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In the Circuit Court of said County:

The jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in and for the
body of the County of Rockingham, and now attending the Circuit
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T, that George Clary
on t he 22nd d.ay of Mar ch , 1 918 , i n s a i d c ounty , di d unl awful l y transp ort ,
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agains~ the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
AND THE JURORS AFORESAID, UPON THEIR OATHS AFORESAID, DO
FURTHER PRESENT, that Ge orge Clar y on the 22n d day of 1 .rc h , 1 918 ,
in ss.id coun ty , di d unlawfully transport arden t s p i rits , ,· a gain st ·the
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                  <text>&lt;a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7"&gt;Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6"&gt;Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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                  <text>&lt;a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"&gt; Prohibition Records Finding Aid &lt;/a&gt;</text>
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                <text>Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre</text>
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