Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay is an early American legal case reporter compiled by Josiah Quincy Jr., documenting colonial Massachusetts court decisions.
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Target entity: Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay Context triple: [Josiah Quincy Jr., notableWork, Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay]
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Observations on the Act of Parliament commonly called the Boston Port-Bill
"Observations on the Act of Parliament commonly called the Boston Port-Bill" is a 1774 political pamphlet by American patriot Josiah Quincy Jr. sharply criticizing the British closure of Boston Harbor and defending colonial rights.
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The Journal of John Winthrop
The Journal of John Winthrop is a detailed firsthand chronicle of early 17th-century New England, documenting the founding and development of the Massachusetts Bay Colony from the perspective of its Puritan governor.
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Massachusetts Body of Liberties
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties was a 1641 legal code in the Massachusetts Bay Colony that outlined early colonial rights and protections, influencing later American constitutional principles.
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Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates
Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates is a doctrinal statement within the Church of England’s Thirty-Nine Articles that outlines the proper authority and role of secular rulers in relation to the church and matters of faith.
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Cranch Reports
Cranch Reports is an early official compilation of United States Supreme Court decisions edited and reported by William Cranch in the early 19th century.
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Target entity: Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay Target entity description: Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay is an early American legal case reporter compiled by Josiah Quincy Jr., documenting colonial Massachusetts court decisions.
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A.
Observations on the Act of Parliament commonly called the Boston Port-Bill
"Observations on the Act of Parliament commonly called the Boston Port-Bill" is a 1774 political pamphlet by American patriot Josiah Quincy Jr. sharply criticizing the British closure of Boston Harbor and defending colonial rights.
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B.
The Journal of John Winthrop
The Journal of John Winthrop is a detailed firsthand chronicle of early 17th-century New England, documenting the founding and development of the Massachusetts Bay Colony from the perspective of its Puritan governor.
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C.
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties was a 1641 legal code in the Massachusetts Bay Colony that outlined early colonial rights and protections, influencing later American constitutional principles.
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D.
Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates
Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates is a doctrinal statement within the Church of England’s Thirty-Nine Articles that outlines the proper authority and role of secular rulers in relation to the church and matters of faith.
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E.
Cranch Reports
Cranch Reports is an early official compilation of United States Supreme Court decisions edited and reported by William Cranch in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
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law book ⓘ legal case reporter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American legal history
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Massachusetts judiciary ⓘ |
| compiler | Josiah Quincy Jr. ⓘ |
| compilerCitizenship | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| compilerOccupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| contains |
court decisions
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judicial opinions ⓘ summaries of arguments ⓘ |
| country |
Colonial America
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British America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (pre-independence colonies)
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| courtReported |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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surface form:
Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
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| documents |
colonial Massachusetts court decisions
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precedents used in colonial Massachusetts courts ⓘ |
| genre | law reports ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | reporter of decisions ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Revolutionary American colonies ⓘ |
| importance | one of the earliest American case reporters ⓘ |
| jurisdictionCovered | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalField |
criminal law
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general civil law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| subject |
Massachusetts legal history
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case law ⓘ colonial legal history ⓘ law ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | colonial era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical legal research
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study of colonial jurisprudence ⓘ study of early American legal practice ⓘ |
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