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- noun Plural form of
escheator .
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Examples
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Elders death cannot be determined because no inquisitions post mortem appear to have been made into his estate. 83 Royal escheators were excused from conducting inquisitions post mortem only in those cases in which the deceased held no land in the counties under theirjurisdiction.
The Maintenance of Ducal Authority in Gascony: The Career of Sir Guy Ferre the Younger 1298-1320 Jay Lathen Boehm 1992
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After the outbreak of war in 1294, Guy Ferres English manors were seized by zealous royal escheators.
The Maintenance of Ducal Authority in Gascony: The Career of Sir Guy Ferre the Younger 1298-1320 Jay Lathen Boehm 1992
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After the outbreak of war in 1294, Guy Ferres English manors were seized by zealous royal escheators.
The Maintenance of Ducal Authority in Gascony: The Career of Sir Guy Ferre the Younger 1298-1320 Jay Lathen Boehm 1992
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Among many others, President Swain was "greatly gratified by the restoration of Escheats and derelict property to the University" and felt that the number of escheators should be increased so that at least there would be one "in every populous and wealthy county."
The History of Escheats Blackwell Pierce 1955
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These county escheators were to make "diligent inquiry as to escheated lands and examine inventories, wills and settlements to ascertain if any rights have accrued to the University, and report progress by October of each year."
The History of Escheats Blackwell Pierce 1955
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As a result, the Treasurer became "Principal Escheator, or Escheator-General," at a salary of $1000 per year and county escheators, who were to receive 10% of their receipts as compensation, were appointed for each county.
The History of Escheats Blackwell Pierce 1955
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The system heretofore, they maintained, was defective, because the number of escheators employed was too small and especially because there was not "an Efficient Head."
The History of Escheats Blackwell Pierce 1955
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See also the list of escheators of Cheshire, in Leycester's _Historical
Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters John Earle
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I give the list of the first county escheators, as it shows those who were considered by the Treasurer, ex-Governor Manly, to be able lawyers and friends of the University:
History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868 Kemp Plummer 1907
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The county escheators must make diligent inquiry as to escheated lands and examine inventories, wills and settlements to ascertain if any rights have accrued to the University, and report progress by October of each year.
History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868 Kemp Plummer 1907
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