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Craig,
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "quorum" originally meant "a select body of (usually eminent) justices of the peace, every member of which had to be present to constitute a deciding body; a member of this body. Later more generally: all justices collectively."
Cheers,
Ed Ragan
On Oct 14, 2010, at 3:13 PM, Craig Kilby wrote:
> Question for all. I am reading an endnote (#294, p. 178) to Edward Porter Alexander's *The Journal of John Fontaine*. He says here about James Fontaine in King William County that "he served on the quorum." Quorum of what? This would be between 1718 and 1735.
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