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Author Palmer, Aaron J., author.

Title Rule of law : elite political authority and the coming of the revolution in the South Carolina lowcountry, 1763-1776 / by Aaron J. Palmer.

Publication Info. Leiden ; New York : Brill, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Early American History Series, 1877-0216 ; Volume 3
Early American history series ; Volume 3.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary A Rule of Law offers a fresh examination of how South Carolina's colonial elite ruled through a host of institutions beyond the legislature and jealously guarded this rule against all encroachment in the period leading to the American Revolution.
Contents "The scribe and the prince" : legal culture, the courts and elite political power -- "Crimes of the most heinous nature" : criminal justice and law enforcement -- "Nothing but terrors and punishments" : slavery and the law -- "Placed therein and managed" : the Church of England, poor relief, and elite political power -- "Accountable for their misdemeanors" : the assembly and the placeholders -- "Sign or die" : the imperial crisis and the reconstruction of South Carolina's government -- Epilogue -- Appendix.
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Subject Church of England -- South Carolina -- History.
Church of England.
South Carolina.
History.
Church of England.
Legislative power -- South Carolina -- History.
Legislative power.
Courts -- South Carolina -- History.
Courts.
Rule of law -- South Carolina -- History.
Rule of law.
Justice, Administration of -- South Carolina -- History.
Justice, Administration of.
South Carolina -- Politics and government -- History.
Politics and government.
Power (Social sciences) -- South Carolina -- History.
Power (Social sciences)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Palmer, Aaron. Rule of Law. Brill 2014 130668904X
ISBN 9789004272354 (electronic book)
9004272356 (electronic book)
130668904X (electronic book)
9781306689045 (electronic book)
9789004272347