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Centralized government, 253
power, Rhode Island jealousy of, 252 Central Falls, 324, 374 ; becomes a city, 388 Chalmers, George, n 102, 103
Chaloner, Walter, n 246
Chamberlain, Judge, n 103 Champlin, Christopher, 573
Christopher Grant, 285, 286, 290, 312 Capt. William, 422
Channel in Narragansett Bay deepened by National government, 385
Providence river, 274; act to enable River Machine Co. to deepen, 275
Chapin, Josiah, 359
Charles I, King, 16, 47, 49, 62
II, King, 97, 100, 103, 104, 106, 139, 173, 335 river, Mass., 15
Charges against Rhode Island colony, by Randolph, 137-9; by earl of Bellomont, 153-161 ; by Dudley, 163-5, 545-6
Charleston, S. C., 247, 289, 305
Charlestown, Mass., 16
R. I., n 98, n 192, n 273, 280, 281, 327, 324
Charter assembly, the last, 346 authorities, 344 Blackstone canal, 356
city, rejected by Providence, 319, but finally accepted, 320, 321; repeal defeated, 332, amendments, 369; Newport rejects twice, 355-6, ac- cepts, 363; Pawtucket and Woon- socket, 386; Central Falls, 388
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Charter, Connecticut, 100, 122 government, 328 Magna, 84
party, at time of Dorr war, 339, 340, 341 privileges,, colonists object to their infringment, 197, 227
rights, under King Charles charter, 131, 194 Charter, King Charles II, of 1663, 70
government established under its pro- visions, 81-85
causes which led to a desire to secure it, 100 obtained by Dr. John Clarke, 101 its liberal provisions and long life, 102
under its provision, Rhode Island practically an independent state, 103
granted in face of strong, adverse influences, 103
religious liberty secured to colonists by its provisions, 104
nature and powers of government au- thorized by it, 104, 105
boundaries set forth in preamble, 105 received by the colonists at a "great meeting," 106
Block Island included in the colony by its terms, 107; 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, n 114, 119, 120, 121
expressly states that other colonists must not molest native Indians, 125, 126
comprehended Mount Hope, 130
declared invalid in regard to Narra- gansett country by royal commis- sion, 135
suspended through the establishment of the province of New England, 139
its surrender demanded by Sir Ed- mund Andros, 140, 143, 144
Gov. Clarke conceals it, 145
government reorganized under it, 146 English attorney-general confirms the charter, 147, 148
forfeiture threatened on account of the encouragement given to piracy, 154, 157, 158
general infringement of its privileges charged by Bellomont, 160
danger of revocation averted, 161
Gov. Cranston's appeal to it against Dudley's authority, 161
exercise of admiralty jurisdiction urged as a ground for repeal, 162
right to raise militia conferred by it, 161, 164
is saved by failure of Parliament to
pass bill for regulation of charter governments, 165, 166
boundaries to the westward as de- fined by, 172, 173, 180
gave neither governor nor crown a veto over acts of assembly, 181; 190, 192, 196, 224, 292, 306, 311
motion to annual it presented in gen- eral assembly, 326
last contested election under, 332, 333 outgrown, 335, 336
some feature retained in People's constitution, 338
last assembly under the, 345
power of the general assembly under, 371 authorities, 351 elections, 332, 333, 342
government, 337 ; passing of the, 346 Charter Parliamentary, of 1644, 70 ; reasons why the Rhode Island settlers desired a royal patent, 73; Roger Williams goes to England and secures it, 74 ; its character, 75, 76 ; Williams returns with it, 79; 80-1 ; general assembly convened and govern- inent organized under the instrument in 1647, 82-85; 86, 87; Coddington's usurp- ation of government of the island breaks force of charter, 90; project to have the four towns reunited under, 91-2 ; the four towns reorganize under its provisions, 94 ; 98, 99, 101, 103, 106; "boundaries to the westward as defined by, 172
Charters, colonial, 100-1; their evolution, 102-3; 106, 108, 120, 136-7, 139, 147-8, 152, 159, 163-4; efforts to repeai them, 165; 173-4, 190
corporation, 325, 329; horse rail-
road, 374; military company, 341; railroad, 353, 358, 368 ; soci- ety, 329; town, 88 ; turnpike, 316, 368
masonic, 322, 324; revoked, 325; grand lodge restored, 374
Chattels, 370
Cheapside, 305
Chepachet, 344
Chicago, 388
Child labor, 361
Children, 175; not to be employed under twelve years of age, 333, 362 ; truant, 366 Childs, Joseph, 323, 331
Chopmist Hill, beacon on, 1775, 447
Choppomiskites, 210
Choppomiskite, Stephen, the, 209
Christenings make not Christians, 76
Christian Society, 39, 175
Christianize Indians, Roger Williams's ob- ject to, 55
Church and State, separation of, 77; 85, 87
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Church, Baptist, 143; Congregational, 53; Clergymen, Methodist, granted right to per- Established, 143; Puritan, 143 form marrlage ceremony, 282
membership a requisite for political enfranchisement In Massachusetts colony, 16, 17 of England, 143
Churches, early importance of, in New Eng- land colonies, 16-22 ; 26, 38-9, 41-2, 44, 51, 53, 55, 89, 143, 166, 175, 280-1, 325, 377
Church, Capt. Benjamin, 401
Cincinnati, order of, 277
Citizens, 227, 229, n 273, 289, 291, 293, 295, 302-3, 307, 308, 317, 320, 326, 337-8, 340, 375, 385; soldier allowed to vote at the front, 380; white male, 345
Citizens, naturalized, 284, 359, 364, 380, 381, 383, 386, 387
Citizenship, 291, 365
City Building, Providence, proposed, 357, 358
charters, Providence, 317, 319, 320-1, 332, 369; Newport, 355-6, 363 ; Pawtucket and Woonsocket, 386; Central Falls, 388
Hotel, 325, 348
Civil compact of Providence settlers, 33, 34; Portsmouth settlers, 45, 46
liberty, 74
things, Parliamentary charter ap- plied only to, 75
rights, 103
War in England, 74; revolution of 1776 a, 227; of 1861, 375-6, 378, 383, 385, prompt response of Rhode Island, 515, contribution of Rhode Island to, 523
Claims, war, 379
Clams, 372
Clandestine marriages, 357
Clarendon, Earl of, 101, 111
Clarke, George L., 369
Jeremy, n 47, 83, 86
Dr. John, 45, n 46, n 47, 53, 54, 56, 73, 87, 89, 90, 92, 97; secures the King Charles charter, 101; n 104, 105 ; credit due him for the char- acter and exactness of royal char- ter, 106; 109 ; rate for paying him for securing charter, n 114, 115; 120, n 121, n 122
Walter, elected governor, n 127; 139, 143 ; hides charter to keep it from Andros, 145; 146, 147, 155-6, 158 Clark, John H., 340, 345, 351 ; elected sena- tor, 353, 362
Clay, Henry, 316, 323, 325, 329, 351 Cleare, George, n 48
Clergy, thelr power In the Puritan colonles, 17,89
Clerks, town, to collect Information In re- gard to schools and transmit to general assembly, 305; town and ward, not re- quired to forward lists of voters to gen- eral assembly, 363
Climate of Southern New England, 4
Clinton, DeWitt, governor of New York, 277, 278; presidential candidate, 297 Sir Henry, 244; salls for Newport with reinforcements, 1778, 496
Cloyne, Bishop of, 177
Coal found near Providence, 329
Coaster's Harbor island, 48
Coast guard, 1739-40, 425; in revolution, 454 signal station, establishment of, on Block Island, 626
of state, sea, in a defenseless condi- tion, 296-7
Coddington, Nathaniel, 155; mayor, 422
William, 42-3, 45-7 ; elected gover- nor of Aquedneck, 49; 53, 56, 59, 69 ; favors alliance with Massachu- setts, 78, 82; 83, 86; attempts to put Rhode Island under jurisdic- tion of Plymouth, 87; goes to England and secures a commission as governor of Aquedneck and Conanicut, 88, 89 ; commission was secured by false representations, 90, 91; conspires with the Dutch to overawe the people, 92; com- mission revoked, 92; n 93; submits to the united colony, 94; 126, 141 ; remonstrance to, 1653, 533
Coddington's Point, battery at, 455 Code of laws under first charter, 84, 85 Coercion proposed to force Rhode Island into the federal union, 271
Coercive acts, 224
Coggeshall, John, 43, n 46, n 47, 53, 56, 83, 146
Coin, 167, 179, 187 Cole, John, n 223
Robert, n 31, 35, n 61, 62 Thomas, 513
Collection of taxes, act to regulate, 366
Collector or duties, 136; of Imposts and customs, 274-6; of taxes in Providence, 369
Colleges at Cambridge and New Haven, 177 ; Bermuda, 178; at Providence, 214, 278, 280, 285
Collins, Gov. John, 254, 263, 269, 276, 279 Lieut .- Gov., 311, 315, 319, 322-3, 329 Colonial charters, 100, 101 ; their evolution, 102, 103: 106, 108; 120, n 122, 136, 137, 139, 147-8, 152, 159, 163, 164; ef-
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forts to repeal them, 165; 173, 174, 190 Colonial affairs, 1676, 414
census, n 273
defense, action for, 1703-4, 422 ; fur- ther provision for, 426; strength- ened, 1744, 427
department created in British govern- ment, 218
government, 103, 113, 163
houses, 336 period, 272
protection, larger forces needed for, 1760, 440
rights, 217 union under British government, 153 ; proposed as a federation of colonies, 223, 225
Colonies, American, 73, 136, 153, 163-5, 183, 185-6, 192, 194; union of proposed at Albany congress, 196-8, 201, 206, 215-9,
220; union proposed just previous to revolution, 223-5, 233
Colonists, 124, 145, 187
Colony, 104, 115, 120, 140, 144, 161, 165, 169, 182, 184, 186, 192, 201, 204, 207-8, 210-15, 218, 221-3, 226-8, 230-2, 252, 263, 282; early poverty of, 405; calls for troops and munitions of war, 1745, 563; not interested in piracy, 541 ; vessels be- longing to, 1708, 553
in Iceland, early, 3
Old, 16 patent, 72 seal, 84, 145, 147, 180
Colored children, 369
citizens given right of suffrage by new constitution, 345 population, 313, 320, 329 schools, 372
Columbia, District of, 330, 355, 357 S. C., 389
Columbian Phoenix, 302
Colvill, Rear Admiral Lord, letter of to Gov. Hopkins, 1759, 588 ; reception of, in R. I., 1764, 593; report of, on R. I. af- fairs, 594-5 ; letter of, 1764, 595-6
Commencement, Brown University, 279 Commerce, 102, 136, 143; colonial, 152, 184 ; foreign, 153, 168-9, 175, 179, 184, 187, 190, 199, 202, 206, 214-5, 220, 222, 228, 231, 246, 248, 251, 254, 256, 261-2, 264, 266, 272, 291, 296, 309, 385
Commercial affairs, 252; conditions, 229; growth, 214,- 274 ; interests, 167, 253; intercourse, 224; isolation, 225 ; pursuits, 169 ; regulations, 264 ; states, 251 ; towns, 183; supremacy, 165
Commission to establish garrison at Provi- dence, 415-16
Commissioners, 71; of United colonles, 87 ;
99, 109, 124, 130; royal, 132; 142; of Trade and Plantations, 152; of colonies, 172, 182 ; king's, 190; 191, 196, 218, 275, 280; sidewalk, 307; 313; of public schools, 352, 357
Commissions, royal, 109, 134 ; to privateers, 153, 534-6; 228, 233, 242, 349
Committee for Trade and Foreign Planta- tion, 138; to report as to munitions of war during revolution, 230; of defense, 1814, 513
Commons, House of, British, 149, 165, 183, 194
Common Pleas Court, R. I., 355
Commutation money, 357
Compact, civil, Providence, 33-4; Ports- mouth, 45-6
Companies, military, 225, 226, 231, 235, 342, 377, 389
incorporated, 355
Conanicut island, 89, 231, 240 ; watch house at, 425; fort ordered on, 1776, 454
Concord, Mass., 226
Confederation, articles of, 247, 248, 249, 252, 256, 261, 263, 264
Confederacy, Southern, 376
Confiscating property of Tories, 246
Congregational church, 53
Congress at Albany, 196, 198, 201
Continental, 223, 225, 226, 230, 232- 3, 236, 242-4, 248-9, 250-4, 260-4, 267-9, 271, 275
of the United States, 273-6, 279, 281- 2, 285-6, 291-3, 296-7, 300, 303, 304, 313, 317, 323-4, 328, 330, 332, 341, 345 348-9, 352, 356, 362, 364- 5, 370, 375, 377, 385
stamp act, 218
Congressmen, 274, 276, 278-9, 283, 285-6, 289, 290-3, 296, 303-4, 307-8 ; 312-15, 317-9, 323, 328, 330-3, 341, 345, 347-8, 352, 356, 362, 365-7, 370, 375
Congressional elections, 288, 292-4, 304, 354 investigation of suffrage question in Rhode Island, 351
Connecticut, 10, n 67, 74, 77, 98, n 99, 100- 1, 103, 105-9, 111-3, 115, 119, 121-2, 128, 135, 138; again claims Narragansett country, 131-6; 137, 141, 145, 147-9, 150- 2, 163, 165, 166, 171; continued contro- versy over Rhode Island boundary, 172-3 ; 182, 186, 190, 221-2; 234-6, 242, 259, n 261, 265, 298, 308, 311, 344, 350, 385: attempt of to extend jurisdiction, 1672, 400 ; troops sent from to Rhode Island, 1778, 490
river, 37, 98 vessels, 220
Conscience, liberty of, in Rhode Island col- ony, 34, 53, 75, 84, 97, 113, 143, 175-6
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Constitutional amendments, Rhode Island, 363, 364, 366, 370, 372, 380-1, 383-7, 389, 390
amendments, United States, 267, 272, 287
convention, 281, 285, 286, 287, 292, 303-7; held, 309; rejected, 311; held, 1834, 326; proposed by T. W. Dorr, 330; 336, 337; Landholders' and People's, 338, 339, 340; meets at East Green- wich and frames a constitu- tion which is accepted at the polls, 345 ; proposed by general assem- bly, but rejected by electorate, 363-5, 370 ; desired by many citi- zens, 380-1, 389; opinion of su- preme court in regard to, 390 charter, 102 freedom, 351
liberty, 257, 262-3, 266
party, 326, 329
questions, n 249
right of general assembly to reverse decision of Supreme Court, 371
union movement, 371
Unionists, 375
Constitutionalists, 327 Constitution, British, 220
. Rhode Island. 197; proposed, 257, 263, 285, 287. 292, 303-7, 309, 311, 326 ; People's 333; agitated for fifty years, 335; 337; drafted by People's convention, 338; Land- holders' convention, 339; vote on People's, 339, 340-2; present adopted, 345; government organ- ized under, 346; 348, 351, 371-2, 380-1, 383, 386 ; commission to re- vise appointed, 389; revised in- strument rejected at polls, 390 of United States, n 254, 260-1, 264-9, 274-7 ; adopted by Rhode Island, 271; 273, 288, 297, 376-7 Continental army, first contribution to 442 Congress, 223, n 225-6, 230, 232-3, 236, 242-4, 248-9, 250-4, 260-4, 267-9, 271, 275
Convention constitutional, 280, 281, 285-7, 292, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307; held, 309; rejected, 311. 313, 316, 318; held, 326; 327, 330-2, 336-9 ; Landholders' and Peo- ple's, 338, 339, 340, 345; meets at East Greenwich and frames a constitution which is accepted by the electors, 345; proposed by general assembly, but re- jected by electorate, 363-5 ; proposed, 370, 380-1, 389 ; opinion of supreme court In regard to right of general assembly to call, 390
Convention, Hartford, 298, 299, 359 peace, 375
political state, 356, 365, 370, 372
Conventions, 261, 263-9, 271, 276, 285, 299, 300-1, 303, 309, 312-3, 315, 318-9, 320, 322-3
political 369
Continental paper money, 241 troops, n 236, n 237, 240 treasury, 244
Conscription, 378, 379
Conservatives, Union, 372
Contagious diseases, 286, 287, 369, 372
Contraband merchandise, 159
Convict labor system, 354
Convicts, their pardon regulated, 361
Cooke, Nicholas, 195, 213, 228, 229, 230, n 231, 232-6, 444 ; letter from 1776, 469-70 Silas, granted flag of truce, 584; complaint of, 584-5
Coote, Richard, earl of Bellomont, 153
Cope, Edward, n 33
Cordage, manufacture of, 168
Corliss, Major Augustus W., 521 engine at Centennial exhibition, 383
Corn, 6, 142, 241, 246
Cornell, Brig. Gen., n 237
Cornfields of the Indians, 124
Cornwallis, 248
Coronation rock, 281
Corporal punishment, 360
Corporation charters, 316, 317, 325
Corporations, 355, 383 ; general law in re- gard to, 387
Correspondence, committees of, 223 Corruption, political, 213 Cotton companies, 325 factories, 369
goods, 169
Rev. John, 26, 40-1, 43, 67
manufactures, 299, 303, n 335, 361, 388
mill, original, at Pawtucket, 302; 326 spindles, 361
Council of Andros, 146; of war, 234, 238, 241-2, 246; Providence, called together, 1697, 420; held in Kingstown, 1703-4, 421-2
Councils, governor's, 115, 135, 139, 143, 211 privy, 138, 148, 152, 173-4, 181, 191; royal, 103, 130, 145; town, 217, n 246, 302, 325
Councilmen, 321; in Providence to be elect- ed by plurallty vote, 369
CounterfeitIng, 189
Countles, Rhode Island, 176, 269
Courts established, at Portsmouth, 48; at Newport, 54 ; at Providence, 55 ; 59, 67-9 ;
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royal, 70; 71 ; general, 82-3; 88-9, 95; Crops destroyed in King Philip's war, 126, organized, 103; 105, 108; at Newport, 128 121; 123, 131, 133, 135, 137, 139, 144; Cross, George, 327 John H., 329 of election, 146, 156, 163-4, 176, 184, 192, 202, 213, 217, 222, 232, 237, 254, 256-8, Crowne, John, 130 Crown authorities, 147, 152 269, 283, 299 ; United States, 309 ; 312-3, 341, 345, 347, n 351, 354-5, 357, 364, 374, n 385 ; for trial of prizes, 1653, 533
Court of admiralty, 163-4, 184; cases to be tried by, 537 ; 542; disagreement between judge of and governor, 542; vessel con- demned by, 575
houses, n 144, 177, 279 martial, 301, 302, 306
Supreme Judicial of Rhode Island, 308, 316-7, 319, 321, 340, 354, 363, 386, 390
Coventry, n 192, n 202, 286, 303, 307, n 311, 346, 353, 356
Cove, the Providence, 357 -
Cowell, Benjamin, n 296, 354
Cowessets, Indians, 11
Coweset, 79, 131
Cows, not to be allowed to run at large in Providence, 307
Cozzens, William C., 377
Crandall, John, 89, 119
Cranfield, Edward, 134, 135, 137
Cranston, Captain, n 122
Henry Y., 324, 325, 328, 332, 340, 347, 352, 360, 367
Col. John, 425, 554, 559, 568
Neck, watch house at, 452
Capt. Robert B., 302, 330, 354
Gov. Samuel, 155-6, 158-9 ; appeals to charter against Dudley's authority, 161 ; report of to Board of Trade, 168; is re-elected, 169; charac- ter, ability and achievements- holds office for thirty years-hls death, 174; 175, 176; letter of to Board of Trade on privateering, 537 ; address to
Board Trade, 1699, 539
town of, 326, 330, 346-7, 352, 358, 363, 372, 374-5, 381, 388
Crawford, William H., 312 Creditors, 188, 256, 258, 259, 355
Credit, bills of, 167, 170, 179, 180, 182-3, 187-9, 190, 193-5, 198, 206, 256, 259 destroyed by paper money, 256 money, 182 publlc, 261 of state, 254
Crevecoeur, St. John de, 260 Crimes, 84, 163 Criminal Code, 330, 368 Criminals, to be executed privately, 324 Crocker, Israel, 354
Crook, the, In Providence river, 274
the British, 147-8, 153, 159; had no veto over Rhode Island laws under charter 180, 181; 187, 195, 197, 216
interests, 137
Point, 186, 198, 204; money, 206; 219; secret expedition to, 1755, 428; expedition to, 573; bills, is- sue of, 574; reduction of, aban- doned, 575 ; expedition to, 576 Cruelty, ministerial, in Massachusetts, 89 Cryer, town, 226
Cuba, 205 ; expedition against, 1762, 440 Culture at Newport in colonial times, 177 Cumberland, 190, 191-2, 209, n 319, 326, n 335, 346, 354, 358, 360, 365, 369 Currency, colonial, 177-8; 182, 187, 189, 190, 193-4; debased, 195, 253; continen- tal, 241-3, 249, 253; state, 254, 258
Curry, Mr., 360
Custom duties, 154, 216
Custom districts, 273, 274, 276
Customs, 137, 148, 273 officers, 134, 220; troubles of New- port, 600 revenues, 274
Cygnet, affair of the, 600
Dallas, Mr., 350
Danforth, Walter R., 363
Daniels, David, n 326, 345
Dartmouth, Lord, 223 Mass., n 129
Davis, Jefferson, 376 John W., 386, 387 Thomas, 360, 362, 366, 370
Dauphine, ship, 5
Deane, Charles, n 103
Dearborn, Henry A. S., 347
Death sentence for rape, 290 penalty, retained, 330, 355; abol- ished, 361
Deaths, 357 Debate between Roger Willlams and the Quakers, 117
Debts, 179, 182, 193-4, 254, 256, 258-9, 262, 334, 368
collection of, 304; imprisonment for, 363, 371; incurred In military struggle, 421 ; old registered state, 353 ; public, 183, 249, 252-3; pri- vate, 253; state, 276, 277
Debtors, 253, 256, 259, 260, 293, 334, 355 ; insolvent, 312, 314, 319, 321 ; oath, poor, 371
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Declaration of Breda, n 104 of Independence, 233, 349
Dedford, 139
Deed, original Indian, of Providence Planta- tion, 29, 30, 31; vague as to boundaries, 113; 114; confirmation, 113; of Paw- tuxet lands, 113
Delegates, 243, 261, 264, 269, 271, 280, 287; to Continental Congress, 250, 252, n 259 Delaware, 265; bay, 45; capes, 240 Democratical form of government, 267
Democracy, 34, 87, 207, n 317 ; of Newport, 50 ; its evils, 55 ; an advanced, establisbed by first charter, 85
Democrats, n 287, 291, 301, 328, 332, 345-7, 350, 352-4, 356, 358, 359, 360-372, 375, 386-7
Democratic measures, candidates, party, press, etc., 198, 317, 327, 329, 330-3, 336, 342, 347-9, 350, 352, 354, 356, 358
-republicans, 317, 322-4, 327, 329, 330 Denison, Daniel, 106 Mr., 366 Dennis, Capt. John, 186
Deposits, bank, 330
Depreciation of paper money, 179, 188-9, 193, 195, 260
Deputies to general assembly, 104, 114, 116, 138, 149, 169, 188, 208, 225, 246, 256, 284, n 335 ; house of, 149, 193
Deputy governor, 104, 106, n 122, 138, 151, 159, 169, 176, 182, 192, 208, 210-12, 227-8, 281
Deserters, 284
Desiertas Rocks, 5
D'Estaing, Vice-Admiral Count, 241 ; sail of to Newport, 1778, 489
De Wolfe, James, 292, 295. 304-5, 313, 323, 326, 330, 327 John, jr., 318 Brig .- Gen. George,
Dexter, 90 H. M., n 23, n 25 Major John, 421-2 training ground, 338
Diamond, the British frigate, grounding of, 1777, 613
Diary of Dr. Ezra Stiles, 236
"Diet of Worms," Algerine, 350
Digest of laws, 168, n 175
Diseases, 369, 372 ; contagious, 286-7 Dleppe, 8
Dighton rock, 5
Dillingham, Elisha, 337
Diman, Byron, 332, 342, 346, 352-3 Prof., n 119 Dimond, Francis M., 362, 364-5 Disloyalty in Rbode Island, 141 Disposers, 34
Disputes, boundary, 114, 119, 120 Distillerles, 183-4, 215, 296-7, n 303 District of Columbia, 330, 355, 357 courts, U. S., 283, 345 elcetlon, 363; judge, 275 ; meetings, 385; voting, 347 of Narragansett formed, 386
Divorce, 354
"Dixit Senex," 249
Dixon, Nathan F., 324, 331, 340, 356
Dobbins, Capt., 552-3
Dollars and cents installed as money of ac- count, 284
Domestic Industry, Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of, 305
Dorchester, 15
Dorr, H. C., n 32, 38, n 96
Thomas Wilson, make motion in general assembly to call a consti- tutional convention, 326; 329, 330, 332, 338-9, 340-1 ; elected governor under people's constitution, 342 ; inaugurated, 343; attacks the ar- senal with an armed force, but fails, and tben flees to Connecti- cut, 344; advises political cam- paign under Algerine constitution, 345 ; returns to Providence, is ar- rested and tried for high treason, 348 ; convicted, and sentenced to state prison for life, 349; efforts to secure his release, 350; offered his freedom if he takes oath of allegiance, 351; released from prison, 352, 353; candidate for United States Senator, 354; re- stored to citizenship, 360; judg- ment against repealed, reversed and annulled by vote of legisla- ture. 364, but this action subse- quently declared unconstitutional, 365 ; death, 365
war, 344, 347, n 351, 358, 515
Dorrites, 347 Douglas, Brig .- Gen., n 237
Stephen A., speaks at Rocky Polnt, 372 Dr. William, 189
Doyle, J. A., n 103
Thomas A., runs for mayor of Provi- dence on an independent ticket. 368 ; mayor, 380
Draft, 378-9, 435 Drake, S. G., n 125, n 126
Dredging river, 274
Drowne, Solomon, letter from, 1775, 447-8 Solomon, jr., 446
William, 446
Drunkards, 330-1, 334
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Drunkenness, 175, 368
Dry goods trade, n 305 Duane, publisher of the Aurora, 289
Duck, manufacture of, 168 Duddingston, Lieutenant, 222 Dudley, lieutenant-governor of Massachu- setts, 16, 42
Joseph, 134, 139; succeeds Bello- mont, 161 ; is opposed by Rhode Island, 162 ; charges against Rhode Island, 163, 164, 543-5; 165, 166, 167 Duke of Newcastle, 567 of York, 280
Dummer, follower of Vane, 42 William, 557 Dumplings, fort at, 1777, 452 ; battery, 457 Duncan, Alexander, 369, 375
Dungeon, 349, 360
Dunn, Capt. Benjamin, 461
Durfee, Job, 304, 308, 313, 317 Nathaniel B., 365-7 Dutch, 8, 9, 92, n 98, 109, 136 West Indies, 169
Duties, custom and import, 84, 136, 143, 153-4, 183, 216, 219, 220-3, 249, 250-3, 267-8, 273-4, 303, 355
Dyer, Mary, executed in Boston, 97 Gov. Elisha, 367, 369, 370 Gov. Elisha, jr., 387, n 389, 625-6
William, n 47, 53, 83, n 86, n 90, 92, n 93, 97
Dyre, William, n 46
Dwellings of Indians, 7; of citizens de- stroyed at Newport by British, 246
Earl of Bellomont, visit of to Newport, 1699, 539 ; report of on R. I. affairs, 539- 40
Earle, Caleb, 306 Capt. William, 444
Eastern boundary dispute, 190; line set- tled, 191, 193
district, 347, 352, 354, 356, 362, 365-6, 368, 370
East Greenwich, n 128 ; incorporated, 131, 133, 150-1, 176, n 192, 202, 211, 225, 229, 244, 269, n 272, 274, 286, 306, 311, 345 ; fort at 454; artillery at, 1814, 512 Jersey, 145 Providence, 374, 380
Easton, Nicholas, n 47, 48, 73, 87, 115, 117, n 121
John, n 125, 156, 414
Eastsiders, Providence, 368 Eaton, Amasa M., 381
Economic conditions, 199 ; effects, 169, 170 ; growth, 214; interests, 253; life, 142 Eddy, Capt. Barnard, 449
Samuel, 176, n 204, 303-4, 308, 313, 317
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Edict of Nantes, 150 Edmonds, Capt. Andrew, 403 Edmundson, n 127 Educational property, 325 Effigy, hanging in, 218
Egremont, Earl of, 589
Eight, pieces of, 185
Eldest sons, right to vote of, 335, 340
Election day at Newport established, 49; 315, 317, 327, 346; abolished, 392 districts, 363, 368, 370 law, 347
Electioneering literature, 201 Elections, annual or biennial, 387;
146, 202, 207-8, 213, 275, 279, 280, 285-8, 291-4, 296, 298-9, 300-4, 306, 308, 311-9, 320-333, 335-6, 339, 341-2, 345, 347, 353-4, 356, 358-9, 360-9, 370, 372, 375 presidential, 287, 297, 350, 362, 366-7, 372
Elective franchise, 189, 335-6, 359, 380, 383
Electoral votes, 333, 351
Electors, 287, 386; presidential, 281, 291, 293, 304, 316, 323, 356; property, 369; qualified, 337, 347
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