Dobbs County, NC - Court Records

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From General Assembly Session Records Nov-Dec 1785, Box 1

Justices Recommended for the County of Dobbs in the room of those who have Died, 
Removed or not Qualified: [Note: "In the room of" means instead of or in place of-sbg]

Joshua CROOM in the Room of
Richard CASWELL    decd

John COART in the Room of
Brigadier Genl. Wm. CONWELL    decd

James BRIGHT in the Room of
John MCKINNIE        Removed

Abraham SHEPPARD Junr. in the 
Room of Thos. WILLIAMS    Removed

Matchet HERRING in the Room 
of Jesse COBB        Refused to Qualify

Francis CHILD    Added

William SHEPPARD    Added

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N. Carolina
        In Senate 23 Dec 1785
read and concurred with

By order                                    Alex MARTIN SS
S. HAYWOOD clk

laid on the [illegible].

Justices for Dobbs County
Rejected

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North Carolina
            In the House of Commons 24 Dec. 1785
Mr. Speaker & Gentlemen
    This house have rejected the recommendation for Justices of the Peace for Dobbs 
County, but as it is represented the want of a Justice in Kinston is an inconvenience, 
we will agree that John COART be added to the Commission of the Peace for that County.
                            Richd. Dobbs SPAIGHT S.C.

By order
J. HUNT clk

In Senate Decem. 24th 1785, read and concurred with.
By order
S. HAYWOOD Clk.

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Mr. Speaker & Gent.                                    Dec. 24, 1785
We agree that John COURT shall be commissioned as a Justice of the peace for the 
County of Dobbs and propose that the Gentlemen mentioned in a Recommendation from 
the Members of that county herewith sent you be also Commissioned.

                                Alex. MARTIN SS

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