Richard Bland, Conservator of Self-government in Eighteenth-century Virginia |
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... considered again . The Councillors made certain changes in the pro- posed act and returned it to the House for their concurrence on the amendments . After the House agreed to the amendments , the Council passed the bill and presented it ...
... considered again . The Councillors made certain changes in the pro- posed act and returned it to the House for their concurrence on the amendments . After the House agreed to the amendments , the Council passed the bill and presented it ...
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... considered ; but the sole point to be considered was how he should please the people.28 Governor Fauquier signed the second Two Penny Act and it went into effect without a suspending clause . 29 The clergy were outraged by their ...
... considered ; but the sole point to be considered was how he should please the people.28 Governor Fauquier signed the second Two Penny Act and it went into effect without a suspending clause . 29 The clergy were outraged by their ...
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... considered by the Assembly . Eventually this measure would have important social consequences because it tended to undermine the traditional pattern of land holding dominated by a long - standing aristocracy . Bland may have had ...
... considered by the Assembly . Eventually this measure would have important social consequences because it tended to undermine the traditional pattern of land holding dominated by a long - standing aristocracy . Bland may have had ...
Contents
An Apprentice Burgess | 31 |
The Pistole Fee Dispute ཎྜ | 95 |
The Two Penny Controversy | 123 |
Copyright | |
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