Virginia General Court subpoena in the case of Norton v. Taylor, 1788 June 20
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Virginia General Court subpoena issued for the case of Norton v. Taylor. The subpoena is witnessed by Paul Carrington, Judge of the General Court, and signed by John Brown, Clerk of the General Court.
Printed document completed in manuscript.
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THE commonwealth of Virginia, to the Sheriff of county, greeting;
You are hereby commanded to summon
to appear before the Judges of the General Court, at the courthouse, in the city of Richmond,
on the 20th day of October court next, to testify, and the truth to say,
on behalf of Norton
in a certain matter of controversy in our said court, before our said Judges, depending and
undetermined between said Norton plt. and Taylor dft -
and this shall in no wise omit, under the penalty of 100l. And have then there
this writ. Witness Paul Carrington Esq; Chief Judge of our said court, at the
courthouse aforesaid, the 20th. day of June 1788 in the 7th,
year of the commonwealth
John Brown CGC
[Verso]
Norton (20)
v
Taylor