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Records Of The Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations, In New England (Volume Vi) 1757 To 1769

Records Of The Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations, In New England (Volume Vi) 1757 To 1769

John Russell Bartlett

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ISBN10: 9354507506
ISBN13: 9789354507502
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 638
Weight: 2.03
Height: 1.41 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before the Revolution had a name, Rhode Island legislated, taxed, and bargained through daily life. Hear the colony speak, plainly. Records Of The Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations, In New England (Volume VI) gathers the minutes and enactments from 1757 to 1769, presenting a primary source document collection of decisions that shaped communities across the colony. These colonial government records endure. Edited by historian John Russell Bartlett, this historical archives volume draws you into eighteenth century governance at work - in court, council, and assembly - petitions and proceedings, votes and appointments, boundary questions and maritime concerns, and the steady evolution of Rhode Island colonial laws during the New England colonies 1750s and the Rhode Island 1760s. As American colonial legislative journals, these pages illuminate the politics behind commerce, defence, religion, and public order, offering essential context for pre-revolutionary America documents and the wider Atlantic world. Researchers will value it as an academic history reference; family historians and place-lovers will find rich leads for genealogy and local history, with names, offices, and local disputes that anchor providence plantations history in lived detail. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For the casual browser, it is a vivid window into how a small colony governed itself; for the classic-history collector, it is an enduring record of civic memory, built to be revisited.

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