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Records Of The Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations, In New England (Volume Iv) 1707 To 1740

Records Of The Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations, In New England (Volume Iv) 1707 To 1740

John Russell Bartlett

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral LawGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354507492
ISBN13: 9789354507496
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 630
Weight: 2.01
Height: 1.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before Rhode Island was a state, it was an argument in motion: faith, trade, borders, and the hard work of governing. Hear the colony speak plainly. Records Of The Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations, In New England (Volume IV) gathers the official record of 1707-1740 Rhode Island, presenting primary source documents drawn from historical government archives: minutes, orders, petitions, proclamations, appointments, and the day-to-day machinery of the Rhode Island colonial government. Within these colonial legislation proceedings you can follow how communities raised money, regulated markets, settled land claims, organised militia service, and negotiated with neighbouring colonies across 18th century New England. The voices are practical, contested, vivid. For readers of early American political history, this colonial records collection offers the texture behind grand narratives; for family historians, it serves as a genealogy research sourcebook and a gateway into New England genealogy records rooted in real names and real places. Dip in for a single ordinance, or read through to see policy accumulate into identity: a small colony testing liberty, commerce, and authority, year by year. Ideal for desk reference and quiet fireside browsing. As part of the wider colonial America archives, John Russell Bartlett's compilation remains a cornerstone academic history reference, valued for its fidelity to the public record and its window onto a society shaping itself through law. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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