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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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In Lancaster, the quarter sessions court closed after an orderly session where a grand jury returned 25 bills for offenses, several offenders were tried, convicted, and punished at the public whipping post this morning, with many residents attending approvingly.
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"Yesterday our court of quarter sessions closed, after doing the business thereof in the greatest good order. A very respectable grand jury attended, and returned twenty five bills for various offences against the Commonwealth. Several offenders were tried by a respectable petit jury, convicted, and had judgment passed on them according to law; and this morning had their punishments inflicted on them at the public whipping post. During the whole sessions a large number of reputable inhabitants of this county attended, and the appearance of satisfaction was visible in their countenances."
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Borough Of Lancaster
Event Date
The 8th Instant
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several offenders convicted and had punishments inflicted at the public whipping post
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Court of quarter sessions closed after doing business in good order; grand jury returned twenty five bills for various offences against the Commonwealth; several offenders tried by petit jury, convicted, judgment passed according to law; punishments inflicted this morning at public whipping post; large number of reputable inhabitants attended with visible satisfaction