Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England: 1678-1706A. C. Greene and Brothers, state printers, 1858 - Rhode Island |
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... whereas Mr. Benedict Arnold , Sen'r , is by free vote of the people chosen Governor , and he being soe ill that he cannot come to the Assembly , the Deputy Governor , with Mr. James Barker and Capt'n Peleg Sanford , Assistants , and the ...
... whereas Mr. Benedict Arnold , Sen'r , is by free vote of the people chosen Governor , and he being soe ill that he cannot come to the Assembly , the Deputy Governor , with Mr. James Barker and Capt'n Peleg Sanford , Assistants , and the ...
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... shall bee their suffitient commission to perform the premises . Voted , Whereas there is presented to this Court a petition by John Foanes , Henry Tibbitts , and others therein 8 RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND , [ 1678.
... shall bee their suffitient commission to perform the premises . Voted , Whereas there is presented to this Court a petition by John Foanes , Henry Tibbitts , and others therein 8 RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND , [ 1678.
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... Whereas , there is a petition presented unto this present Assembly , by the inhabitants of the towne of Warwick , and also another petition from Mr. John Foanes and Mr. Edward Thurston , for themselves and partners ; in both which the ...
... Whereas , there is a petition presented unto this present Assembly , by the inhabitants of the towne of Warwick , and also another petition from Mr. John Foanes and Mr. Edward Thurston , for themselves and partners ; in both which the ...
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... Whereas , there hath been a petition presented to this Assembly by John Pebody and Mary Pebody , late wife to the deceased James Rogers ( Generall Seargeant , ) concerninge the accounts that have been betweene the Collony and the said ...
... Whereas , there hath been a petition presented to this Assembly by John Pebody and Mary Pebody , late wife to the deceased James Rogers ( Generall Seargeant , ) concerninge the accounts that have been betweene the Collony and the said ...
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... Whereas in October Court , 1676 , Mr. Phillip Smith , and Mr. Richard Bailey , Executors to Mr. John Clarke's estate , deceased , petitioned to said Court demanding a hundred pound , currant money of England ; that Court considering of ...
... Whereas in October Court , 1676 , Mr. Phillip Smith , and Mr. Richard Bailey , Executors to Mr. John Clarke's estate , deceased , petitioned to said Court demanding a hundred pound , currant money of England ; that Court considering of ...
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according adjourned appointed Arnold Arthur Fenner Assistants authority aforesaid authority thereof Caleb Carr Capt'n John Charter chosen Clerk Coddington Collony of Rhode Collony's command commission Commissioners Committee Constables copy Court of Tryalls Deputy Governor East Greenwich Edward Election empowered England Esq'r forthwith freemen further enacted Generall Assembly held Generall Treasury Governor and Councill granted hath hereby enacted humbly inhabitants Island and Providence Jahleel Brenton John Coggeshall John Greene Joseph Jencks Jun'r Justices King's Province Kingstown land late letter levy Lieut Lordships Majestie's Majesty Majesty's Collony Major John Greene Narragansett Country Newport oath officers paid Peleg Sanford person or persons petition Portsmouth pounds present Providence Plantations Recorder respective towns Rhode Island Samuel Gorton Samuell Cranston Seal sent severall shillings therein thereunto Thomas town of Newport Treasurer Tryalls unto Voted Walter Clarke Warwick Westerly Weston Clarke Whereas William William Coddington
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