List of caveats determined in the general court, 1782-1788.

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List of caveats determined in the general court, 1782-1788.

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These records give the names of the disputing parties, the number of acres under dispute, the county in which the land was located, and the determination of the case, i.e., the judgment entered or whether the case was dismissed or abated. The period covered is 1746; 1780; 1783; 1785-1788; 1790-1823; 1825-1829; 1831-1836, n.d.

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