1644 Mass. decision (Scarlet Letter cont'd)

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Thanks to the help of Bonnie Schwartz and Nancy Lenahan I now have a few
more specifics for the old Massachusetts decision I was looking for
(alluded to in Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter). Perhaps someone can tell me
how to find this:

1644 case under the General Court (Unicameral System) in Salem, MA:
Dispute between Goody Sherman (a poor widow) and Robert Keayne (a wealthy
businessman) involving ownership of a stray pig.
(The disagreement between the magistrates and the deputies over who was
right eventually caused the establishment of the bicameral system.)

Thank you in advance for any help!
Birgit Berkow
Associate Librarian
Sidley & Austin New York
bberkow@sidley.com

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