Chester freemen,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 13268A.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls006011409
  • Dates of Creation
    • [1807x1825].
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 370 pp. (numbered 1-258 with errors, the last third of the manuscript being blank).Bound in vellum, much discoloured, with the remains of a metal clasp.Binding is much discoloured.Binding is much discoloured.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

A manuscript volume with the words 'Entry Book' in ink on the back cover. The volume contains an alphabetical list of the freemen of the city of Chester, 1753-1824, arranged under the names of the mayors for the various years. The list appears to have been compiled c. 1809, and then added to. Inside the back cover of the volume is a list of aldermen and other office holders, both present and absent, 22 October 1824, at the election of Geo[rge] Harrison as mayor.

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Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 13268A.

Other Finding Aids

The description is also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971

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Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971); June 2010.

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