Their magistrates and officials
Subtitle: executive government in colonial Maryland, 1715-1775
By: R.J. Rockefeller.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780739141861; 9780739141885
Subjects: Governors -- Maryland -- History -- 18th century; Executive power -- Maryland -- History -- 18th century; Maryland -- Politics and government -- To 1775
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Their magistrates and officials; title: "A proper attachment to his lordship" the formal framework of executive government; title: "You can't be well served unless your governor lives somewhat like one" : the governor and cultural sources of power; title: "With the consent of the freemen" : agreement on laws; title: "Feuds and animosities" : recurrent issues in proprietary Maryland politics; title: "The management of the assembly" : executive devices in the legislature; title: "That turbulent and malevolent spirit in the lower house" : contested legislation and perpetual issues; title: "Make and constitute fit and wholesome ordinances" : executive efforts in times of peace; title: "Hold rudder and steer ship" : executive action on times of war; title: "Preserve some hold on the helm of government" : executive authority in the face of revolution; title: "Private grudges gave rise to public measures" : personalities and personality conflicts; title: "Cannot not expect all sunshine" : evaluation.