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Excerpt from Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England, Vol. 1: 1636-1663
The earliest book of records in the archives of the State begins with the settlement of Portsmouth on the Island of Rhode Island, in the year 1688. The first portion of ten or twelve years is con tinuous the latter quite detached, and extends to the year 1696. This volume contains the transactions on Aquidneck or Rhode Island, embracing the history of the first settlements at Portsmouth and Newport. From 1688 to the present time, the records are complete in various volumes of the colony proceedings. In this volume are also Copies of the deeds of lands from the Indians as originally recorded, as well as conveyances from the early settlers to each other also early lists of the freemen in the Colony. The narrative or journal of proceedings has been printed at length as far as it goes in this volume, as well as the lists of freemen, and the deeds of land from the Indians but all other land evidences have been omitted.
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The earliest book of records in the archives of the State begins with the settlement of Portsmouth on the Island of Rhode Island, in the year 1688. The first portion of ten or twelve years is con tinuous the latter quite detached, and extends to the year 1696. This volume contains the transactions on Aquidneck or Rhode Island, embracing the history of the first settlements at Portsmouth and Newport. From 1688 to the present time, the records are complete in various volumes of the colony proceedings. In this volume are also Copies of the deeds of lands from the Indians as originally recorded, as well as conveyances from the early settlers to each other also early lists of the freemen in the Colony. The narrative or journal of proceedings has been printed at length as far as it goes in this volume, as well as the lists of freemen, and the deeds of land from the Indians but all other land evidences have been omitted.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
John Russell Bartlett
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ISBN - 9780331571349
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.0 cm
Page Count - 555
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Author
John Russell Bartlett
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ISBN - 9781333664831
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.0 cm
Page Count - 557
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