Hyam’s Lessee v. Edwards (1 U.S. 1)

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United States Reports, Volume 1 {1 Dall.}
Supreme Court of the United States
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April Term, 1759.

William Allen, Chief Justice,
William Coleman, Justice.

The Lessee of Hyam and others versus Edwards.

Copy of a Deed inrolled in the King’s Bench in England, proved before the Lord Mayor of London to be a true one; allowed to be given in Evidence to a Jury to support a Title to Lands in this Province.[1]

Same Cause.

Copy of the Register of Births and Deaths of People called Quakers in England, proved to be a true one before the Lord Mayor of London, allowed to be given in Evidence to prove the death of a Person.

  1. 11 Mod. 2 c. 2.