The constitutional beginnings of North Carolina (1663-1729) [electronic resource] / by John Spencer Bassett.
Outlines the changing roles of North Carolina's earliest governing bodies including the evolution of Proprietary Government, colonies, constitutions, the Council, the Judicial system, and finances, comparing North Carolina's experiences with those of other American colonies and Durham, an English county. In addition, Bassett explains the function of various official positions created during 1663-1729 in North Carolina such as the Constable, the coroner and others.
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Record details
- Edition: Electronic ed.
- Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Text transcribed by Apex Data Services, Inc. Images scanned by Matthew Kern. Text encoded by Apex Data Services, Inc., Matthew Kern and Melissa Meeks. This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digitization project's database, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection The North Carolina experience, beginnings to 1940. Title from electronic title page (viewed Apr. 7, 2003). |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML and SGML) and images (JPEG). |
| Original Version Note: | Transcribed from: The constitutional beginnings of North Carolina (1663-1729) / by John Spencer Bassett, Fellow in History, J.H.U.; Professor Elect of History in Trinity College, North Carolina. Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins Press, 1894. 73 p. ; 22 cm. Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 12th ser., 3. Also issued as v.3 of the set Institutional and economic history. |
| Funding Information Note: | Funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this title. |
| System Details Note: | System requirements: PC with modem or direct Internet connection; SGML viewer required for SGML files. |
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| Subject: | Constitutional history > North Carolina. North Carolina > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. North Carolina > Politics and government > To 1775. |
