Vice Chancellor's draft decrees and orders, 1830-1847.

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Vice Chancellor's draft decrees and orders, 1830-1847.

This series consists of drafts of decrees and orders entered in Clerk's Minutes of Decrees, 1830-1847, and Clerk's Minutes of Common Orders, 1830-1847. Within some court sessions common orders, special orders, and decrees are bundled separately.

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