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Newspaper
Daily Courant
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 29, 1733
Page
1
Long colonial exchange in Dorchester and Charlestown reveals a dispute over parliamentary privilege and royal prerogative. Robert Wright urges dissolution of the Assembly to preserve habeas corpus and the laws, while the Chief Justice cautions against infringing the Upper House and defends the court's procedures.
Extracts from a 1733 letter discuss land disputes and resistance to the Quit-Rent Act in South Carolina. Mention disputes over ancient patents, surveys overriding possessions, alleged fraud via blank warrants, and the risk to southern settlers. Notes talk of titles in Georgia and potential fines or penalties, with references to Sir Nathaniel Johnson and colonial governance.
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