some of you might want to check out this website, it has loads of information about those obscure legal terms you run across when doing research http://www.genfiles.com/legal/legalterms.htm Nancy ------- The alchemy of a changing life is the only truth. -Rumi
I have read where some were left a Pistol. What does that mean. Iris Ellis Wagoner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sunshine49" <shengirl@verizon.net> To: <vahenric@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:09 PM Subject: [VAHENRIC] archaic legal terms- > some of you might want to check out this website, it has loads of > information about those obscure legal terms you run across when doing > research > > http://www.genfiles.com/legal/legalterms.htm > > Nancy > > ------- > The alchemy of a changing life is the only truth. > > -Rumi > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
It might mean they were left a pistol, a small handgun, in a will. Can you give it to us in context? Nancy ------- I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. --Daniel Boone On Oct 29, 2006, at 10:04 PM, iwagoner wrote: > I have read where some were left a Pistol. What does that mean. > Iris Ellis Wagoner > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sunshine49" <shengirl@verizon.net> > To: <vahenric@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:09 PM > Subject: [VAHENRIC] archaic legal terms- > > >> some of you might want to check out this website, it has loads of >> information about those obscure legal terms you run across when doing >> research >> >> http://www.genfiles.com/legal/legalterms.htm >> >> Nancy >> >> ------- >> The alchemy of a changing life is the only truth. >> >> -Rumi >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAHENRIC- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message
A pistole was a French, Spanish or Portuguese coin having different vaules at different times. Many Colonial wills make mention of pistoles. ----- Original Message ----- From: iwagoner I have read where some were left a Pistol. What does that mean. Iris Ellis Wagoner >