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Re: Member of the Quorum?
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Thomas Katheder <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:37:34 +0000
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Without seeing more context, he is probably referring to the county court, which required a quorum of judges with legal training to approve important official acts.

Thomas Katheder


---- Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> 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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> Craig Kilby
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