Dossier 19 - Court book V

1 volume

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer 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; confirmation of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees, applications to the company and correspondence; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; administration of English Stock shares; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 1 August 1836 to 11 August 1842' and 'V'.

Volume includes copy committee minutes:

pages 264-265: minutes of the committee respecting the safe closet, 6-9 Jul 1839.

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• latin

Daniel Battiscomb, Abstract of the Orders of Court, And other Proceedings, of The Worshipful Company of Stationers: Serving as an Index to the Court Books, From Novr. 1779, being a Continuation of a former Index. Compiled under the Inspection of the Clerk of the Company. By Daniel Battiscomb. MDCCXCIV [TSC/1/B/xx/xx]

A microfilm copy is on reel 64, '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/01/27 and TSC/B/01/28

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