Anne Orthwood's bastard : sex and law in early Virginia

Summary: "Anne Orthwood's Bastard" tells the story of a maidservant from Bristol, England who emigrated to Virginia's Eastern Shore in 1662, became pregnant by a caddish nephew of a colonial politician, and died in childbirth, leaving an illegitimate son and a host of knotty legal problems. Through a study of the four cases stemming from this birth and the people involved, Pagan uses the community's response to illuminate the emerging distinctiveness of early American law. He argues that the peculiar structure of Virginia's economy and labour system accounts for many of the differences between colonial and English law, and contends that Virginia leaders skilfully shaped legal doctrines and institutions to serve their own agenda.

Record details

ISBN: 9786612367366
ISBN: 9786610535293
ISBN: 9781602564527
ISBN: 9781423735328
ISBN: 9781282367364
ISBN: 9781280535291
ISBN: 9780199881772
ISBN: 9780198033066
ISBN: 9780195144796
ISBN: 9780195144789
ISBN: 6612367369
ISBN: 6610535299
ISBN: 1602564523
ISBN: 1423735323
ISBN: 1282367366
ISBN: 1280535296
ISBN: 0199881774
ISBN: 0198033060
ISBN: 0195144791
ISBN: 0195144783
Physical Description: 1 online resource (222 pages) : map
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Computer data.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:august.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-211) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Contents; Introduction; 1 Anne Orthwood, Indentured Servant; 2 William Kendall, Parvenu; 3 William Waters, Gentleman; 4 John Stringer, Presiding Justice; 5 Robert Hutchinson, Clerk of Court; 6 Eleanor Gething, Midwife; 7 John Waterson, Trial Jury Foreman; 8 John Kendall, Putative Father; 9 John Stockley, Grand Jury Foreman; 10 Jasper Orthwood, Free Man; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:	English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Action Note:	digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.