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032-003478342 Project / Collection Digitising the endangered historic records of Nevis in the Leeward Islands Subject Administration

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. EAP794/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/3
Title:
Supreme Court
Scope & Content:
The early records of the Supreme Court in Nevis stem from the passage in 1871 of the Leeward Islands Act. This created the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands, under a single Governor, in which Nevis was one of six Presidencies with its own Administrator. One of the expressions of the Federal ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1874-1962
Extent:
9 files containing 3145 TIFF images

3. 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

4. EAP794/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/2
Title:
Court of King’s/Queen’s Bench and Common Pleas
Scope & Content:
The Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas on Nevis was at the time considered to have been regulated by Acts of Parliament passed prior to 1732. In, or from, 1732 the Court was regulated by Court Act No. 100 of Nevis. The Court blended the separate jurisdictions of the courts of King's/Queen's ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1705-1960
Extent:
40 files containing 10945 TIFF images

5. EAP794/1/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/9
Title:
Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
This series of Miscellaneous Records encompasses anything from a single book of prescriptions, formerly the Infirmary Book, to a volume of commissions to various public appointees by the Lieutenant Governor of the Leeward Islands between 1863 and 1919 and two surveyor's field notebooks. There ar...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1840-1940
Extent:
23 files containing 3119 TIFF images

6. EAP794/1/9/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/9/17
Title:
Royal Warrants 1845-1863
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume originally of 148 pages.; 330 x 210 x 25mm. Pp. 1-20 missing.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1845-1863
Extent:
264 TIFF images

7. EAP794/1/9/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/9/14
Title:
Registrar’s Correspondence Book 1883-1894
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 60 pages.; 330 x 230 x 10mm.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1883-1894
Extent:
64 TIFF images

8. EAP794/1/9/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/9/15
Title:
Registrar’s Correspondence Book 1905-1907
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 91 pages.; 325 x 210 x 15mm. Front cover loose.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905-1907
Extent:
99 TIFF images

9. EAP794/1/9/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/9/16
Title:
Registrar’s Correspondence Book 1909-1913
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 97 pages.; 320 x 210 x 20mm. Good condition.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1909-1913
Extent:
102 TIFF images

10. EAP794/1/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP794/1/1/1
Title:
Common Records 1707-1728
Scope & Content:
Originals in poor condition. Record shots only. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume. Unknown number of pages; 510 x 390 x 130mm. Disbound, highly fragmented and fragile.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1707-1728
Extent:
4 TIFF images