Catalogue description Dunwich Town Records
This record is held by Suffolk Archives - Ipswich
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Title: | Dunwich Town Records |
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CONSTITUTION AND POWERS 1. Charters and Letters Patent 2. Dissolution of the Corporation 3. Dunwich Town Trust THE ASSEMBLY 1. Minute Books 2. Draft Minutes CORPORATION ACCOUNTS 1. Chamberlains & General Corporation Accounts 2. Bailiffs Accounts 3. Certificates of Audit and Statements of Account 4. Vouchers CORPORATION SEAL RELATIONS WITH THE CROWN 1. Humble Addresses 2. Fee Farm Rents GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CORPORATION THE CORPORATE BODY 1. Oaths of Members and Officers (a) Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration (b) Declarations against Transubstantiation (c) Books of Oaths to be Subscribed by Officers (d) Oaths subscribed by the Bailiffs (e) Declaration by Officers (f) Sacrament Certificates 2. Lists of Members and Officers 3. Petitions for Offices 4. Acceptances of Freedom and Offices 5. Reinstatement of Aldermen 6. Resignations 7. Certificates of the Admission to the Freedom 8. Fines levied on Freemen and Foreigners 9. Legal cases connected with the Freedom (a) Downing Influence case (1765) 1. General Papers connected with the case 2. Correspondence connected with the Case (b) Eviction of Freemen from the Downing Estates in Dunwich CORONERS COURTS OF LAW 1. Court of Pleas:- Process Records 2. Admiralty Jurisdiction (a) Process Books (b) Cases and Precedents for Claims of Wreck (c) Claims of Wreck 3. Sessions (a) Process Books (b) Sessions Rolls and Papers (c) Appeals (d) Jury Lists (e) Alehouse Recognisances (f) Highways (g) Summary Convictions (h) Post 1835 Sessions papers PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION 1. Cases and Resolutions concerning the Franchise 2. Lists of members 3. Election Papers OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE CORPORATION 1. Militia 2. Police CORPORATION PROPERTY 1. The Common (a) Commoners and Freemens Rents (b) Regulations as to use (c) Cases of Trespass 2. Foreshore 3. Town Hall 4. Deeds 5. Leases of Land for Coastguard Cottages 6. Leases of land for Customs House 7. Correspondence relating to Leases 8. Repairs 9. Land Tax Assessments 10. Tithe 11. Insurance 12. Minsmere Level CHARITIES 1. General 2. St. James' Hospital (for deeds and leases see under Corporation Property L. above) CHURCHWARDENS AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR COMMISSIONERS OF TAXES GENERAL PAPERS CONCERNING DUNWICH 1. Histories 2. Maps 3. Lists of Dunwich Records 4. Acts of Parliament 5. Deeds and Papers relating to property in Dunwich, not the Property of the Corporation 6. Documents relating to the Advowson 7. Miscellaneous fragments SOUTHWOLD RECORDS |
Date: | 1205-1900 |
Held by: | Suffolk Archives - Ipswich, not available at The National Archives |
Language: | English |
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Physical description: | 13 subfonds |
Accruals: |
Acc. no. 6485 deposited by the Dunwich Town Trust 20 Oct 1982 |
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