Aug 21, 2022 | 17th Century, England
Colonial (State) Papers John Locke – Colonial State Papers Excerpts Introduction In 1696, William III appointed Locke as a member [governor?] of the Board of Trade, a revamped committee to manage colonial affairs for the empire. Locke was the secretary of its...
Jul 1, 2020 | 17th Century, Manuscript, North America, Transcription
London Locke’s 1698 Virginia Plan As a leading member of the Board of Trade after the Glorious Revolution in 1688, John Locke investigated and wrote a lengthy plan to reform Virginia laws and policies, including polices of governance and that related to slavery....
May 1, 2020 | 17th Century, England, Legal Case, Transcription
Rewriting slave law Chamberlain v. Harvey (1696) After the Glorious Revolution, the members of the convention parliament barred all of James II’s high court justices from serving, as they believed that his judges had enabled his absolutism via decisions such as...
