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Page 80
... Monroe County was erected into a separate chancery district . In 1827 this act was repealed ; the system of chancery was revised , and four chancery districts were formed . The Judiciary Act of 1818 created a county court , consisting ...
... Monroe County was erected into a separate chancery district . In 1827 this act was repealed ; the system of chancery was revised , and four chancery districts were formed . The Judiciary Act of 1818 created a county court , consisting ...
Page 132
James Daniel Lynch. SPENCE M. GRAYSON . Spence Monroe Grayson was born in Prince William County , Virginia , in the year 1803. His early educational advantages were but ordinary , and on the death of his father the burden of his family ...
James Daniel Lynch. SPENCE M. GRAYSON . Spence Monroe Grayson was born in Prince William County , Virginia , in the year 1803. His early educational advantages were but ordinary , and on the death of his father the burden of his family ...
Page 167
... counties of Monroe , Lowndes , and Rankin in the State Senate , and distinguished himself for his vigorous ... county , as provided by the Revised Constitution of 1832 - appeared , were duly qualified , and took their seats in the House ...
... counties of Monroe , Lowndes , and Rankin in the State Senate , and distinguished himself for his vigorous ... county , as provided by the Revised Constitution of 1832 - appeared , were duly qualified , and took their seats in the House ...
Page 171
... county at its creation , and to all counties by virtue of their existence as such , but that it was an imperative ... Monroe , Lowndes , and Rankin , asks leave to enter his protest against the agreement of the Senate to the report made ...
... county at its creation , and to all counties by virtue of their existence as such , but that it was an imperative ... Monroe , Lowndes , and Rankin , asks leave to enter his protest against the agreement of the Senate to the report made ...
Page 203
... Monroe County , at a place called Hamilton . Here he rose to eminence in his profession , and at the first election under the Revised Constitu- tion , in 1833 , was chosen one of the judges of the High Court of Errors and Appeals , for ...
... Monroe County , at a place called Hamilton . Here he rose to eminence in his profession , and at the first election under the Revised Constitu- tion , in 1833 , was chosen one of the judges of the High Court of Errors and Appeals , for ...
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