Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts, 1639-1702: The Pynchon Court Record, an Original Judges' Diary of the Administration of Justice in the Springfield Courts in the Massachusetts Bay Colony"...The Diary is also a colorful record of the mores of that colonial community [Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony]. Witchcraft, juvenile delinquency, bootlegging--they are all there. "Follies and foibles; prejudices and petty quarrels; crimes and misdemeanors; jealousies, hopes, and fears--the Diary runs the gamut of human frailties and human passions"--Foreword. |
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Page 164
... plaintiff's child ; failure to return monies paid toward building plaintiff's chim- neys , which defendant had neglected to do ; " unjust possessing " of plaintiff's land ; and damage done by swine to plaintiff's corn . " In a 1641 case ...
... plaintiff's child ; failure to return monies paid toward building plaintiff's chim- neys , which defendant had neglected to do ; " unjust possessing " of plaintiff's land ; and damage done by swine to plaintiff's corn . " In a 1641 case ...
Page 167
... plaintiff by the town of Westfield for turpentine , but the ac- tion was not prosecuted . In Cooley v . Kibbee , a plea of trespass for cutting grass on plaintiff's meadow at Fresh Water Brook , defendant refused to become bound to ...
... plaintiff by the town of Westfield for turpentine , but the ac- tion was not prosecuted . In Cooley v . Kibbee , a plea of trespass for cutting grass on plaintiff's meadow at Fresh Water Brook , defendant refused to become bound to ...
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... plaintiff failed to appear to prosecute.1o After the plaintiff had been called to appear to prosecute , the defendant was called three times in court by the constable to appear to answer . This practice is found in an early entry in the ...
... plaintiff failed to appear to prosecute.1o After the plaintiff had been called to appear to prosecute , the defendant was called three times in court by the constable to appear to answer . This practice is found in an early entry in the ...
Contents
The Pynchon Manuscript 3 9 | 3 |
William Pynchon | 6 |
John Pynchon | 32 |
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