Dossier 25 - Court book b

1 volume

All minutes are signed by the master; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, meetings of the court and partners, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; approval of the orders of court from the preceding court meeting; report of deaths, when relevant; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees and applications to the company; administration of English Stock shares; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 2 Mar 1875 to 3 May 1881' and 'b'.

Throughout volume are accounts:

pages 37-40: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in Account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1874-31 Mar 1875.

pages 145-148: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1875-31 Mar 1876.

pages 245-248: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1876-31 Mar 1877.

pages 355-358: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1877-1 Apr 1878.

pages 467-470: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1878-1 Apr 1879.

pages 567-570: 'The Stockkeepers of the Stationers Company in account with The Partners of the English Stock', 1 Apr 1880-1 Apr 1881.

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D J O'Connell, General Index of Court Records Volumes 'b' to 'm' (1875-1960) [TSC/1/B/xx/xx]

Charles Robert Rivington, Abstract of the Orders of Court, And other Proceedings, of The Worshipful Company of Stationers: Serving as an Index to the Court Books From 1844 being a Continuation of a former Index. Compiled By Charles Robert Rivington, Clerk of the Company. MDCCCLXX [TSC/1/B/xx/xx]

A microfilm copy is on reel 67, 'Records of the Stationers' Company 1554-1920: 115 Reels of Microfilm with Printed Guide', published by Chadwyck-Healy Ltd (1989)

Drafts of these minutes are contained in TSC/B/01/31 and TSC/B/01/32

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