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Subject:	Jury Qualification.
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Date:	Thu, 12 Apr 2001 09:53:31 EDT
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     In researching court records for the 1750-1775 timeframe in the Northern
Neck of VA., I find repeated mention of the Sheriff being ordered to summon
'qualified' persons for jury duty.

     In reviewing jury lists, the persons served over and over again, but
they represent only a small fraction of the total male population of any
given county at any given time.

     What was the qualification for serving on a jury in this period?

     Bill Balderson

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