[Maseres, Francis]:

$1,000 · Offered by William Reese Company

QUESTIONS, SUR LESQUELLES ON SOUHAITE DE SÇAVOIR LES RÉPONSES DE MONSIEUR ADHOMAR, ET DE MONSIEUR DE LISLE, ET D'AUTRES HABITANTS DE LA PROVINCE DE ... One of a number of works written by Maseres during his service as Attorney-General of Quebec from 1766 to 1769. "The Five Questions concerning the Habeas Corpus Act, trial by jury, and powers of the governor, are said (by Du Calvet) to have been propounded by Maseres at a conference at his house in London, March 13, 1784, and endorsed by Adhemar and De Lisle, notaries public of Montreal, and Wm. Dummer Powell, who comprised a delegation sent from Quebec in 1783 to urge upon the government the need for a House of Assembly and the retention of French civil law" - TPL. This work has also been attributed to Pierre Roubaud.

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