John , fl 1803-1822 , Recorder of the City of London Corporation of London x City of London City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library has held these papers since the 19th century. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers collected by Sir John Silvester, Recorder of the City of London, on various aspects of the administration of justice within the City of London; including precedents of indictments and pleadings, copies of charges, notes on points of law and legal customs.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

A number of papers relating to Sir John Silvester and his family have been catalogued separately as CLC/521/MS07067.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Notes area

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area