When French Islands became British

When French Islands became British: Law, Property, and Inheritance in the Ceded Islands

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When French Islands became British : Law, Property, and Inheritance in the Ceded Islands. / Freund, Heather.

Voices In The Legal Archives in The French Colonial World: "The King Is Listening” . red. / Nancy Christie; Michael Gauvreau; Matthew Gerber. New York : Routledge, 2021. s. 307-329.

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Freund, H 2021, When French Islands became British: Law, Property, and Inheritance in the Ceded Islands. i N Christie, M Gauvreau & M Gerber (red), Voices In The Legal Archives in The French Colonial World: "The King Is Listening” . Routledge, New York, s. 307-329. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003051367-18

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Freund, H. (2021). When French Islands became British: Law, Property, and Inheritance in the Ceded Islands. I N. Christie, M. Gauvreau, & M. Gerber (red.), Voices In The Legal Archives in The French Colonial World: "The King Is Listening” (s. 307-329). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003051367-18

Vancouver

Freund H. When French Islands became British: Law, Property, and Inheritance in the Ceded Islands. I Christie N, Gauvreau M, Gerber M, red., Voices In The Legal Archives in The French Colonial World: "The King Is Listening” . New York: Routledge. 2021. s. 307-329 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003051367-18

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Freund, Heather. / When French Islands became British : Law, Property, and Inheritance in the Ceded Islands. Voices In The Legal Archives in The French Colonial World: "The King Is Listening” . red. / Nancy Christie ; Michael Gauvreau ; Matthew Gerber. New York : Routledge, 2021. s. 307-329

Bibtex

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