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Bristol County, Massachusetts, Court Records

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Document Name: Selectmen of Bristol summons

Author: John Cary
Date: September 22, 1708
Place: Bristol, Massachusetts
Endorsement(s): John Lindsey

Abstract: A document written and signed by John Cary, clerk, directing the constable to summon the selectmen of Bristol to appear before the Bristol County Court of General Sessions to answer a jury presentment that the town lacked a standard for trying weights and measures; with endorsement on the reverse by John Lindsey, constable of Bristol.

Physical Description: Ink on paper; 1 page (19 x 16 cm.) on 1 sheet. Red wax seal upper left. Docketing and endorsement on verso.

Number: MSN/COL 2717-20


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