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 90
... reference is construed as a jurisdic- tional limitation similar to that of the Inferior Quarter Courts . It would appear that the reference to the powers of an assistant was de- signed to add to , and not to subtract from , the powers ...
... reference is construed as a jurisdic- tional limitation similar to that of the Inferior Quarter Courts . It would appear that the reference to the powers of an assistant was de- signed to add to , and not to subtract from , the powers ...
Page 160
... reference to covenant or replevin . There are no references in the Record to general or special assumpsit , trover , ejectment , or action of account . An examination of the rec- ords for other jurisdictions indicates that such absence ...
... reference to covenant or replevin . There are no references in the Record to general or special assumpsit , trover , ejectment , or action of account . An examination of the rec- ords for other jurisdictions indicates that such absence ...
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... reference to power to issue process . However , such power was probably implied , as in the early laws conferring civil jurisdic- tion upon magistrates and commissioners for ending small causes.1 The earliest cases indicate that in most ...
... reference to power to issue process . However , such power was probably implied , as in the early laws conferring civil jurisdic- tion upon magistrates and commissioners for ending small causes.1 The earliest cases indicate that in most ...
Contents
The Pynchon Manuscript 3 9 | 3 |
William Pynchon | 6 |
John Pynchon | 32 |
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