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Records Of The Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations, In New England (Volume I)

Records Of The Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations, In New England (Volume I)

John Russell Bartlett

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General ReferenceGeneral LawGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354507441
ISBN13: 9789354507441
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 552
Weight: 1.76
Height: 1.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before America had a nation, it had paperwork. And arguments. Hear the colony speak plainly. Records Of The Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations, In New England (Volume I), edited by John Russell Bartlett, gathers the minutes, orders, and proceedings that shaped a fractious, inventive community on the edge of empire. As colonial government records and primary source documents, these pages bring you face to face with rhode island colonial laws in the making: how authority was claimed, contested, and administered, and how everyday life was organised across town and court. Read it for the immediacy of 17th century Rhode Island, for the grit of providence plantations history, and for the long shadow it casts over early American legal history. This is a landmark historical document collection within the colonial New England archives, essential alongside early American state papers and, for comparative context, massachusetts bay colony records. It remains an unrivalled genealogy research reference for tracing names, places, and civic decisions, and an academic history reference for anyone studying self-government, religious liberty, landholding, and the practical language of power. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this volume is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for readers who want the real record, and for classic-history collectors who prize enduring sources.

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