Mock Trial in Williamsberg April 25

We were at a mock trial at the courthouse. They disposed of 3 cases fairly quickly: one was a girl apprenticing herself (the appearance in court was required since she was only 14), one was a tavern owner suing a man from NC who wanted to pay her with NC paper money instead of VA money or gold or silver (the judges ruled for the Tavern owner and admonished the N Carolinian with the words "welcome to Virginia" and one with a fellow complaining about the conditions of roads near his residence (he was appointed the new Road commissioner but at no salary - he would have to coerce his neighbors into helping fix the roads). The fellow pointing is the clerk of the court. The judges are gentry appointed by the Governor and they are advised on legal matters by the clerk.

The image is from a site created by a man named Richard Daley of SC. He has about two dozen nice images and some commentary on his visit to Williamsberg (but not much on any individual image). I didn't try to get an image in the court.