Hi my James first appreared as an attorney in court held in 1696 in court presided over by Judge Thomas Harve. Who would I contact to findout where he studied law. I will contact Dixie Briggs to see if she has this book, and will do lookups for me. Le ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karin Goudy" <goudy@ctaz.com> To: <NCPERQUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 9:27 AM Subject: Re: [NCPERQUI] Attorney information > There is a softbound book called "Old Albemarle County North Carolina > Perquimans Preceinct Court Minutes, 1688 thru 1738, by Weynette Parks Haun, > 243 Argonne Dr., Durham, NC 27704, copyright 1980. You may have seen this > book. It was originally transcribed from: Microfilm C.077.30001, North > Carolina Dept. of Archives and History, Division of Archives and > Manuscripts, Raleigh, NC. This book states that every effort was made to > present an exact duplication of these records. These are not trial > transcripts, I doubt you will find any such thing, but give the outcome of > the court decisions. James Oates is mentioned about 35 times in the index. > Most of these mentions are the opening sentence stating "At a court holden > in Piquemons Precinct at the house of James Oats on-----" If you have not > already seen this book I would suggest you try to get a hold of a copy for > research. There are other Oates in the index and also entries for a John > and Jonathon Bateman. Good luck, Karin > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Le Bateman" <LeBateman@NetZero.Net> > To: <NCPERQUI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 10:02 PM > Subject: [NCPERQUI] Attorney information > > > > James Oates first practiced law in the court of Deputy Governor Thomas > > Harve in 1696. Now who would I write to for court or trial minutes, to > > varify this, and what institute would I write for documentation of his > > license to practice law. Who would I contact for his education. > > Le > > > > > > ____________NetZero Free Internet Access and Email_________ > > Download Now http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html > > Request a CDROM 1-800-333-3633 > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ Why pay for something you could get for free? NetZero provides FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html