Charters of the Old English Colonies in America: With an Introduction and Notes (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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The present volume comprises ten of the Charters which were granted \to our early American Colo nies. The same Charters were originally collected by a bookseller, named Almon, at the close Of the last century; but as his edition has become scarce, and is much sought after, they are now reprinted, with the addition of some explanatory statements and notes. It has not been thought necessary to add to their number, though many are wanting to complete the seriesfi inasmuch as Almon's edition contains the principal specimens of each class into which they have been appropriately distinguished. An attempt only has been made to improve upon Almon's method, who, to borrow a simile from Mr. Carlyle, edited them as you edit bricks, by tilting the wagon. Be the result as it may, it is necessarily imperfect, as the intention was conceived but a week or two since, in connexion with the question of Colonial misgovern~ ment. The Object was to furnish at a critical time materials for comparison between our present attempts, and the grandest and most successful colonizing opera In fact, to the time of the founding of New South Wales, when the convict system involved the adoption by England of the centralized methods of France and Spain, a Colony had a Charter as an indis pensable condition of its political existence.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a collection of ten original colonial Charters, granting English subjects permission to settle in North America, and the foundational governing principles for each settlement. The Charters are published together for the first time and offer a rare glimpse into the beginning of American history, the relationship between Britain and her American colonies, and how the colonies' rights and freedoms were established and limited from the beginning. Originally collected by a bookseller named Almon at the close of the last century, the Charters provide unique insight into the intentions of England and the colonists and offer a basis for comparison with later governmental and colonial approaches. 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 9781332437153_0
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