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EAP782/1/1
- Record Id:
- 036-003720954
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003720953
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100111246482.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP782/1/1
- Title:
- Court for the Easy and Speedy Recovery of Small Debts
- Scope & Content:
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The volumes in this series relate to legal processes for the recovery of petty debts in the Colony. The records of cases include statements by the plaintiff and witnesses. The entries for each case vary in length, but sometimes include information on the circumstances leading to the debt.
Extent and format of original material: 6 volumes.
Owner(s) of original material: Sierra Leone Public Archives.
Arrangement: Entries organised by date.
This series contains the following 6 files:
- EAP782/1/1/1: Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 15 Sep 1838-18 Jan 1840
- EAP782/1/1/2: Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 7 Dec 1861-13 Dec 1862
- EAP782/1/1/3: Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 19 Dec 1863-11 Feb 1865
- EAP782/1/1/4: Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 16 Jan 1864-17 Dec 1864
- EAP782/1/1/5: Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 24 Dec 1864-c 1865
- EAP782/1/1/6: Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 13 Jan 1877-29 Jun 1878.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preserving nineteenth-century records in the Sierra Leone Public Archives
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003720953
036-003720954 - Is part of:
- EAP782/1 : Sierra Leone Public Archives: Records of Colonial Governors, Police and Court Officials in Freetown and Neighbouring Villages
EAP782/1/1 : Court for the Easy and Speedy Recovery of Small Debts - Contains:
- EAP782/1/1/1 : Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 15 Sep 1838-18 Jan 1840
EAP782/1/1/2 : Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 7 Dec 1861-13 Dec 1862
EAP782/1/1/3 : Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 19 Dec 1863-11 Feb 1865
EAP782/1/1/4 : Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 16 Jan 1864-17 Dec 1864
EAP782/1/1/5 : Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 24 Dec 1864-c 1865
EAP782/1/1/6 : Court of Commissions for the Recovery of Small Debts 13 Jan 1877-29 Jun 1878
Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP782/1/1 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003720953[0001]/036-003720954
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP782/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- 2702 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1838
- End Date:
- 1878
- Date Range:
- 1838-1878
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Sierra Leone
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Arrangement:
- Entries organised by date.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at the Sierra Leone Public Archives.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Colonialism
Law and legal affairs - Places:
- Freetown, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, Africa