Nicholas Trott
Auteur : John Peyre Thomas
Date de publication : 1938
Éditeur : Non disponible
Nombre de pages : 46
Résumé du livre
Essay re Nicholas Trott (1663-1740), who migrated from Barbados to South Carolina in 1699 to serve as the colony's Attorney General; by 1703, Trott was appointed Chief Justice of the Colony; years later, while serving on the Vice-Admirality Bench, he presided over the trial of the pirate, Stede Bonnet; Trott is remembered for for his 1736 compilation of the laws of the colony, popularly known as "Trott's Laws."