Brent:

Was that John Tayloe or John Taylor?

Ron

Brent Tarter wrote:

> The General Court during the colonial period consisted of the governor and
> the members of the Governor's Council. There were usually about a dozen
> members plus the governor.
>
> In the spring of 1770 the members included Governor Botetourt, John Blair,
> William Nelson, Thomas Nelson, Richard Corbin, William Byrd III, Philip
> Ludwell Lee, John Tayloe, Robert Carter, Robert Burwell, John Page, George
> William Fairfax, and James Horrocks. These names can be found easily in the
> journals of the Council in its executive capacity (H. R. McIlwaine, et al.,
> eds., EXECUTIVE JOURNALS OF THE COUNCIL OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA [6 vols.,
> Richmond, 1925-1966]), published by the Virginia State Library.
>
> Dumbauld's work on Thomas Jefferson as an attorney is good. So is the work
> of Frank L. Dewey.
>
> Brent Tarter
> The Library of Virginia
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donna Lucey / Henry Wiencek [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 03 May, 2002 12:12 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: General Court in 1770
>
> Can someone direct me to a source for the names of the judges of the
> Virginia General
> Court in April 1770?  I would like to find out which judges heard the
> case of HOWELL vs. NETHERLAND, argued by Jefferson and George Wythe.
> Governor Botetourt
> presided.  Also, is anyone familiar with the legal writings of Edward
> Dumbauld?  Is his commentary on this case to be relied on?
> With thanks,
> Henry Wiencek
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