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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452614803321

Titolo

Colonial origins of the American Constitution [[electronic resource] ] : a documentary history / / edited and with an introductory essay by Donald S. Lutz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, IN, : Liberty Fund, c1998

ISBN

1-61487-826-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LutzDonald S

Disciplina

342.73/029

Soggetti

Constitutional history - United States

Constitutional history - United States - States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-396).

Nota di contenuto

""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. v ""; ""Preface, p. xv ""; ""Introductory Essay, p. xx ""; ""Colonial Origins of the American Constitution ""; ""1. [Agreement of the Settlers at Exeter in New Hampshire], p. 3 ""; ""2. General Laws and Liberties of New Hampshire, p. 5 ""; ""3. [Agreement Between the Settlers at New Plymouth] (The Mayflower Compact), p. 31 ""; ""4. [Plymouth Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity], p. 33 ""; ""5. [The Salem Covenant of 1629], p. 35 ""; ""6. [Agreement of the Massachusetts Bay Company at Cambridge, England], p. 36 ""

""7. [The Watertown Covenant of July 30, 1960], p. 38 """"8. [Massachusetts Election Agreement], p. 40 ""; ""9. The Oath of a Freeman, or of a Man to Be Made Free, p. 41 ""; ""10. [The Massachusetts Agreement on the Legislature], p. 43 ""; ""11. [Cambridge Agreement], p. 45 ""; ""12. [Dorchester Agreement], p. 46 ""; ""13. [Cambridge Agreement on a Town Council], p. 48 ""; ""14. [Massachusetts Agreement on the Legislature], p. 50 ""; ""15. The Oath of a Freeman, p. 52 ""; ""16. [Salem Oath for Residents], p. 54 ""; ""17. [Watertown Agreement on Civil Officers], p. 56 ""

""18. [The Enlarged Salem Covenant of 1636], p. 57 """"19. [Plymouth Agreement], p. 60 ""; ""20. [Pilgrim Code of Law], p. 61 ""; ""21. [Dedham Covenant], p. 68 ""; ""22. [The Massachusetts Body of



Liberties], p. 70 ""; ""23. [The Combination of the Inhabitants upon the Piscataqua River for Government], p. 88 ""; ""24. [Massachusetts Bicameral Ordinace], p. 90 ""; ""25. [Massachusetts Ordinance on the Legislature], p. 92 ""; ""26. The Law and Liberties of Massachusetts, p. 95 ""; ""27. [Massachusetts Ordinance on Legislative Procedure], p. 136 ""

""28. [Towns of Wells, Gorgiana, and Piscataqua Form an Independent Government], p. 139 """"29. [The Cambridge Agreement of October 4, 1652], p. 141 ""; ""30. [Puritan] Laws and Liberties, p. 143 ""; ""31. [An Act of the General Court], p. 158 ""; ""32. [Providence Agreement], p. 161 ""; ""33. [Government of Pocasset], p. 163 ""; ""34. [Newport Agreement], p. 165 ""; ""35. [The Government of Portsmouth], p. 166 ""; ""36. Plantation Agreement at Providence, p. 168 ""; ""37. [Organization of the Government of Rhode Island], p. 172 ""; ""38. [Warwick Agreement], p. 176 ""

""39. Acts and Orders of 1647, p. 178 """"40. Charter of Providence, p. 204 ""; ""41. [General Assembly of Rhode Island Is Divided Into Two Houses], p. 207 ""; ""42. Plantation Covenant at Quinnipiack, p. 209 ""; ""43. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, p. 210 ""; ""44. Guilford Covenant, p. 216 ""; ""45. Structure of Town Governments, p. 217 ""; ""46. Fundamental Articles of new Haven, p. 221 ""; ""47. [Connecticut Oath of Fidelity], p. 227 ""; ""48. Capitall Lawes of Connecticut, Established by the Generall Court the First of December, 1462, p. 229 ""

""49. The Government of Guilford, p. 232 ""