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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... person or persons whatsoever , untill further order given from this Assembly . And voted , That Capt'n Peleg Sanford , and Mr. Benjamin Speere are chosen and empowered by this Assembly to be sur- vayers of the lands in the Narragansett ...
... person or persons whatsoever , untill further order given from this Assembly . And voted , That Capt'n Peleg Sanford , and Mr. Benjamin Speere are chosen and empowered by this Assembly to be sur- vayers of the lands in the Narragansett ...
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... person or persons , that shall give information thereof , and the other three shillings to remaine for the use of the said towne . And further it is enacted and declared by the authority afore- said , That if any person or persons ...
... person or persons , that shall give information thereof , and the other three shillings to remaine for the use of the said towne . And further it is enacted and declared by the authority afore- said , That if any person or persons ...
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... persons be sent from this Assembly unto Mrs. Arnold , widow to the deceased Governor Arnold , and from her demand and receive his Majesty's Charter of this Col- lony , and all other parchments and writeings that were in the said ...
... persons be sent from this Assembly unto Mrs. Arnold , widow to the deceased Governor Arnold , and from her demand and receive his Majesty's Charter of this Col- lony , and all other parchments and writeings that were in the said ...
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... persons to be survayers of lands in the Narragansett country , as more fully is exprest in the act of the said Assembly , the persons then appointed , being Capt'n Peleg Sanford , and Mr. Benjamin Speere , and they as yett not have ing ...
... persons to be survayers of lands in the Narragansett country , as more fully is exprest in the act of the said Assembly , the persons then appointed , being Capt'n Peleg Sanford , and Mr. Benjamin Speere , and they as yett not have ing ...
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... person or persons shall employ his servants or hire and employ any oth- er man's servant or servants , and set them to labor as aforesaid , the person or persons soe offending , shall upon proof thereof made , pay for every offense by ...
... person or persons shall employ his servants or hire and employ any oth- er man's servant or servants , and set them to labor as aforesaid , the person or persons soe offending , shall upon proof thereof made , pay for every offense by ...
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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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