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He bore the honorary title of "colonel," and was to some extent regarded as the governor's deputy; but in later times his duties were confined entirely to military matters. Hist. of the U.S., vol. i. pp. 388-407; also Edward Ingle in Johns Hopkins Univ. If now we sum up the contrasts between local government in Virginia and that in New England, we observe:

John Fiske - Civil Government in the United States Considered with: Some Reference to Its Origins