Grand jury presentments, 1783-1859.

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Grand jury presentments, 1783-1859.

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Grand Jury presentments state the concerns or needs of a district, as presented by grand juries, to the legislature. The concerns and grievances were submitted along with information on specific crimes to the appropriate court. The clerk of court recopied the information dealing with specific grievances and forwarded this portion only to the General Assembly, the appropriate body to consider such matters.

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