Collection MS 166 - Sir David Chalmers papers

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Reference code

MS 166

Title

Sir David Chalmers papers

Date(s)

  • 1856 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Sir David Patrick (or Peter) Chalmers (1830-1899), advocate, was born in Scotland in 1830. He was educated at the Edinburgh Institution and at Edinburgh University. He was appointed magistrate of Gambia in 1867, of the Gold Coast, 1869, Queen's Advocate of Sierra Leone, 1872, first Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, 1876, Chief Justice of British Guiana, 1878 and Deputy Governor of the Gold Coast, and was a Royal Commissioner for the Rising in Sierra Leone, 1898. He died on 5 August 1899.

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Scope and content

Essay entitled The Law of Trust concerning the history and legality of trust laws in Scotland and England, 1856; Biographical notes on David Peter Chalmers, undated.

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Not expected

System of arrangement

By fond, series and item level.

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Conditions governing access

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

Conditions governing reproduction

Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

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Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The records are on paper

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Previous

MS 15/96

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Description identifier

MS 166

Rules and/or conventions used

Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997

Status

Catalogued

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Language(s)

  • English

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