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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP794/1 Subject Accounting and Finance

1. EAP794/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1
Title:
Eastern Caribbean Court House records
Scope & Content:
The vault of the Eastern Caribbean Court House, Nevis, holds numerous historic manuscript documents connected with the legal and colonial administration of the island. The earliest records date from 1705, with records continuing through to the 20th century. Some recent court documents are also h...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1705-1974
Extent:
10 series comprised of 155 files containing 53149 TIFF images

2. EAP794/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/1
Title:
Common Record Deed Books 1707-1956
Scope & Content:
The Common Deed Record Books run in an almost continuous series from 1707 to 1922. There are 52 Common Record books in total to 1922, plus one Entry Book of deeds, 1884-1956, with others continuing into the twenty-first century. They are large bound volumes and, because of the continuity and con...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1707-1956
Extent:
48 files containing 25993 TIFF images

3. EAP794/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/4
Title:
Other Courts
Scope & Content:
This series includes the records of those courts which could not sensibly be included in other series. It includes one volume of a Court of Complaints. This was essentially a court for the recovery of small debts and was established as a result of discussions in the local Nevis legislature in, o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1815-1943
Extent:
8 files containing 2915 TIFF images

4. EAP794/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/6
Title:
Ships Bonds
Scope & Content:
The books of Ships' Bonds cover a twenty year period for Nevis from 1847 to 1867. There are two gaps, one in 1852 and another from 1861 to 1863. They comprise pre-printed forms which were then filled in with the name of the vessel, the Master and the agents or owners and the relevant date. The p...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1847-1867
Extent:
7 files containing 1825 TIFF images

5. EAP794/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/7
Title:
Provost Marshal’s Sales
Scope & Content:
The series is comprised of nine volumes which run from 1847-1935. There is considerable overlap in the dates of volumes but there is a gap for the years 1862-1865. The Provost Marshal on Nevis had his own office at the opposite end of the courthouse to the Secretary or Registrar. His duties seem...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1847-1935
Extent:
9 files containing 1325 TIFF images

6. EAP794/1/7/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/7/1
Title:
Provost Marshal’s Sales 1847-1861
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: 1 bound volume.; 345 x 215 x 15mm. Front cover covers only half the book. Feels damp. Poor ink, leaching through pages.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1847-1861
Extent:
88 TIFF images

7. EAP794/1/7/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/7/2
Title:
Provost Marshal’s Sales 1854-1861
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 89 pages.; 335 x 215 x 10mm. Good condition.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854-1861
Extent:
94 TIFF images

8. EAP794/1/7/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/7/3
Title:
Provost Marshal’s Sales 1866-1872
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: 1 bound volume.; 325 x 210 x 10mm. Back cover damaged. Pages in good condition, but ink leaching through.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1866-1872
Extent:
79 TIFF images

9. EAP794/1/7/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/7/4
Title:
Provost Marshal’s Sales 1872-1879
Scope & Content:
Sales forced by different courts. Extent and format of original material: 1 bound volume; 330 x 215 x 25mm. Spine cover disintegrating; otherwise good condition. Page numbering partial, and sequence is interrupted at the beginning of the volume(pp. 1-20, then re-starts as p.11 onwards).
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1872-1879
Extent:
261 TIFF images

10. EAP794/1/7/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/7/5
Title:
Provost Marshal’s Sales 1874-1891
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: 1 bound volume.; 320 x 210 x 10mm. Good condition.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1874-1891
Extent:
102 TIFF images