1836 SALEM WITCHCRAFT Blue Laws Code of 1650 Connecticut Witch Trials New Haven
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1836 SALEM WITCHCRAFT Blue Laws Code of 1650 Connecticut Witch Trials New Haven
This incredible 19th-century record of the Blue Laws of New Haven was a direct correlation to cases during the Salem Witch Trials. Note the frontispiece of a constable seizing a tobacco taker!
The Blue Laws of the Colony of Connecticut, as distinct from the generic term "blue laws" that refers to any laws regulating activities on Sunday, were the initial statutes set up by the Gov. Theophilus Eaton with the assistance of the Rev. John Cotton in 1655 for the Colony of New Haven, now part of Connecticut. After the laws were approved, they were printed in London, England, in 1656 and distributed to households in New Haven.
Item number: #17262
Price: $499
Connecticut, General Court
The code of 1650 : being a compilation of the earliest laws and orders of the General Court of Connecticut.
Hartford, CT.: published by Judd, Loomis & Co., 1836.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
119, [1]
Engraved frontispiece
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~6in X 3.75in (15cm x 9.5cm)
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17262
This incredible 19th-century record of the Blue Laws of New Haven was a direct correlation to cases during the Salem Witch Trials. Note the frontispiece of a constable seizing a tobacco taker!
The Blue Laws of the Colony of Connecticut, as distinct from the generic term "blue laws" that refers to any laws regulating activities on Sunday, were the initial statutes set up by the Gov. Theophilus Eaton with the assistance of the Rev. John Cotton in 1655 for the Colony of New Haven, now part of Connecticut. After the laws were approved, they were printed in London, England, in 1656 and distributed to households in New Haven.
Item number: #17262
Price: $499
Connecticut, General Court
The code of 1650 : being a compilation of the earliest laws and orders of the General Court of Connecticut.
Hartford, CT.: published by Judd, Loomis & Co., 1836.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
119, [1]
Engraved frontispiece
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~6in X 3.75in (15cm x 9.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
17262
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1836 SALEM WITCHCRAFT Blue Laws Code of 1650 Connecticut Witch Trials New Haven
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