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- Title
The Sheriff's Sword: Property, Democracy, and Public Order in Early Republic Massachusetts.
- Authors
HOLMES, CHAD R.
- Abstract
The article discusses various aspects of sheriffs, democracy, and governance in America's early republic era in places such as Boston, Massachusetts, and it mentions authorities granted to sheriffs, as well as the experiences of sheriffs such as Charles P. Sumner and Luke Baldwin. Efforts to limit sheriffs' authorities are assessed, as well as property, the attitudes of citizens and judges, and several lawsuits involving sheriffs.
- Subjects
BOSTON (Mass.); SHERIFFS; DEMOCRACY; SUMNER, Charles, 1811-1874; BALDWIN, Luke; AUTHORITY; CITIZEN attitudes; PROPERTY
- Publication
Journal of the Early Republic, 2024, Vol 44, Issue 2, p263
- ISSN
0275-1275
- Publication type
Article