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Executive Journals Of The Council Of Colonial Virginia (Volume I) June 11, 1680-June 22, 1699

Executive Journals Of The Council Of Colonial Virginia (Volume I) June 11, 1680-June 22, 1699

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ISBN10: 9354481930
ISBN13: 9789354481932
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 604
Weight: 1.93
Height: 1.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Power, policy, and daily decisions of seventeenth century Virginia unfold here, in the plain yet charged language of its ruling elite. These are decisions in motion. Covering June 11, 1680 to June 22, 1699, Executive Journals Of The Council Of Colonial Virginia (Volume I) gathers the official executive council proceedings of the royal governor advisory council at the heart of Jamestown colonial era rule. As a primary source collection, this classic colonial government records volume reveals how laws were shaped, land was granted, trade was regulated and crises were managed, offering an unvarnished documentary history of Virginia at a pivotal moment in the records of colonial America. Names, places, and decisions appear in dense succession, invaluable for genealogy and local history research while remaining readable for anyone curious about how Virginia colonial governance actually worked in practice. Long prized by scholars of colonial America and by collectors of the Virginia colonial records series, McIlwaine's meticulous transcription anchors serious study of council politics, imperial oversight and the lived experience of rule in seventeenth century Virginia. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this foundational volume has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for libraries, family historians and general readers who wish to engage directly with the administrative heartbeat of early America.

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