Apr 30, 2020 | 17th Century, Charter, North America, Transcription
Carolina Original Charter of Carolina (1629) Charles I granted this charter to Sir Robert Heath for the lands south of Virginia in 1629. It acts as a constitution for that territory: setting out the boundaries, governing structure, and delegating to Heath some of the...Apr 30, 2020 | 17th Century, Charter, North America, Transcription
Charters The Charter of Maryland (1632) King Charles I and his supporters envisioned structures of power and authority in the development of the English Empire. Consider how Lord Baltimore and his heirs were granted “absolute” lordship and power in the...