The Statutes at Large, Vol. 1: Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, From the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

William Waller Hening

9780331580402: The Statutes at Large, Vol. 1: Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, From the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0331580403 ISBN 13: 9780331580402

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A window into Virginia’s early lawmaking through the first sessions of the colonial legislature. The book presents the statutes of 1619 in a detailed, historical form, offering insight into governance, taxation, commerce, and community life in early Virginia. This volume collects the laws enacted by the colony’s early assembly, along with notes and excerpts that illuminate how statutes were applied and recorded. It is an essential reference for students of American legal origins, colonial history, and Virginia’s formative political landscape. <ul> <li>Primary source flavor: read the actual statutes from Virginia’s first era of self-government.</li> <li>Scope of early law: topics range from administration, finance, and land to trade and militia matters.</li> <li>Context and notes: discover how laws were recorded and interpreted in their time.</li> <li>Accessible reference: organized to support researchers, historians, and curious readers alike.</li> </ul> Ideal for readers of colonial history, legal history, and Virginia’s early years, as well as students and researchers seeking a window into early American governance. ...

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