| Collection | George III Essays |
| Reference | GEO/ADD/32/706-912, GEO/ADD/32/1071-1077 |
| Title | "Of Laws relative to Government in general" |
| Date | [1746-1805] |
| Description | Draft essay (706 - 912) partly drawn from "De l'esprit des loix" by Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu. This manuscript has been revised and further pages added: these are typically denoted by an asterik in the top right hand corner of the page preceding or following the page number. With fair copy of part of essay (1072 - 1075 - see 706 - 718 for draft); further fair copy of part of essay (1076 - see 706 - 708 also 1077 for 709 - 711) and fair copy of first page (1071 - see 706 for draft).
Chapter headings are as follows: "Of Democracy" (709 - 747); "Of Aristocracy" (748 - 758); "Of Monarchy" (750- 780); "Of Despotism" (781 - 797); on the legislative and its power (798- 816); on Britain (816 - 817); "Of Laws relative to the Liberty of the Subject" (837 - 845); "Of Laws relative to Offensive Force" (846 - 858); "Of the relation the Public Revenue bears to Liberty" (858 - 868); "Of Laws relative to the Nature of Climates" referring to slavery (869 - 878); "Of the Relation Laws bear to the nature of the Soil" (879 - 882); "Of Laws relative to the Spirit, Morals, & Customs of a Nation" (883 - 886); "Of Laws relative to Commerce when consider'd in its own nature independant of the Various Revolutions it has met with in the World" (887 - 898); "Of Laws relative to Commerce considered in the various Revolutions it has gone through in the World" (899 - 906); "Of Laws in relation to the use of Money" (907 - 908). |
| Notes | These papers were brought together during cataloguing in Spring 2016
These boxes are part of a bundle labelled "George III. Private Papers Essays III. Of Laws, Government, etc." |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 206 documents |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript papers |
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| Level | Item |
| Credit | All rights reserved |