Download or read book Law and Authority in Early Massachusetts written by George Lee Haskins and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1984 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published by the Macmillan Company in 1960, this book is intended as an introduction to the history of Massachusetts law in the colonial period, 1630ó1650. This volume first traces the evolution of the colony's institutions and instruments of government and, second, describes in broad outline certain aspects of the substantive law that developed in these first two decades.
Download or read book The Charters and General Laws of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay written by Massachusetts and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legal Development in Colonial Massachusetts 1630 1686 written by Charles J. Hilkey and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores a fascinating aspect of the early colony's legal system: its denial of the binding force of English law in favor of an original legal system. Although the common law played a role, the colonists used it selectively and combined it with the provisions of the colony's charter, local statutes and scripture. One of the earliest books on the history of American law, this pioneering work was originally published in the series Studies in History, Economics and Public Law edited by the Political Science Faculty of Columbia University.
Download or read book Law and Authority in Colonial America written by George Athan Billias and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Law and People in Colonial America written by Peter Charles Hoffer and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential, rigorous, and lively introduction to the beginnings of American law. How did American colonists transform British law into their own? What were the colonies' first legal institutions, and who served in them? And why did the early Americans develop a passion for litigation that continues to this day? In Law and People in Colonial America, Peter Charles Hoffer tells the story of early American law from its beginnings on the British mainland to its maturation during the crisis of the American Revolution. For the men and women of colonial America, Hoffer explains, law was a pervasive influence in everyday life. Because it was their law, the colonists continually adapted it to fit changing circumstances. They also developed a sense of legalism that influenced virtually all social, economic, and political relationships. This sense of intimacy with the law, Hoffer argues, assumed a transforming power in times of crisis. In the midst of a war for independence, American revolutionaries used their intimacy with the law to explain how their rebellion could be lawful, while legislators wrote republican constitutions that would endure for centuries. Today the role of law in American life is more pervasive than ever. And because our system of law involves a continuing dialogue between past and present, interpreting the meaning of precedent and of past legislation, the study of legal history is a vital part of every citizen's basic education. Taking advantage of rich new scholarship that goes beyond traditional approaches to view slavery as a fundamental cultural and social institution as well as an economic one, this second edition includes an extensive, entirely new chapter on colonial and revolutionary-era slave law. Law and People in Colonial America is a lively introduction to early American law. It makes for essential reading.
Download or read book Legal Development in Colonial Massachusetts 1630 1686 written by Charles Joseph Hilkey and published by New York : Columbia university, Longmans, Green & Company, agents. This book was released on 1910 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Law and Liberty in Early New England written by Edgar J. McManus and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bibliographical Sketch of the Laws of the Massachusetts Colony from 1630 to 1686 written by William H. Whitmore and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whitmore [1836-1900] was an important Massachusetts antiquarian. As Boston's Record Commissioner and, later, City Registrar, he produced numerous modern editions of public records. Two volumes edited under his direction were Colonial Laws of Massachusetts Reprinted from the Edition of 1672, With Supplements Through 1686 (1887) and a second volume reprinted from the edition of 1660, with supplements to 1672 and the Body of Liberties of 1641 (1889). Whitmore's Bibliographical Sketch is a companion to these books. Its chapters are "Additions Made in the Second Printed Edition of the Records of Massachusetts, And Not Found in the First Editions," "Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay in New England. From October 28, 1641, Through March 5, 1643-4," "The Body of Liberties. 1641. A Fac-simile From the Hutchinson Manuscript, With a Line-For-Line Printed Version" and a detailed bibliographic history of the colonial laws.
Download or read book Law and Society in Puritan Massachusetts written by David Thomas Konig and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2004-01-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguished by the critical value it assigns to law in Puritan society, this study describes precisely how the Massachusetts legal system differed from England's and how equity and an adapted common law became so useful to ordinary individuals. The author discovers that law gradually replaced religion and communalism as the source of social stability, and he gives a new interpretation to the witchcraft prosecutions of 1692. Originally published 1979. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Download or read book The Colonial Laws of Massachusetts written by Massachusetts and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Debating and Creating Authority written by Elizabeth Dale and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2001. In the tight frame of its first twenty years, Massachusetts Bay dramatically altered its constitutional order from a theocracy to an oligarchy, led by magistrates who created their own authority and defined the limits on their almost unlimited power. Debating-and Creating-Authority examines this shift in constitutional order at various levels and looks in particular at the efforts to create the theocracy and its subsequent collapse in terms of a fundamental democratical flaw at the centre of the theocratic ideal.
Download or read book Remarks on the Early Laws of Massachusetts Bay with the Code Adopted in 1641 and Called The Body of Liberties Now First Printed written by Francis Calley Gray and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Colonial Laws of Massachusetts written by Massachusetts and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legal Development in Colonial Massachusetts 1630 1686 written by Charles Joseph Hilkey and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book charts the evolution of legal institutions and practices in colonial Massachusetts during the first half-century of English settlement. The author focuses on the emergence of the common law tradition in the colony, as well as the role of courts, juries, and legal codes in shaping governance and social order. By contextualizing legal developments within broader economic and political trends, this book offers new insights into the legal heritage of Massachusetts and the United States more broadly. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Local Law in Massachusetts and Connecticut Historically Considered written by William Chauncey Fowler and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-05-04 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.
Download or read book Local Law in Massachusetts and Connecticut Historically Considered written by William Chauncey Fowler and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bibliographical Sketch of the Laws of the Massachusetts Colony From 1630 to 1686 written by Whitmore William Henry and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides valuable information about the laws of Massachusetts Colony during the period of 1630-1686. Whitmore explores the history behind the formation of these laws and their implications for the governance and social structure of the colony. This book is an essential reference for anyone interested in early American law and its impact on the development of the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
