File 22 - Court book Y

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; approval 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 and applications to the company; 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 9 January 1855 to 7 Oct 1862' and 'Y'.

On front flyleaf is written in a contemporary hand 'Book Y'.

Contained within volume are committee minutes:

pages 343-345: minutes of the Committee respecting the affairs of the English Stock, 9 Mar 1859.

pages 441-443: minutes of the Committee respecting the Shares of the English Stock, 8 May 1860.

• English

• Latin

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 66, 'Records of the Stationers' Company 1554-1920: 115 Reels of Microfilm with Printed Guide', published by Chadwyck-Healy Ltd (1989)

Drafts of minutes for 9 Jan 1855-6 Oct 1857 are contained in TSC/B/01/29

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