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The County Clerk in Colonial North Carolina
Record #:
21700
Author(s):
Abstract:
This article examines the role of the county clerk in colonial North Carolina. The clerk's duties included maintaining court records, processing documents, and offering legal advice, making it a very influential position. The abuse of power by clerks was a factor in the violent actions of the Regulator movement between 1766 and 1781.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 1, Jan 2008,
p133-162 , il, por, map, f