Richard Bland, Conservator of Self-government in Eighteenth-century Virginia |
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... bill before the House . The bill was read the necessary three times and the Burgesses passed it . From the House the bill was carried up to the Council where it was considered again . The Councillors made certain changes in the pro ...
... bill before the House . The bill was read the necessary three times and the Burgesses passed it . From the House the bill was carried up to the Council where it was considered again . The Councillors made certain changes in the pro ...
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... bill to move the capital to the west , but the House defeated the motion by a narrow vote . The same day Philip Ludwell of Jamestown presented a bill to re- build the old Capitol in Williamsburg . Ludwell's bill was passed by a forty to ...
... bill to move the capital to the west , but the House defeated the motion by a narrow vote . The same day Philip Ludwell of Jamestown presented a bill to re- build the old Capitol in Williamsburg . Ludwell's bill was passed by a forty to ...
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... bill which they felt tended to defraud them of their just salaries . The clergymen pointed out that the bill violated the governor's instructions from the Crown not to sign any bill which changed an approved law unless it contained a ...
... bill which they felt tended to defraud them of their just salaries . The clergymen pointed out that the bill violated the governor's instructions from the Crown not to sign any bill which changed an approved law unless it contained a ...
Contents
An Apprentice Burgess | 31 |
The Pistole Fee Dispute ཎྜ | 95 |
The Two Penny Controversy | 123 |
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