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The Statutes At Large Of Pennsylvania From 1682 To 1801 (Volume X) 1779-1781

The Statutes At Large Of Pennsylvania From 1682 To 1801 (Volume X) 1779-1781

T. Mitchell, James

Paperback

Colonial Period (1600-1775)General LawGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354508251
ISBN13: 9789354508257
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 20 2021
Pages: 650
Weight: 2.07
Height: 1.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Law written under pressure has a different weight. In The Statutes At Large Of Pennsylvania From 1682 To 1801 (Volume X) 1779-1781, James T. Mitchell gathers the Pennsylvania legislative acts that shaped daily life while war and politics remade the new republic. Here the record stands, unvarnished. Covering Pennsylvania 1779 1781, this statutes at large collection is a historical statutes compilation of primary source law texts: measures on government, property, finance, courts, militia obligations, and the workings of communities in eighteenth century Pennsylvania. Read it as a clear legal research reference, or as a vivid lens on Revolutionary War era laws and colonial government records as they evolved into state authority. For students, genealogists, and historians, it is a history scholars sourcebook that anchors arguments in what was actually enacted. Seen together, these Pennsylvania legislative acts trace the shift from colony to Commonwealth: how authority was claimed, regulated, and argued on paper. Dip in for the drama of decisions made in real time, or keep it close as a steady companion to legal history and constitutional study. A cornerstone volume for serious collections. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Essential for shelves devoted to colonial American legal history, it also belongs with the early American law archives that serious collectors prize: evidence of how language, power, and precedent were forged in print.

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