Record #:

13509

Author(s):

Blake, Debra A.

Abstract:

During the antebellum period the county court was the highest legal and administrative authority in each county. The court met once each three month period, or four times a year, at the county seat for a period of one week. Blake describes the functions of the court and what might transpire during that week.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 50 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p28-30, il

Subject(s):

Antebellum period, 1820-1861--County courts