A Letter Concerning the Privileges of the Assembly of Jamaica
- Nicholas Bourke (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
A Letter Concerning the Privileges of the Assembly of Jamaica is an 18th-century text addressing the legal and political standing of Jamaica’s colonial legislative body. The work is sometimes attributed to Nicholas Bourke and was dated from Jamaica on August 20th, 1765. It spans topics including law, history, and the political affairs of the Americas, offering a window into the tensions between British colonial governance and local legislative authority in the Caribbean.
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