Petitions to the General Assembly, 1783-1883.

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Petitions to the General Assembly, 1783-1883.

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Legislative petitions generally take the form of written requests, from state citizens, submitted to the General Assembly, requesting that the Assembly use its authority to redress a particular wrong. The custom of petitioning in South Carolina grew from old English practice. This series is indispensible in showing how the General Assembly thought and worked in this period, detailing much about everyday life, concerns, and problems, and documenting the legislature as the most powerful and pervasive governmental entity in South Carolina.

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