Recorder of Philadelphia

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The Recorder of Philadelphia was a key colonial-era legal and administrative office responsible for maintaining official records and overseeing aspects of the city’s judicial affairs.

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Recorder of Philadelphia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial public office
historical government position
municipal legal office
abolished after reorganization of city government in post‑Revolutionary era
appliesToJurisdiction Philadelphia NERFINISHED
Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
country Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED
governs procedures for recording legal acts in Philadelphia
hasFunction archival record‑keeping
judicial administration
legal documentation
hasJurisdictionOver city courts of Philadelphia
municipal legal records of Philadelphia
hasRole advising city officials on legal matters
authentication of public documents
custody of municipal charters and ordinances
maintaining minutes of municipal bodies
maintaining property and land records
maintenance of official city records
oversight of judicial affairs in Philadelphia
preserving archival records for the city
recording decisions of local courts
recording legal instruments and proceedings
historicalPeriod 18th century
colonial era
inception colonial period of Pennsylvania
legalForm appointed office
locatedInTime before American Revolution
officeHeldBy colonial magistrates
lawyers
partOf colonial administration of Pennsylvania
municipal government of Philadelphia NERFINISHED
positionInGovernment judicial administrative officer
senior municipal legal officer
relatedTo City Council of Philadelphia NERFINISHED
Clerk of the Court NERFINISHED
Mayor of Philadelphia
Recorder of Deeds NERFINISHED
responsibleFor accuracy of official registers
recording judicial proceedings
recording municipal regulations
safekeeping of legal archives
seat Philadelphia City NERFINISHED
selectionMethod appointment by colonial or municipal authorities
subordinateTo colonial authorities of Pennsylvania
municipal governing bodies of Philadelphia
usedLanguage English

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Andrew Hamilton servedAs Recorder of Philadelphia