| 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 (f 706 - f 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 (f 1072 - f 1075 - see f 706 - f 718 for draft); further fair copy of part of essay (f 1076 - see f 706 - f 708 also f 1077 for f 709 - f 711) and fair copy of first page (f 1071 - see f 706 for draft).
Chapter headings are as follows: "Of Democracy" (f 709 - f 747); "Of Aristocracy" (f 748 - f 758); "Of Monarchy" (f 750- f 780); "Of Despotism" (f 781 - f 797); on the legislative and its power (f 798- f 816); on Britain (f 816 - f 817); "Of Laws relative to the Liberty of the Subject" (f 837 - f 845); "Of Laws relative to Offensive Force" (f 846 - f 858); "Of the relation the Public Revenue bears to Liberty" (f 858 - f 868); "Of Laws relative to the Nature of Climates" referring to slavery (f 869 - f 878); "Of the Relation Laws bear to the nature of the Soil" (f 879 - f 882); "Of Laws relative to the Spirit, Morals, & Customs of a Nation" (f 883 - f 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" (f 887 - f 898); "Of Laws relative to Commerce considered in the various Revolutions it has gone through in the World" (f 899 - f 906); "Of Laws in relation to the use of Money" (f 907 - f 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 |