Records of the Calcutta mayor's court, [c.1765]-1766
Records of the Calcutta mayor's court, [c.1765]-1766
Collection: The East India Company: Laying the Foundations for British Colonial Domination of India, 1752-1774 Volumes Records of the Calcutta mayor's court, [c.1765]-1766
Sub-series: CSB Mayors' courts were established by royal charter to strengthen the administration of British justice in the Company's various settlements in India, the court at Calcutta having been established by the charter of 1726 (revised in 1753). It appointed a mayor and nine aldermen to act as judges in civil cases and was also empowered to grant probate and exercise testamentary jurisdiction. It was superseded by the Supreme Court established by Act of Parliament in 1774. Scope and content: Records, [c.1765]-1766, relating to the court's charter and its meetings. Arrangement: In two documents: charter and proceedings. Extent: 2 vols.
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Proceedings of the mayor's court, 1766
CSB2 - Scope and content: A copy, 20 Oct 1766, of the proceedings of a meeting of the court held on 1 Oct 1766 devoted exclusively to the public oath...
Date:1752-1774Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859-6CSB-02
East Indies courts of justice charter, [c.1765]
CSB1 - Scope and content: A manuscript copy, [c.1765], of the charter of 8 Jan 1753 (26 George 11) establishing courts of justice in the East Indies concluding with (pp....
Date:1752-1774Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71859-6CSB-01
