District court cause book

District court cause book, with ruled columns for accounts. Used in Kitale for much of its working life.

Height

305 mm

Width

224 mm

Depth

61 mm

Weight

1.60 kg

Method: Applicant’s measurements

Materials

Paper, iron-gall ink, quarter-leather binding

Condition

Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Applicant-submitted

Condition notes

Losses to the surface and one replaced component.

Lamu Railway Heritage Trust, 1914: Recorded in an inventory at Kitale. Yetunde Oyelaran, 1924: Received as a gift. Aisyah Ismail, 1938: Passed by inheritance. Nyasha Ncube, 1969: Received as a gift. The Turay family, 1997: Inherited by the current custodian.

1. c. 1905–1915
   Maker unknown Manufacture

   Made.

   EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
2. 1914
   Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Acquisition · Kitale

   Recorded in an inventory at Kitale.

   VerifiedSource: Shipping manifest
3. 1924
   Yetunde Oyelaran Gift · Kitale

   Received as a gift.

   Applicant-submittedSource: Family account
4. 1938
   Aisyah Ismail Inheritance · Kitale

   Passed by inheritance.

   VerifiedSource: Family account
5. 1969
   Nyasha Ncube Gift · Kitale

   Received as a gift.

   VerifiedSource: Letter
6. 1997
   The Turay family Inheritance · Kitale

   Inherited by the current custodian.

   Applicant-submittedSource: Accession register
7. 2014
   The Turay family Registration · Kitale

   Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.

   VerifiedSource: Registry decision

Acquired by current custodian

Inherited, 1997Verified