Rare 1856 British East India Co. Legal Writ - Calcutta Supreme Court For Sale

An authentic, mid-19th-century colonial legal document issued by the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal (Calcutta, India) under the administration of the British East India Company.Dated November 14, 1856, this official writ features a mix of formal pre-printed legal English text and elegant sepia-toned cursive ink handwriting detailing a specific civil or mercantile court action. The document prominently bears the official printed witness line of Sir James William Colvile, who served as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta Supreme Court from 1855 to 1859.The text outlines a command directed toward local subjects within the court's jurisdiction, explicitly naming individuals Ramdyal Boyla, Madhotyam Dey, and Ramchund Seal. The bottom right margin features a detailed handwritten clerk's filing note confirming it was received at the "Sheriff's Office" at "3 minutes to 4 o'clock PM". The left margin retains its original red wax-style or embossed official judicial seal.This rare piece of legal ephemera offers an exceptional look into colonial Indian jurisprudence, British imperial administration, and the mid-1800s legal landscape of Calcutta just one year prior to the Indian Rebellion of 1857.