Opinions of Eminent Lawyers on English Jurisprudence concerning Colonies, Fisheries and Commerce
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- Opinions of Eminent Lawyers on English Jurisprudence concerning Colonies, Fisheries and Commerce
- Description
- A compilation of legal opinions from English Attorneys-General, Solicitors-General, and other eminent lawyers on matters of colonial jurisdiction, the king's prerogative, royal charters, taxation, land grants, escheats, and the extension of English law to the American colonies and other territories. Originally compiled from Board of Trade archives and other depositories by George Chalmers, first published London 1814, this 1858 American edition by C. Goodrich & Company provides primary source material on English constitutional and administrative law as applied to colonial governance.
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- Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
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- Financial Data
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- Emigration and Diaspora
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- Published Reference Work
- Date Created
- 1858
- Language
- English