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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... debt " or " for not paying a debt " which , although not so designated , were in effect actions of debt or perhaps , as found in the Suffolk County Court records , actions of the case con- cerning debt . In a number of cases the ...
... debt " or " for not paying a debt " which , although not so designated , were in effect actions of debt or perhaps , as found in the Suffolk County Court records , actions of the case con- cerning debt . In a number of cases the ...
Page 162
... debt due a decedent's estate . Debts were frequently payable in commodi- ties such as corn or wheat , and , in one case , although tender of the debt was made in Indian corn and rye , plaintiff unsuccessfully con- tended that the debt ...
... debt due a decedent's estate . Debts were frequently payable in commodi- ties such as corn or wheat , and , in one case , although tender of the debt was made in Indian corn and rye , plaintiff unsuccessfully con- tended that the debt ...
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... debt and damage to the value of debt with damage to the value of pounds " or " an action of pounds . ' " 19 Thus , from the entries at least , it does not appear that the amount of the debt and the amount of damages were pleaded ...
... debt and damage to the value of debt with damage to the value of pounds " or " an action of pounds . ' " 19 Thus , from the entries at least , it does not appear that the amount of the debt and the amount of damages were pleaded ...
Contents
The Pynchon Manuscript 3 9 | 3 |
William Pynchon | 6 |
John Pynchon | 32 |
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