Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [c. 1753]-1927 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.058 cubic metres (2 large boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The duties of the Treasury Solicitor were first recorded in a commission of 1661, when the position was called the Solicitor to the Exchequer. After 1842, duties included acting as solicitor to further government departments, and providing legal services, including the drafting of legislation and contracts. In 1876, the Treasury Solicitor's department took responsibility for intestate estates.
Archival history
Part of the archive was arranged by the Public Record Office, and although an incomplete sequence, the arrangement has been retained and the remaining documents have been given reference numbers to fit in with the sequence.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by the Treasury Solicitor, London, 1996, 1997.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds and documents, [c. 1753]-1927, relating to properties in the counties of Brecknockshire, 1815-1834, Cardiganshire, [c. 1753]-[c. 1853, Glamorgan, 1851, Montgomeryshire, 1803-1857, Monmouthshire, 1843, and Pembrokeshire, 1819-1927, referred to the Treasury Solicitor for advice or litigation.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged according to the notation used by the Public Record Office.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1997, pp. 93-96, at the National Library of Wales.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1997; Richards, Melville, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units, (Cardiff, 1969); Public Record Office, (http://www.pro.gov.uk/default.htm), viewed 4 June 2003.