1775 dated Pay Order to John Lawrence and Signed by Various "Justices of the Peace" - Connecticut - American Revolutionary War Related
Inv# ES1089Pay Order issued to John Lawrence and signed by various "Justices of the Peace". So early! A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the same meaning. Depending on the jurisdiction, such justices dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions. Justices of the peace are appointed or elected from the citizens of the jurisdiction in which they serve, and are (or were) usually not required to have any formal legal education in order to qualify for the office. Some jurisdictions have varying forms of training for JPs. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_of_the_peace
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