Scott v. . McAlpin

It is admitted, on both sides, that Abram Dubois, Sr., of Philadelphia, had a fee simple in the land in dispute, before 1807.

The plaintiff deduces his title to the land from the aforesaid Abram Dubois, Sr., in the following manner, viz.: A copy of the records of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of the county of Robeson, in the following words:

"State of North Carolina, Robeson County, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, July Term, 1807. A power of attorney from Abram Dubois, Sr., of the city of Philadelphia, and Mary L. Dubois, his (588) wife, to Abram Dubois, Jr., which did appear to…