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Law and sexual misconduct in New England, 1650-1750 : steering toward England / Abby Chandler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chandler, Abby, 1974- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex and law--New England--History--17th century.
- Sex and law.
- Sex and law--New England--History--18th century.
- Sex crimes--New England--History--17th century.
- Sex crimes.
- Sex crimes--New England--History--18th century.
- Law--New England--English influences--History--17th century.
- Law.
- Law--New England--English influences--History--18th century.
- History.
- New England--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- New England.
- Law--English influences.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 191 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate Publishing Limited, [2015]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Founding law in Massachusetts Bay, Maine, and Rhode Island
- Evolving law in England and its influence on New England
- "exposing our children, to be bred ignorantly like indians" : frontier peripheries and cross cultural sexual contact
- "he shall be liable to the charge of maintenance" : morals, economics, and illegitimate children in New England communities
- "the court doe own him her aturney" : justices, attorneys, and the New England court room
- "the said Margaret prays process against him" : public and private lives in New England court rooms
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - University of Maine, 2008) issued under title: At the magistrate's discretion : sexual crime and New England law, 1636-1718.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781472461926
- 1472461924
- OCLC:
- 909025836
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