1728/9 Col - Am - Doc VERY RARE JURY DUTY (5 GOOD MEN) VERY
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This Early American Document of 1728/9 is on Hand Laid Paper &a Papermakers Watermark &is in VERY NICE CONDITION BRISTOL: TO THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN OF Little Compton or To Either of Them GREETING: You are Required in His Majesty's Name Forthwith To Assemble The Inhabitants of your Town DULY QUALIFIED According To Law & Signify To Them That They are Alike Required to Choose 5 Good & Lawful Men of Your Town Each of Them Whereof To Have a Real Estate ...of 40 Shillings Per Annum Or A Personal Estate Worth 50 Pounds 2 of the Men as Standing Grand Jurors for Ye Year Next Ensuing The other 3 To To Serve on The Petit Jury of Trials , At the Next Court Of the INFERIOUR Court of COMMON PLEAS and Court of The General Sessions of The Peace to be Held at Bristol Aforesaid On The 2nd Tuesday of April next; Which Persons So Chosen you are to summon and Warn to Attend The Service of the sd Courts Ye Petit Jurors on the 2nd Day of The Courts Sitting and You are To make The Return of This writ with Your doings Therein and The Names of The Persons so chosen Together with your Standing Grand Jurors You are summond and warned unto The Courts Office The Day before the Opening of The sd Court Dated in Bristol on The 4th Day of March on The 17th Day of October 1796 On In The 2nd Year of The of His Majestys Reign AD1728/9 On Verso it States Grand Jury Men Henry Wood and Edward Thurg To attend Standing Jury William White John Solsbury & Joseph Cod, Solsbury Hath Not been warned & Hath Not been Spoke With By Me Jonathon Stodder Constable. Little Compton. 6 1/4 X 7 1/2 " $1.00 for 1st Class Mail. Satisfaction Always Guaranteed.
