Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States, Volume 2Amer. Educational Alliance, 1915 - United States |
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Page 447
... court . In the early part of June the court assembled , and within a few days it ordered an old woman to be hanged , she having been convicted of an offence , which , to say the least , was nonsensical and absurd . On the second session ...
... court . In the early part of June the court assembled , and within a few days it ordered an old woman to be hanged , she having been convicted of an offence , which , to say the least , was nonsensical and absurd . On the second session ...
Page 154
... court of ad- miralty , the court of equity and the probate court . At the bottom of the judicial system was the county with its justices of the peace , who collect- ively held court after the manner of the quarter sessions in England ...
... court of ad- miralty , the court of equity and the probate court . At the bottom of the judicial system was the county with its justices of the peace , who collect- ively held court after the manner of the quarter sessions in England ...
Page 242
... court of chan- cery or equity within the said colonies and plan- tations , a stamp duty of one shilling and six - pence . 4. For every skin or piece of vellum or parch- ment , or sheet or piece of paper , on which shall be engrossed ...
... court of chan- cery or equity within the said colonies and plan- tations , a stamp duty of one shilling and six - pence . 4. For every skin or piece of vellum or parch- ment , or sheet or piece of paper , on which shall be engrossed ...
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