[Dionna Posts: 1,285 Status: Offline I love all things kidlit! WWW]

Does anyone know what a mill court (also spelled Milcourt) is/was? 1840s Virginia law lingo?

[AnneB Posts: 3,496 Status: Online]

Try a Virginia historical society, Dionna. I'm wondering if it's an abbreviation for "military court."

[Sashie Posts: 28 Status: Offline]

Hi,
I think a researcher will need to see the context to know for certain. I advise looking at these links and also contacting a local law librarian. Your county will have a law library (often housed in the courthouse) or you could email or phone a Law Library at a University. It is possibly Mills or Miller, but verify with a law librarian.
Here is a start:
http://guides.lib.monash.edu/c.php?g=219741&p=1453056
http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/abbreviations/abbsearch/asearch/0/atype/0