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Decrees of the High Court of Chancery, London, 1748-1881
Transcribed by | Steve van Dulken | Comment | The decrees occur when in litigation it was necessary to, mainly, call for creditors or legatees to make claims.
The Gazettes wording is usually "pursuant to a decree", occasionally "whereas by a decree", of the High Court of Chancery.
The parties named in the "cause" or case are often given to help finding them in the National Archives Research Guide on Chancery Equity suits, and explained in their leaflet "Chancery Equity suits after 1558" https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/chancery-equity-suits-after-1558/, which is essential reading when researching such litigation.
When trying to find them in the National Archives catalogue search Discovery https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ (which will not always be successful) limit the search to the C class.
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| Surname | Smith | | First names | John | | Place | Madras  | | Rank | Surgeon | | Unit | HM 94th Foot | | London Gazette date | 12 Mar 1814 | | Page | 550 | | Details | The cause Smith v Campbell. Inquiry into the next of kin of John Smith, late Surgeon HM 94th Regiment of Foot, who died at Madras in or about 1807, and who was one of the sons of James Smith and Catherine his wife, both late of Redargan, county of Tyrone, in Ireland, and was born at Redargan, are to prove their claims. Also legatees and creditors. |
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The listing is of decrees made by the High Court of Chancery in London as reported on the official London Gazette, available online at https://www.thegazette.co.uk .
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