| Evidence: | As temporary President in Virginia, John Smith 'had the "letters patent" [for governing of the colony] read aloud "each week" in order to bolster his authority.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Sep 1608 and 31 Oct 1609 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Virginia | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | anon |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1580 |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Virginia |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | Letters patent for governance of colony |
| Genre: | Politics, Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 4451 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | David D. Hall | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Cultures of Print: Essays in the History of the Book | |
| Place of Publication: | Amherst | |
| Date of Publication: | 1996 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 104 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | David D. Hall, Cultures of Print: Essays in the History of the Book (Amherst, 1996), p. 104, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4451, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
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