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Date(s)
- 1705-1929 (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
1 flat box, 2 bundles, 6 envelopes, 1 loose item
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Aberystwyth Corporation and its governing body, the Court Leet. After the Municipal Corporations Actt of 1835, the Court Leet was supplanted by Aberystwyth Borough Council. The series provides good information on the constitution and procedure of Aberystwyth Court Leet and the powers of the Corporation, particularly in the election of the mayor amd in the control of waste lands around the town, 1705-1929. The contents include an original bundle of papers and letters relating to Aberystwyth Borough and Corporation, 1706-1929, a copy of the borough charter granted by Edward I in 1277; an interesting representation by the Corporation and inhabitants to the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Customs on the dissolute behaviour of two individuals [pre-1746]; an official statement issued by Aberystwyth Corporation about lands in the wastes of Aberystwyth, [post-1824]; and papers concerning the provision of amenities including the town clock, 1858, and a new water supply, 1879-1880.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
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Conditions governing access
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