Privilege and prerogative : New York's provincial elite, 1710-1776 /
Lustig, Mary Lou.
Madison, N.J. : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; London : Associated University Presses,
c1995.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-220) and index.
Privilege and prerogative -- This unsettled and ungovernable province, 1710-1719: the administration of Robert Hunter -- To prepare the way and alarm the people, 1720-1735: the administrations of William Burnet, John Montgomery and William Cosby -- Obstruct all parts of government, 1735-1753: the administrations of George Clark, George Clinton, and Sir Danvers Osborn -- Republicans in principle, 1753-1757: the administrations of James Delancey and Sir Charles Hardy -- Property reputation and extensive connections, 1758-1765: the administrations of Cadwallader Colden and Robert Monckton -- The spirt of mobbing, 1765-1770: the administrations of Sir Henry Moore and Cadwallader Colden -- To restore union and harmony, 1770-1776: the administrations of Lord Dunmore, William Tryon, and Cadwallader Colden.
Elite (Social sciences)
Privilege and prerogative.