Record #:

19888

Author(s):

Marley, Branson

Abstract:

The General Court of Albemarle was a primary colonial court responsible for the hearings of all common law cases in the colony. Functioning between 1670 and 1689, all court matters were overseen by the Governor. The General Court heard both criminal cases and non-judicial matters; examples of both are reproduced here in the 1684 Minutes of this colonial court.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 19 Issue 1, Jan 1942, p48-58, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Courts--North Carolina; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Representation