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Creator: Blake & Riggall [ - ]
2015.0083 OLD WILLS 1898-1952 Access: Restricted
This series consists of wills of clients of Blake and Riggall, for the period 1900 through to 1950. The wills are organised in a roughly alphabetical sequence, based on the first and second letter of the surname of the client. The finding aid for the material reflects this arrangement, and wills are not listed by the name of the person concerned. The title 'Old Wills' may indicate that these wil Finding Aids: Yes box listed ONLINE
2015.0062 BUSINESS, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL VOLUMES 1840-1952 Access: Restricted
These volumes are records that were kept by Blake & Riggall relating to the management of the firm’s own business operations, in addition to aggregated records of their management of clients’ business, financial and accounting activities, such as deed registers managing legal documents relating to clients’ properties, rights or interests, and mortgage and rent records of clients’ properties. Amon Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
2015.0063 CLIENT FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING VOLUMES 1837-1956 Access: Restricted
These volumes are records that were kept by Blake & Riggall relating to the management of individual estates and businesses, particularly the accounting and finances of some of their major clients. Among the volumes are journals, ledgers, cash books, and various types of indexes and registers. Some of these record types have integrated alphabetical indexes in their front pages which can be used t Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
2015.0047 LEGAL DOCUMENTS (INDEXES 4, 9 AND 10) 1911-1953 Access: Restricted
The boxes in this series contain files of Blake & Riggall draft legal documents and correspondence acting on instructions received from their clients for the period c.1913-1953. The files are organised into three separate sequences which are accessible using file numbers that can be obtained from an alphabetical index for that sequence. These indexes are numbered Index 4, Index 9 and Index 10. Th Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
2015.0064 PERSONAL AND BUSINESS PAPERS, AND BUSINESS VOLUMES 1845-1908 Access: Restricted
The papers and volumes in this series are records that were kept by the predecessors of the legal firm known as Blake and Riggall, in particular the firms of R.W. Nutt and E.J. Murphy. The papers are a combination of personal and business papers. Among the personal papers of RW Nutt are files relating to a marriage settlement, properties, and wills and estates. The papers of EJ Murphy consist of Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
1977.0081 INDEXES 4, 9 AND 10 TO LEGAL DOCUMENTS 1913-1953 Access: Restricted
Three volumes of indexes (Numbers 4, 9 and 10) relating to Blake & Riggall draft legal documents and correspondence acting on instructions received from their clients for the period c.1913-1953. The indexes provide access to three separate sequences of client files, and record the name of the client, names of parties, file number, year, and nature of draft (except index 4). Each volume has a slig Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
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