Georgia Superior Court Judicial Circuit Judges proceeding, 1797.

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Georgia Superior Court Judicial Circuit Judges proceeding, 1797.

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This collection consists of a record of cases argued and adjudged at Louisville, 1796, before William Stephens, Judge of the Eastern Judicial Circuit, William Few, Judge of the Middle Judicial Circuit, and Benjamin Taliaferro of the Western Judicial Circuit. While an act of February 9, 1797, required judges to meet annually, this paper is clearly dated January 10-16, 1797. This paper is a record of the proceedings of the meeting and is listed under the title written on the back cover.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Few, William, 1748-1828

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William Few, Jr. (June 8, 1748 – July 16, 1828) was a farmer, a businessman, and a Founding Father of the United States. Few represented the U.S. state of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention and signed the U.S. Constitution. Few and James Gunn were the first Senators from Georgia. Born in Baltimore County in the Province of Maryland asnd raised there and in Orange County, North Carolina, Few completed preparatory studies and studied law. Admitted to the bar, he commenced practice in Augu...

Stephens, William, 1752-1819.

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William Stephens (1752-1819) was born in Savannah, the son of Newdigate and Frances (Milledge) Stephens and grandson of William Stephens, Secretary to the Georgia Trustees in Georgia and Georgia's first president. William Stephens II was an eminent lawyer and jurist, as well of Judge of the U.S. District Court. From the description of William Stephens papers, 1781-1818 (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 76945106 Born January 1752 at Beaulieu (near Savannah) of...

Georgia. Superior Court

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The Georgia Constitution of 1789 established a superior court as the judicial branch of state government. Divided into different circuits, an Act of February 9, 1797, required that the judges from each circuit should meet annually at Louisville (then the capital of Georgia) on July 10th. From the description of Georgia Superior Court Judicial Circuit Judges proceeding, 1797. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 78245661 The Georgia Eastern Judicial Circuit of th...

Taliaferro, Benjamin, 1750-1821

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Benjamin Taliaferro (1750-1821), U.S. Congressman from Georgia. From the description of Letter to John Milledge, 1800 Apr. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476631 ...