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Archives Of Maryland; Proceedings Of The Council Of Maryland 1671-1681

Archives Of Maryland; Proceedings Of The Council Of Maryland 1671-1681

Hand Browne, William

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General ReferenceAnthropologyRegional: West

ISBN10: 9354485928
ISBN13: 9789354485923
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 454
Weight: 1.46
Height: 1.01 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step inside the council chamber of colonial Maryland, where imperial ambition met local reality. Power, law, faith, fear, survival. Archives Of Maryland; Proceedings Of The Council Of Maryland 1671-1681, edited by William Hand Browne, gathers the official deliberations of the colony's highest executive body at a decisive moment in 17th century Maryland. Orders, petitions, proclamations and correspondence appear here as they were recorded, making this volume an indispensable primary source collection for understanding Maryland colonial government under British colonial administration. From frontier defence and trade regulation to church affairs and disputes over land and labour, these historical government records open a rare window onto everyday governance at the heart of colonial Chesapeake history and across early America. Carefully compiled from original manuscripts, this authoritative early America history reference speaks to researchers, students and curious readers alike. It serves as a powerful research tool for historians and an unparalleled aid to genealogy and family research, preserving names, places and conflicts often missing from narrative histories. As a colonial America sourcebook, it offers both the texture of lived experience and the framework of emerging institutions that would shape early American legal history. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this classic body of colonial Maryland documents has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, it invites both serious scholars and lovers of historical editions to own a lasting piece of America's colonial record.

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