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D2716 - Shipton Hallewell & Company of Chesterfield, solicitors - 1426-[20th cent]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D2716
Former Reference	D2716
Title	Shipton Hallewell & Company of Chesterfield, solicitors
Date	1426-[20th cent]
Description	Unlisted Accession, Nov 1983 Documents including sale particulars, deeds etc. in very poor condition, 18th-19th cent Unlisted Accession, Mar 1985 Financial records - two volumes of payments for clients 1880-1, 1883-4 - expenses book 1933-38 - accounts with bank and insurance companies 1948-1954 Clients' papers: - settlements and probates 19th-20th cent with a little 18th cent material - Foljambe charity papers 17th-19th cent - John Chambers of Fifield and Tibshelf, including Hardwick Colliery Co. minutes 1888-1900 - Valuation of Yorkshire estate 1841 Unlisted Accession, Oct 2025 Business records and Client papers, including Chesterfield Grammar School ledgers, Charities minutes and accounts, Chambers Rent roll book, General ledgers, Cash books, Letter books, Deeds registers, Chambers files
Extent	approx. 88 boxes, 3 outsize items
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Shipton Hallewell & Company of Chesterfield, solicitors
Administrative History	Shipton Hallewell & Co. are believed to have been established in 1756. The firm was taken over by Anderson Partnership of 71 Saltergate, in March 2022.
Custodial History	These records were deposited at Derbyshire Record Office by the firm in November 1983 and March 1985. Further records were deposited in October 2025 by descendants of the last partner of the firm
Organisation Sub-Type	Legal practices
Finding Aids	Follow the link below a summary of the boxes, including an item list for boxes 3 and 8.
Related Material	Three court books for the Manor of Shirland 1805-1935 were removed from this collection and recatalogued as D6627.
Term	Business
Archivist Note	Hardwick Colliery minutes in Box 8, and contents of Box 3 listed by Sarah Chubb, April 2021.

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