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A Community Study of Mecklenburg County
Elizabeth Paul and Robert Simson: Charged For Bastardy
The case study of Elizabeth Paul and Robert Simson presents the typical courtly proceedings for the crime of bastardy. Below are the documents from this case. Click for a closer view.
Elizabeth Paul's Arrest Warrant
Mecklenburg County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, October 1831
Elizabeth Paul Accuses Robert Simson
Mecklenburg County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, November 18, 1831
Robert Simson's Bastardy Bond
Mecklenburg County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, March 1832
Elizabeth Paul's Arrest Warrant
Mecklenburg County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, October 1831
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