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Description and Holding Information
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Trumbull, True-Blue Laws of Connecticut, 1876
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The true-blue laws of Connecticut and New Haven, and the false blue-laws invented by the Rev. Samuel Peters (1735-1826); To which are added specimens
of the laws and judicial proceedings of other colonies and some blue-laws of England in the reign of James 1: ed. by J. (James) Hammond Trumbull
(1821-1897), vi+9-360p, Hartford, CT, American Publishing Co., 1876. (A table of contents starts on page v. There is no index. Among other exhibits the
text contains: Early laws for the New Haven Settlement; The First Constitution of Connecticut, 1639; Capital laws of Connecticut, 1642; The first code
of laws, 1650; Laws, orders, etc. of the Connecticut courts; The Fundamental Agreement at New Haven—The New Haven Code, 1655; Laws, orders, and
judgments of New Haven courts, 1639-60; The “blue law forgeries of Peters; Laws and judicial proceedings and blue laws of other colonies; i.e., New York,
Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts; and blue laws of England under James 1.)
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Title:
The true-blue laws of Connecticut and New Haven : and the false blue-laws invented by the Rev. Samuel Peters, to which are added specimens of the laws and judicial proceedings of other colonies and some blue-laws of England in the reign of James I / edited by J. Hammond Trumbull.
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OCLC Number:
679895837
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Volume 1 | | Yes | Yes |
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