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Collapse Q - Cheshire Quarter Sessions - 16th century-20th centuryQ - Cheshire Quarter Sessions - 16th century-20th century
Collapse A - Quarter Sessions AdministrationA - Quarter Sessions Administration
Expand A - AccountsA - Accounts
Collapse B - Building and GaolsB - Building and Gaols
Expand 1 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester - Buildings - 1784-18811 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester - Buildings - 1784-1881
Expand 2 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester - List of plans and drawings of Chester Castle and its surroundings by Thomas Harrison and others.2 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester - List of plans and drawings of Chester Castle and its surroundings by Thomas Harrison and others.
Expand 3 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester: Minutes of Visiting Justices - 1851-18783 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester: Minutes of Visiting Justices - 1851-1878
Expand 4 - Gaol and County hall at Chester: Rules and Fees for Gaol - 1729-18694 - Gaol and County hall at Chester: Rules and Fees for Gaol - 1729-1869
Expand 5 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester: Papers concerning prisoners - 1726-18575 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester: Papers concerning prisoners - 1726-1857
Collapse 6 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester: Miscellaneous records relating to Gaol - 1785-18846 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester: Miscellaneous records relating to Gaol - 1785-1884
1 - Papers on settling the gaoler's allowance in lieu of selling ale, etc. in the gaol - 1785
2a - Letter, Peter Wright to Mr. Potts, enquiring if compensation for refusal to issue an ale-licence to the gaol keeper at Macclesfield was payable, as the property was thereby devalued. - 15 Jan 1788
2b - Appointment of Faithful Thomas, gentleman, as constable of Chester castle, by letters patent - 14 Dec 1791
3 - Order of Quarter Sessions confirming appointment of John Edward Hudson as deputy to his father Edward Hudson, constable of Chester Castle. - 19 Jun 1817
4 - Order of Quarter Sessions as to allowances to prisoners employed in hard labour. - 16 Jul 1822
5 - Letter of Ann Tod to Clerk of the Peace seeking situation of matron of Chester Castle, with testimonial of William Hardman, governor of Liverpool House of Industry, annexed. - 1823
6 - Presentment by Visiting Justices of insufficiency of gaol under the Prison Act, 1823, and need for a House of Correction adjoining the gaol for Eddisbury, Wirral and Broxton hundreds. - n.d. c 1823
7 - Letter of the Custos Rotulorum to Clerk of the Peace enclosing Secretary of State's letter concerning returns under Prison Act, 1824. - 1824
8 - Letter from Home Office opposing use of day rooms, but approving other alterations. - 20 Apr 1840
9 - Papers connected with the Prison Inspectors charges against Mr. Dunstan'. - 1840
10 - Correspondence on practice of the constable to supply bedding to debtors. - 1844
11 - Index to Report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Present State of Discipline in Gaols and Houses of Correction. Printed. - 1863
12 - Regulations for government of prisons under Prisons Act. Printed. - 1865
13 - Report of Committee to consider the management of the Gaol. - 28 Jan 1865
14 - Presentment by visiting justices (only 1 signature) that gaol is insufficient under Prisons Act, 1865. - 7 Dec 1865
15 - Particulars of alterations proposed. - n.d.
16 - Abstract of Accounts, with list of prisoners discharged for quarter ending 24 Nov. 1866. Printed. - 1866
17 - Order authorising acceptance of prisoners from City in the gaol. - 26 Jun 1871
18 - Letter from Home Office informing appointment of Rev. J. H. Acheson, rector of St.Peter's, Chester as chaplain. - 22 Nov 1881
19 - Letter from Home Office informing appointment of W. W. Tomlinson, major A.M.D. in place of medical officer Dr. W. McEwen, dec'd. - 9 Jan 1883
20 - Papers and correspondence on closing the gaol at Chester Castle. - 1884
21 - Calendar of prisoners - 29 Sep 1724
22 - Account for conveying convicts to Chatham for transportation - c 1828
23 - Correspondence relating to the inadequacy of the Judges' lodgings at Chester - 1831-1875
24 - Indictment of John Carr of Barthomley for stabbing Thomas Horton [see also QAB/5/8/53] - 5 Apr 1834
25 - Correspondence relating to a dispute between the Sheriffs of the City and County of Chester as to who was responsible for executing condemned criminals. Also handbill describing trial and execution of Joseph Moseley and James Garside - 1834
26 - Correspondence relating to military precautions taken because of the threatened escape attempt of Chartists on trial at Chester Castle - 1839
27 - Warrant for removal of Samuel Shaw from Chester Castle to a lunatic asylum - 19 Jul 1854
28 - Letters, Justice Thomas Coltman to J. Lloyd, Clerk of Chester Assizes, relating to arrangements for the execution of Bartholomew Murray - 1841
29 - Rules for the treatment of condemned prisoners with related correspondence - 1845, 1847
30 - Draft memorial to the Secretary of State as to the execution of County criminals by the city with related letters from J. Tollemache - 1866
31 - Chester Castle Chaplain's report asking for public executions
Collapse 32 - Annual Returns of Statistics - 1840-185532 - Annual Returns of Statistics - 1840-1855
Expand 7 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester: Reference books etc. on prisons.7 - Gaol and County Hall at Chester: Reference books etc. on prisons.
Expand 8 - Gaol and Sessions House at Knutsford: Administrative records of Gaol.8 - Gaol and Sessions House at Knutsford: Administrative records of Gaol.
Expand 9 - Gaol and Sessions House at Knutsford: Rules of Gaol and House of Correction9 - Gaol and Sessions House at Knutsford: Rules of Gaol and House of Correction
Expand 10 - Gaol and Sessions House at Knutsford: Plans - 1840, 187710 - Gaol and Sessions House at Knutsford: Plans - 1840, 1877
Expand C - Coroners - 1837-1937C - Coroners - 1837-1937
Expand L - Licensing CommitteeL - Licensing Committee
Expand M - Committee MinutesM - Committee Minutes
Expand R - Roads and bridgesR - Roads and bridges
Expand V - VagrancyV - Vagrancy
Expand X - Administration - MiscellaneousX - Administration - Miscellaneous
Expand C - Quarter Sessions: Clerk of the PeaceC - Quarter Sessions: Clerk of the Peace
Expand D - Quarter Sessions: Enrolment Registration and DepositD - Quarter Sessions: Enrolment Registration and Deposit
Expand J - Quarter Sessions: JudicialJ - Quarter Sessions: Judicial
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