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Date(s)
- 1768-[1835] (Creation)
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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.
Repository
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
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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.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English