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EAP443/1/1/12
- Record Id:
- 040-002766844
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002766831
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023199473.0x00000e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP443/1/1/12
- Title:
- Mountain District Magistrate Court Records [5 Nov 1844-26 Sep 1846]
- Scope & Content:
- Description: This volume contains details of cases heard in the Magistrates Court for the Mountain District of Sierra Leone. The cases dealt with before the court relate to a variety of offences, including theft, fighting and the failure to fence lots of land. The name of the magistrate is recorded, and information is provided on the names of the defendants as well as individuals connected to the case in various ways. Testimony from constables and other witnesses is recorded for different cases. This volume provides on important source of information on Liberated Africans in the colony, particularly those settled in Wilberforce and other outlying villages. Extent of original material: 1 volume of 248 folios. Physical characteristics of original: The volume has been re-bound in blue cloth on boards. The paper shows water damage on the edges, and there is also damage from iron gall ink.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Nineteenth Century Documents of the Sierra Leone Public Archives
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002766831
036-002766832
040-002766844 - Is part of:
- EAP443/1 : Liberated African Department [1808-1894]
EAP443/1/1 : Miscellaneous books [1826-1891]
EAP443/1/1/12 : Mountain District Magistrate Court Records [5 Nov 1844-26 Sep 1846] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002766831[0001]/036-002766832[0012]/040-002766844
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP443/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 252 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP443-1-1-12
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1844
- End Date:
- 1846
- Date Range:
- 5 Nov 1844-26 Sep 1846
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access for research purposes only
- Arrangement:
- The court cases are listed consecutively and arranged by date. Entries for different cases are separated by hand drawn lines.
- Information About Originals:
- Original material is held by the Public Archives of Sierra Leone.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)