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Laws and Writs of Appeal, 1647-1663, Hardback Book

Laws and Writs of Appeal, 1647-1663 Hardback

Part of the New Netherlands Documents series

Hardback

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This volume describes the laws and ordinances from the colony of New Netherland from 1647 to 1658 and writs of appeal from 1658 to 1663.

The laws reveal the legal thinking of the Dutch on subjects such as Indians, smuggling, crime and everyday issues including wages, fencing and land allocation.

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