Excerpt from Bench and Bar of Ohio, Vol. 2: A Compendium of History and Biography, Illustrated With Steel-Plate and Half-Tone Engravings
One of the most accurate and painstaking historians of the Western Reserve has said SO little was known at this time, of the respective powers of the State and of the United States, under the Constitution of 1787,-that many of the parties thought the Land Company had received political authority and could found here a new State. They imagined themselves, like William Penn, to be proprietors, coupled with the rights of self~government. He further says: Both parties to the transaction imagined that the deed of Connecticut conveyed powers of civil government to the company, and that the grantees might organize a new State.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book elaborates on the work and lives of the legal luminaries of the Western Reserve in the years when it was still part of the Northwest Territory. It focuses on the judges who presided over the initial courts and the lawyers who navigated the legal landscape during this period of transition and rapid development. Their efforts shaped the administration of justice on the Western Reserve, and their stories throw light on the challenges and triumphs during this era of establishing law and order. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330894491_0
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