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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Recorder of Philadelphia canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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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