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Grand Jury Presentments Word Cloud
A word cloud shows the most frequently used words in a body of text. For this word cloud, only the body of the texts of the Grand Jury Presentments were used, with the phrase "we present as a grievance" and the titles and signatures of the texts…
Grand Jury Presentments, No Date
From the South Carolina State Archives:
"CHARLESTON DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT COMPLAINING OF THE FEE SYSTEM, THE LACK OF A RESIDENT JUDGE, THE CONDITION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, ABUSES OF THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS ACT, THE SALE OF LIQUOR TO SLAVES, AND LAWS…
"CHARLESTON DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT COMPLAINING OF THE FEE SYSTEM, THE LACK OF A RESIDENT JUDGE, THE CONDITION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, ABUSES OF THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS ACT, THE SALE OF LIQUOR TO SLAVES, AND LAWS…
Grand Jury Presentments, January 20, 1794
From the South Carolina State Archives:
"CHARLESTON DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT REQUESTING AN EFFECTIVE LAW TO SUPPRESS VICE, THAT BREACHES OF TRUST BE MADE CAPITAL OFFENSES, AND THAT BRIDGE AND FERRY HOLDERS BE OBLIGED TO KEEP INNS, AND COMPLAINING OF…
"CHARLESTON DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT REQUESTING AN EFFECTIVE LAW TO SUPPRESS VICE, THAT BREACHES OF TRUST BE MADE CAPITAL OFFENSES, AND THAT BRIDGE AND FERRY HOLDERS BE OBLIGED TO KEEP INNS, AND COMPLAINING OF…
Grand Jury Presentments, Oct. 10, 1786
From the South Carolina State Archives:
"CHARLESTON DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT COMPLAINING OF THE CONDITION OF THE JAIL."
"CHARLESTON DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT COMPLAINING OF THE CONDITION OF THE JAIL."
Grand Jury Presentments, September 1793
From the South Carolina State Archives:
"CHARLES TOWN DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT CONCERNING REPAIRS AND ADDITIONS TO THE GAOL AND THE PAROLE OF A YOUTH."
"CHARLES TOWN DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT CONCERNING REPAIRS AND ADDITIONS TO THE GAOL AND THE PAROLE OF A YOUTH."
Grand Jury Presentments, January 5, 1793
From the South Carolina State Archives:
"CHARLESTOWN DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT CONCERNING DRAM SHOPS, PRISONERS NEEDING WARM CLOTHING, AN ADDITION TO THE JAIL, OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH, AND PROFANITY."
"CHARLESTOWN DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT CONCERNING DRAM SHOPS, PRISONERS NEEDING WARM CLOTHING, AN ADDITION TO THE JAIL, OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH, AND PROFANITY."
Grand Jury Presentments 1792
From the South Carolina State Archives:
"CHARLESTON DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT CONCERNING THE SALE OF LIQUOR TO BLACKS, PUNISHMENT OF BLACKS, THE AMOUNTS OF BAIL SET BY MAGISTRATES, THE PERFORMANCE OF JOHN MITCHELL AS CONSERVATOR OF THE PEACE AND OF…
"CHARLESTON DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT CONCERNING THE SALE OF LIQUOR TO BLACKS, PUNISHMENT OF BLACKS, THE AMOUNTS OF BAIL SET BY MAGISTRATES, THE PERFORMANCE OF JOHN MITCHELL AS CONSERVATOR OF THE PEACE AND OF…
Grand Jury Presentments May 15, 1797
From the South Carolina State Archives:
"CHARLESTON DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT CONCERNING THE SPECIAL JURY LAW, PAPER MEDIUM LOAN, POPULARITY OF LITIGATION, NEED FOR A BETTERING HOUSE FOR CERTAIN CRIMINALS, AND CONDITION OF THE GAOL, AND RECOMMENDING…
"CHARLESTON DISTRICT, PRESENTMENT CONCERNING THE SPECIAL JURY LAW, PAPER MEDIUM LOAN, POPULARITY OF LITIGATION, NEED FOR A BETTERING HOUSE FOR CERTAIN CRIMINALS, AND CONDITION OF THE GAOL, AND RECOMMENDING…