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The charters and acts of Assembly of the province of Pennsylvania. In two volumes ... Compared with the public records

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21541
Date of Publication
1762.
Call Number
Book 582 1762
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by P. Miller and comp.,
Date of Publication
1762.
Physical Description
2 volumes in 1. 37 cm
Notes
Book number 582 as assigned by Yeates.
"Carefully compared with, and corrected by, the original rolls and records ... by ... Lewis [Weiss] and Charles Brockden."
Known as the "big Peter Miller" to distinguish it from the octavo edition.
Appendix has special t.p. and separate paging.
Errata affixed on back of title page.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Contents
I. Containing the charters of the said province, and the city, boroughs and towns thereof; the titles of all the laws of said province, since its first establishment down to the year 1700; the acts of the said Assembly from the year 1700 to 1743, now in force; and the royal confirmations and repeals of the said acts.--II. Containing the acts of Assembly of the said province, from the year 1744 to 1759, now in force; [and An appendix] a collection of all the laws that have been formerly in force within this province, for regulating of descents and transferring the property of lands, but are since expired, altered, or repealed; form the establishment of the province, down to this present time ... Together with an index, referring to the matters contained in both the volumes.
Subjects
Pennsylvania.
Full decorated leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Weiss, Lewis,
Brockden, Charles,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 582 1762
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The embassador and his functions

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Author
Wicquefort, Abraham de,
Date of Publication
[1716]
Call Number
Book 712 1716
Responsibility
By Monsieur de Wicquefort. To which is added, an historical discourse, concerning the election of the emperor and the electors. By the same author. Translated into English by Mr. Digby.
Author
Wicquefort, Abraham de,
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for B. Lintott
Date of Publication
[1716]
Physical Description
4 preliminary leaves, 570, [28] pages 31 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates'ssignature at top of title page.
Book number 712 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Ambassadors.
Constitutional law - Holy Roman Empire.
Constitutional law.
Europe - Holy Roman Empire.
Ambassadors
Constitutional law - Holy Roman Empire
Full decorated leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Blue marbled end papers (Binding)
Additional Author
Digby, John,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 712 1716
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