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Jones, First Lieut. John Paul, 607 Thomas, 154
William, address by, n 293; 294; elected governor, 295, 297-9, 300-2 Journal, Manufacturers' and Farmers, 314-6 Providence, 314, 317, 326, 337, 350, 356, 359, 361, 365, 368-9, 372, 378 Judges, 155, 256, 275, 283, 308, 314, 348, 355, 359
Judicial functions of General Assembly, 257-8 system, 176
Judiciary, 257, 388 ; law, 314; supreme, 258 Jury, 138, 348 ; trial by, 48, 54, 256-7
Justice courts, 355
Justices, 139, 166, 258, 314, 347, 355 ; chief, 213, 281; of the peace, 192; supreme court, 363
Kansas, 367, 370
Kansas-Nebraska bill, 364
Katy, the, 230
Kelby, Alexander, killed at Pawtucket dur- ing Dorr war, 344
Kent county, 202, n 211, 306, 312
Kentish Guards, 441, 526 ; history of, 529-30 Kentucky, 285
Kenyon farm, 281
Kettle Point, works at, 1775, 448; works built at, 1814, 513
Key to the Indian language, 76
Kidd, Robert, letter from, 541-2 Captain William, in Rhode Island waters, 541 Kimball, Jerome B., 369, 370 King, Congressman, 362 George G., 356 Gov. Samuel Ward, 331-2, 340-4, 346, 349
and Council, action of on Admiral Colville's report, 1764, 595
Philip, succeeds his brother Wamsut- ta as sachem, 123 ; plans the war, 124; confers with Newport men- Narragansetts ally themselves with him, 125; death, 128, n 129
Philip's war, 116; causes leading to, 122, 123 ; negotiations and plots, 124; massacre at Swansea, 124; might have been averted by arbi- tration, 125; the Swamp Fight, 126 ; burning and devastation of mainland towns in Rhode Island by Indians, 126; this result due to the refusal of the assembly to establish garrisons on mainland, 127; death of Philip and end of war, 128, n 129; 401; heroes of, 403-04
Kings, British, Charles I, 19, 62, 74
120, 130, 132-3, 136-9, 173 George I, 172-3
George II, 179, 180-1, 184, 187, 190, 191, 193, 198 ; death of, 205
George III, 205, 215, 217-8, 221, 223, 228, 233 James I, 19
James II, 138-9, 140 ; deposition and flight, 145
William III (Prince of Orange), 145, 148, 154, 156; death of, 160
Kings, a long line of sceptred, feared if Jackson should be elected President, 316 King's English, 306
garrison at Providence, 415-6
1 Province, 133-5
Kingston, n 128, n 131, 139, n 144; popula- tion, 169
Kingstown, 176-7; northern part, 150; North, n 211; South, 172
Kinnicut, the sloop, capture of, 1765, 597 Kirk, Col. Percy, 138
Knight, Nehemiah R., 288; elected to con- gress, 291, 292 ; governor, 299, 300, 303; United States senator, 306, 308, 327-8, 330, 333
Knowles, Admiral, 567 Mr., 368
Know-Nothing party, 365, 367
Kossuth, Louis, invited by general assembly to visit Rhode Island, 361
Labor, 206 ; child, 361 ; hard, 364 ; hours of, 362 ; prison, 354
Laborers, 336
Laboring men, 210
Labour, 244
Labrador, 4
Ladd, Gov. Herbert W., 387
Ladies' Volunteer Relief Association, the Providence, 379
Lafayette, Marquis de, 240, 279; visit to Providence, 311-2; General, dispatch of to Rhode Island, 489; in retreat from Rhode Island, 503
Lake George, battle of, 574
Lamps, public, 305
Lancaster, William, paid for military ser- vice, 417
Land, 147, 168, 196, 229
claims, 79, 131-2, 140-1 controversies, 116
disputes, 33-6, 61, 64-5, 88-9, 97-9, 100-2, 107-9, 110, 111, 115-6, 119, 120, 122-3, 129, 131-2, 140-1, 150-2, 171-4 ; settled by terms of charter of 1663, 105 ; prominent in annals of Providence, 130
filled, 357
greed, 94 grants, 143
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Land, hunger, 55-6, 75, 94, n 120
of Indians appropriated, 122 King Philip's opinion of the land policy of the English, 123, 124 owners, 147, 169
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ownership a necessary qualification for suffrage, 335, 336, 338 patent, 75
purchased from Indians, 30-2, 64, 69, 99, 100, 105 ; purchased by Berke- ley, 177 struggle for in Rhode Island against neighboring colonies, 252
tax, 288 titles, 66, 166
Lands, public, 333
cession of Indian, to English king, brought about by Samuel Gorton, 70
tribai, of Narragansett Indians soid at auction, 385
Landholders, 193, n 316, 336, 369
convention meets and drafts state constitution, 338-9; meets again and modifies suffrage provisions, 340
constitution framed by convention, 338-9 ; provisions modified, at ad- journed meeting, 340; submitted to popular vote and rejected, 341 Landholding assembly, n 317
Landing of British on Rhode Island 1776, 470 ; at Bristol and Warren, 1778, 481 Law, 54, 116
Law and Order party. 341-5, 347-9, 352
Lawrence, William Beach, 359, 361-2
Laws. not finally passed until approved by people under first charter, 83-4; 95, 103, 137, 143
Digest of, 168
Lawyers, 264, 295, 304, n 328, 332; nine democratic, 341
Lawton, Edward W., 354, 356 George, 414-5 Coi. Robert B., 518
Lead, import duty upon, 218
Lechford, 73
Lecompton constitution, 370
Lee, General Charies, 232, 471-2 Major George, 554
Legal talent, 371
Legal tender, 254, 256, 260
voters, 339, see frechold qualification Legislation, how originated under first char- ter, 83-4 ; colonial, 158, 167, 168 ; after iu- dependence, sce general assembly
Legislative annals, 272 to 392
'Legislature, bicamerai system introduced in State, 149; People's, 343 Legislatures, State, 264 Leif, son of Eric, 3, 4
Lenthail, Robert, 53, n 56
Lesile, Capt. Charles, letter from to Gov. Ward, 1765, 601
Letter concerning piracy, 538
from Gov. Shirley to Gov. Greene, 1744-5, 560-1
Letters, 233; anonymous, 289, 290; forged, 288, 289 ; of marque, facility of Issue, 541 Lexington, 226-7, 229
Liberation of Dorr demanded, 350 Whigs, 352
Liberty, 198, 199, 217, 226, 229, 231, 248-9, 251, 263, 272 n 390; American, 222, 247; degenerated into disorder at Providence, 94
and Union Prox, 327
British armed sloop burned by citi- zens of Newport, 220, 221
of conscience, at Providence, 38-9 ; at Newport, 53; 75, 97, 113, 143, 175-6
constitutional, 257, 262-3, 266 party, 351, 353-4
religious, 74, 76, 87, 101-2; secured to Rhode Island by charter of 1663, 104; 107 the sloop, operations of, 603 sons of, 228
Library, Redwood, 178
established in Providence, 1754, 214 License fees, general, regulated, 307, 352 fees, liquor, 330, 347
law, liquor, 325, 330, 334, 347, 352-5, 357, 383-4 party, 354
Licentiousness. 157
Lien law, mechanics, 370
Light Artillery, 379 Dragoons, 320-1
Lighthouse at Jamestown transferred to United States, 282; 283-4
Limited liability, 355
Lincoln, Abraham, makes campaign speech in Providence, 372; elected president, 376 ; calls for troops, 377 town of. 381, 388
Linen goods, 169
Line officers, list of, 428
Lippitt, Gov. Charles Warren, 387, 392 Gov. Henry, 381
Liquor evil, 315 license laws. 325, 330, 334, 347, 352-7, 383-4
law, prohibitory, passed 1852, 361-2, 366; in 1886, 383-4
selling, forbidden within one mile of church in Hopkinton during church services, 1792, 281 ; forbid- den within one mile of any relig- ious meeting. 1822, 307; board of aldermen, Providence, authorized
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to prohibit on Sundays and at other times, 1834, 325; licensed, and fees regulated, 1837, 330, 1843, 347 ; on Sundays and to habitual drunkard prohibited. 331-334 ; local option as to, 352 ; legislation as to, 353-7 ; prohibition of, 361-2, 366, 383-4
Liquors, 145, 296, 303, 325
Literary men, 177
Litigation, land, 129
Little Compton, 191, 192, 198, n 273, 292, 298 ; artillery at, 1814, 512
Littlefield, Gov. Alfred H., 383 William, 365
Little, W. McCarty, 626
Livermore, n 107
Livery stables, 357
Live stock, 231
Lives lost in Olney street riot, 321
Loans, 182-3, n 238, 244; bank, 330; of public money to private parties, 169; public, 188, 193, 195, 254 ; private, 256
Local option relating to liquor selling, 252, 330
Locomotive, the first to run between Boston and Providence, 328
Lockman, Leonard, 184 Log cabin, 333
London, 122, 130, 132, 139, 155, 173, 183-4; greater, 273 ; R. I. agents in, 181, 184, 197, 215
Long Island, 11, 45, 234 Island Sound, 9
Lord North, 226
Lords, House of, 165
Say and Seal patent, 98
of trade, 137, 162, 164, 196-7
Lotteries, to raise money for public pur- poses, 280 ; receipts used for free schools, 315, 316 ; opposition to developed, 333
Loudon, Earl of, commander-in-chief, 1756, 431; 576
Louisburg, capture of, 185-6, 561-2 ; restored to French, 187; second capture of, 205; expedition to, 427; surrender of, 1758, 436; garrison for with' Rhode Island quota, 562; attempt to recapture, 581 Louisiana, 345
. Louis XIV, 28 Lovell, Brig .- Gen., n 237 General Hospital, 521 Loyalists, 228-9, 234, see Tories Loyal states, 378 Luisa, 8 Lumber, 168, 183, 357
Lutherans, 175 Luther vs. Borden, n 350, n 351 Martin, 350, n 351 Luxury, 177 Lyman Daniel, n 298
Lyndon, Josias, 213 Lynn, 89
Lyon, ship, 15 Macaulay, Catherine, n 224
Machine for dredging harbor, 274 gun battery, n 389
Machinery, 325, 357, 369, 388 hall, Philadelphia, 383
MacSparran, Doctor, 182, 196
Madeira, Island of, 5, 169
Madison, Pres. James, 261, 291, 293-4, 296-7
Magazine, literary, 259 powder, 113 Magistrate, Chief, 302
Magistrates, 68, 231; house of, 284
Magna charter, 84
Maidstone, affair of the, 1765, 216; 599-600
Majority vote required to elect, 386 '
Major Generals, revolutionary, 230 Maine, 138, 185, 351
Mainland towns deserted by Newport in King Philip's war, 126-8
Malbone, Francis, 282, 283, 285, 293
Godfrey, 558
Godfrey and John, granted flag of truce, 584 Male citizens given privilege of voting, 345 Malefactors, 163
Malmedy, Gen. Francois Le Marquis de, 452 Man, John, 402
Mann, Capt. Aaron, 503
Manning, Pres. of Brown University, n 259 Mansion House, n 278
Manton, n 298
Manton's Neck, 23
Manufactories, 303
Manufacture of liquors prohibited, 384
Manufactures, Indian, 12, 13 ; colonial, 165, 168, 175, 182-4, 214, n 221, 244; British, 216; home, 219; domestic, 252, 272-3, 388
Manufacturers, 226, 303, 359, 361; cotton, asks for more protection, 299
Manufacturing, 183, 319, 336, 377, 392; establishments, 361-2; towns, 386 Manuscript records of Newport, 246 Map of Providence, by Daniel Anthony, 310 Marblehead Neck, 21
Marble Palace, 392
Marchant, Henry, n 223, n 224, 238, 257, 269, 408
Marital rights, 334
Markets, 183, 258; home, 152
Market Square, Providence, tea burned in, 226; 352
Markland, 3 Maritime colony, 168
Marine Corps of Artillery, Providence, 526 Marriage law, 282, 366
Marriages, 354, 357 Married women, 334
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Martial affairs, 148 ; conrt, 306-7 ; law, 105, Mason, Stephen N., 371
345, n 351; music, 377
Martin, Lieut .- Gov. Simeon, 293-4 Wheeler, 311
Martinique, 205
Martyr, Dorr as a national, 352
Maryland, n 261, 265
Masham, Sir William, n 76
Mashapauge, Indian town of, 30
Massachusetts, 11, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35, 39,
44-5, 53-4, 56, 61-2; claims jurisdiction over Warwick, 64, 65; sends an armed force to arrest Gorton and his associates and take possession of the territory, 66; tries and sentences Gorton and his asso- ciates. 67-8; sets them at liberty but forbids them to return to Shawomet, 69; territory of Warwick would have fallen into her hands but for Gorton, 70; or- dered by the English authorities to
allow Gorton and his associates to
live unmolested at Warwick, 71; 74-8 ; claims jurisdiction over Providence Plantations, 79-81 ; aggressions of, 82, 86, 88-9 ; n 93, n 94, 95-9, 100, 102, 107, 111, 125, n 129, 130-6, 138, 141, 143 ; erected , into a royal province, 147, 148 ; boundary line, 149; 150, 153, 164, 166, 170-1, 179, 182, 185, 191, n 192, 203, 219, 220, 222, 234-6, 242, 253, 258, 265, 272, 298, 316, 347, 349. 350, 357, 376, 380, 385, 387 authorities, 20, 56
Bay. 10, 22, 174 ; colony, 15, 16, 24, 26, 29, 38. 56, 189, 103; govern- ment, 37 ; province, 182
clergy, 89, 157
colonists, 103
court, 74
governor, 162
Indians, 10
line. 172
men, 140
puritans, 107
aspersions of against R. 1., 1745, 566
troops sent from to Rhode Island, 1778, 490 Massasoit, 19, 123 Masonic bodies, 324
ceremonies at laying of corner stone of new State House, 392
charters revoked, 325 lodges, 327, 329 order, 277
Masonry, Free, 322, 340
Masons, Grand Lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 374 Mason. James B., 295-7, 299, n 303, 513 Major, n 37 Lieutenant-Governor John, 120 Stephen G., 367
Massacres, Indian, 95, 124, 126.
Mather, Cotton, 175
Mathewson, Elisha, 294, 324-5
Mauhapog, 114
Maushapog, n 31
Maverick, Mr. Samuel, 109
Mawney, John, 462
Mayflower, landing of the, 15
Mayor of Providence, 321, 326, 354, 363-4
May session, 364
McCarty, Col. Justus 1., 517
Mckinley, President, 389
Meade, Camp, 389
Mechanics, 215, 256, 262, 336; lien law, 325, 370 and Manufacturers, society of, 278
Medicinal purposes, 355
Medicines, 379
Medusa, French frigate, 284
Meeting house, at Portsmouth, 46, 51; First Baptist, 265
mass, 350 "People's," 350
Meetings, political, 341; town, 114, 116, 144, n 233, 264, 267, 281, 285-6, 293, 306-
7, 316, 318, 321, 337-8, 385
Memorials to be taxed, 352, 357
Memorialists, Democratic, 348
"Memorandum" Deed, 113
Mendon, n 129, 171
Men, enlisted, 379
Menhaden, 388
Merchandise, 155, 156; contraband, 159
Mercantile class, 252
Merchantmen, 291
Merchants, 152, 179, 180, 182-3, 188, 206-7,.
. n 213, 215, 221-2, 228, 246, 252-4, 256, 262, 280, 285-6, 291
Mercury, Newport, 289
Merrimac river, 15
Message of President Jefferson, 288 Messer, Dr. Asa, 318
Metcalf, Col. Edwin, 520
Methodist clergymen, 282
Metropolis of colony, Newport, 392
Mews, Williams, 154
Mexicans, 353
Mexico, 350, 355, 357
Miantonomi, 19, 29, 31, n 35, 45, 64; con- denmed to death by Massachusetts minis- ters, 77; death of, 78; 113
Microcosm, Providence, 314
Middleman's profit, 215
Middletown, R. 1., 178, n 192, 234, 327, 375 disembarkation of British troops in, 1776, 470 Pa., 389
Militia, n 126, 149, 161, 164, 198, 226, 231, n 235. 277, 294. 298, 301-4. 307, 333, 342, 347, 350, 357. 366. 376 ; law, 113, n 127 ;.
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efficient establishment ot, 398 ; interest in after the revolution, 510 ; call for equip- ment, 1812, 511 ; money for support of in Civil War, 516; disorganized 1831, 526 ; public laws for improvement of, 527 ; law of 1875, 527 ; present conditions, 528
Military, 131, 146, 148, 192, 225, 227, 234, 236, 241, 278, 285, 287, 302, 311, 320-1, 338, 341-4, 347, 354, 380, 389, 390, 392
activity, causes of early, 397 ; 1706, 546 affairs, 230, 244 ; details of and law regulating, 1640, 296
aid, 165
assemblies, popularity of, 400
chartered companies ot, 527
chieftain, Andrew Jackson, the, 316 companies, 225, 231, 347, 377; of olden times, 526 company chartered, 1741-2, 426 defence recommended by royal com- missioners, 112
force, need of early, 395 ; first organ- ized for defense atter union of the four towns, 398 ; ordered disband- ed, 1-760, 440
officers, new mode of election, 1741. 426
operations, 167, 198
order, 422; of 1643, 397
plans, 1758, 582-3
preparations, in colonial times, 131, 198 ; previous to the revolution, 232, 604
service, 378
situation, 1775, 604 ; alarming out- look of, 1777, 613 spirit, stimulated iu New England, 555 stores, 168, 198 strength, 215 system, 84
Miller, Augustus S., n 387
Mill, old, at Newport, traditions and con- troversy in regard to, 4, 5 Mill, original cotton, at Pawtucket, 302 Milton, John, n 92
Minerals, 7, 329
Mining, 329
Ministers, of Boston. advise execution of Miantonomo, 77, 78 ; Rhode Island, preach war sermons, 198-9; 268-9
Minors, 354
Minute men, 231 Misquamicuck, 100 Misquamicuk, 105 Mississippi river, 205
Missouri, 304
Missouri river, 205 Mob, 216, 229, 284, 320-1, 342 Mohammedan, 175
Mohegans, 10, 37, 77
Molasses, 168-9, 279 ; act, 183-4 ; 215-6 Monarchists, 301
Monarchy, Coddington, 94
Money, 132, 167, 193-4, 198, 206, 216, 220, 241, 247, 249, 251, 253, 280, 299, 334, 347, 350, 375, 377-8, 388
changed by act of assembly from pounds, shillings and pence to dol- lars and cents, 284
colonial paper, 167, 170, 174, 178-9, 180-3, 187-9, 190, 193-6
continental paper, 241, 242; depre- ciation of, 243, 249, 253 craze, 253
state paper, 253, 254, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 263
Indian, 13 revolutionary paper, n 238
Monk, General George, n 104
Monopoly, 308 Monroe, President, 302, 304, 314
Montauk Indians, 11
Montauk Point, 9
Monticello, Sage of, 314
Montreal, 205 ; surrender of 1760, 440
Mortgagees, 99
Mortgages, 169, 189, 254
Morton, 60 Marcus, Gov., 350
Moss, Jesse L., 353
Mother country, 215, 233
Mottoes. 337, 338
Mount Hope. 10, 128; awarded to Ply- mouth, 130 Hope Bay, 4, n 272
Mooshassuck river, 24, 29, 30, 140
Mowry, Mr., 340
Mud machine, 274
Mumford, Paul, chief justice, 257 ; lieuten- ant-governor, death ot, 291
Municipalities, 337, 346, 352-3. 357, 360-1, 366
Munitions of war, 185, 376; sold, 425
Murder of Amasa Sprague, 347
Music, 278, 377
Musicians, 278
Muskets, 343
Muster, annual, 366
Mystic river, 98
Nahicans, 9
Nails, manufacture of, 168
Namquit Point, 222
Nanheggansuck, 29
Nantes, edict of, 150
Napoleon Bonaparte, 297
Narragansett Bay, 4, 8, 9, 23, 29, 35, 45, 64, 77, 98, 105, 110, 111, 119, 132, 149, 160, 172, 190-1, 202, 220, 222, 234-5, 238, 240; frozen over 1779-80, 246; 277, 309, 385, 392
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Narragansett country, 23, 35, 86, 90; dls-
putes concerning possession of, 97-9, 100-2 ; dispute with Connectl- cut as to its ownership, 107. 108, 109; decided in favor of Rhode Island by royal commissioners, 110 ; 115 ; revival of Connecticut's claim, 119, 120, 121, 122; the scene of the Swamp Fight, 126 ; claimed by Connecticut by right of conquest, 128 ; houses in burned by Indians during King Philip's war, n 128 ; 130; renewed controversy between Rhode Island and Connecticutt as to its possession, 131; decided by the King in favor of Rhode Island, 132 ; Rhode Island warns Con- necticut not to exercise jurisdic- tion in, 133 ; proprietors ask to be separated from Rhode Island or erected into an independent prov- ince, 134; royal commission ap- pointed to consider question, 134, decides in favor of Connecticut, 135, 136; included in New Eng- land province, 138, 139, 140 ; 144, n 145 ; tranquil under Andros's ad- ministration, 149, 150; boundary dispute with Connecticut revived, 151-2, 156, 159 ; submits to author- ity of Dudley, 161-2; Connecticut renews claim to part of territory, 171, 172, 173 ; decided in favor of Rhode Island, 174; population of, 177; 196 ; home of an aristocratic population, 202
Narragansett, district of, formed, 386
Indians, manners, customs, religion, political institutions, 8-14 ; 36-7, 70, 75, 124, 126; attacks upon un- just, 129 ; general assembly regu- lates affairs
of, 280 ; 281; degradation of, 324; tribal rela- tions abolished, 385 ; war declared against, 1675, 406; rally of after the swamp fight, 410 journey to, by Sewall, 185
lands, purchased by Gorton, 70; 98, 141
land owners oppose the revived gov- ernment of Rhode Island, 147 patent, n 81 proprietors, 152 region, 9 river, n 67, 98, 101, 106, 120, 190 sachems, 77, 99, 100 settlers, 166
Narragansetites, 210 Narrogancett bay and river, 100, 101 "Nassau Bay," 9 Nathattow, 9
Natlon, Its preservation, 376 National assembly of France, 279 constitution, 265-9, 271, 273 republicans, 317-19, 320, 322-7 Native born citizens, 380-1, 383-4, 386 voters, 359
Naturallzatlon laws, 380
Naturallzed citizens, 359, 364-5, 380-1, 383, 386-7
voters required to have a residence of 21 years, 366
Nautilus, British sloop of war, 283
Naval actions, 216, 220
affairs, 230; in connection with the Spanish war, 625-7
battalion for the state, 1898, 625 battalion of the R. I. militia, 626
engagement on Lake Champlain,
1814, 623 ; on Lake Erie, 620-2 matters, Earl of Bellomont in, 540 militia, four companies authorized, 1898, 626
office, establishment of at Newport, 1682, 536
officers, 184, 216, 274-5; ; appoint- ment of, 1775, 606
operations, 153; 1744-5, 561 ; in bat- tle of Rhode Island, 492-4; on the lakes, 1812, 617-18 ; on Lake On- tario, 1813-14, 623
power, 215
reserves, order for mustering in, ar- tillery and torpedo companies au- thorized, 626
vessels, 291
Navigation, 385 ; favorite pursuit of Rhode Island youth, 168
acts, 136, 138, 152, 159, 163, 215, 218, 274
Navy, 229, 383, 385 ; American, its incep- tion, 230 ; flogging in, 357; men for the, 379
neglect of after the revolution, 617 pressing demand for, 1861, 623 unfortunate conditions surrounding, 1776, 612
Nayatt Point, breastworks on, 1776, 454 Neat cattle, 372
Nebraska bill, Kansas-, 364
Negroes, 91. 176, 280, 338 Neotaconkonitt, great hill of, 30 Neutrality, 284
New Age, newspaper, 336, 337 New Amsterdam, 109
New England, 3, 5, 16, 19, 24, 36, 40, 54, 56, 71, 73, 78, 87, 96, 103, 106, 109, 112, 116, 123, 127-8, 130, 138, 140, 142-3, 146-7, 155, 173, 177, 183, 186-7, 189, 192, 199, 229, 234, 236, 240, 276, 295, 305, 320, 328, 354, 356
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New England aborigines, their manners and customs, 6-7, 11-3 agent. 92 colonies, 60, 136, 145, 147
colonists, 152 council of, 15 dominion of, 146 Firebrand Quenched, 117 tribes, 10 volunteers, 184
New Foundland, failure of expedition to, 612
France, 205
Hampshire, 134, 136, 148, 153, 173, 189, 235, 253, 265, 277, 298, 345, 350-1 ; troops sent from to Rhode Island, 1778, 490
Haven, 74, 177
Jersey, 191, 235, 265 London, 120
Newport, 4, settlement of, 48; organiza- tion of island government, 49; 50; well organized as a government, 51; church established and religious liberty main- tained, 53; courts established, 54; 55; well ordered government at, 56; public school established, n 56; policy conserv- ative at, 57; 59, 73; a faction favors union with Massachusetts, 78, 82; 79, 83, 86, 88-9, 90; people of opposed to Cod- dington, 91; 94, 96-7, 100, 104-6, 116-17, 121, 125; refused to assist mainland towns during King Philip's war, 126, 127; jealousy and antagonism of to Providence, 127 ; n 128, n 129, 132, 139, 144-7 ; as an intellectual center through the influence of Berkeley, 177-8; 180; manufactures and exports rum, 183-4; 185, n 192, 198 ; the leading town in col- ony, 199, 201; 202-4, 206, 208-9, 211, 213-14, 217-19, 220-5, 229, 231, 233, 238, 240 ; occupied by British troops, 234, 235; evacuated, 244, 246; 247-8, 254, 257-8, 260, 267, 269, 271, 273-5, 276-7, 282-6, 288-9, 291, 295, 297, 301-3, 306, n 307, 308-9, 311-3, 315, 317, n 319, 322-3, 325-8, 330-1, 334, n 335, 338, 346-8, 354; city charter submitted to people, but rejected, 355; again votes against city charter, 356; 358-9, 360-1; votes to accept city charter, 363; 365, 369, 371-2, 374, 377, 389, 392 ; train band of, 395 ; a place of refuge for early set- tlers, 405 ; early defences erected, 423 ; artillery company of, 426; beacon erect- ed in, 426; troop of horse ralsed in, 1754, 428; departure of British fleet from, 1775, 444; vote to defend, 1776, 451; north battery at, 452; arrival of British army in, 1776, 455; disembarka- tion of British troops at, 1776, 470;
diary of a citizen of, 1778, 488 ; arms for, 1813, 511 ; artillery, 524; court at for- trial of prizes, 533 ; naval office at, 1682, 536 ; pirates In, 540 ; sloops sent from to Block Island, 1689, 550; arrival at of captured pirate crew, 1723, 557 ; prison- ers in, 561 ; two privateers wrecked with- in a few hours after leaving the harbor of, 567 ; concentration of troops at, 1746, 569 ; grievance of citizens of, 600; Capt. Wallace threatens to attack, 604; naval achievement near, 605-6; withdrawal from of British fleet, 1776, 610; evacua- tion of 1779, 616; fortifications im- proved, 1813-14, 623 ; attempts to violate- blockade of 1779, 1813-14, 623
Newport citizens accept Hopkins plan, 212- county, 176, 192, n 211, 306, 347
harbor, 8, 216, 247, 385; transport fleet arrived in, 1779, 508; scut- tling of sloop Liberty in, 603
jail, 170 Mercury, 289 population of, 169
and Portsmouth, "disjointed" from Providence, 1653, 534
New Shoreham, 9; 107, n 128, 176-7
Newspapers, 214, 233, 249, 256-7, 259, 266, 277, 279, 285, 287, 290-1, 294-6, 300-6,
313, 316-19, 324, 332, 336, 349, 350-1, 354, 356, 359, 365, 368-9, 371-2
New Plymouth, 137 New Rochelle, N. Y., 150
New tenor bills, 188
New York, 74, 92, 110, 125, 145, 150, 153,- 155, n 156, 184, 191, 218, 224,. 230, 234, 242, n 246, 266, 274, 277, 279, n 284, 308, 316, 332, 343, 350, 355, 359
governor, complaint of against R. I., 1702, 163; also 1719, 556
harbor, discovery of by Verrazano, 6- New World, 75, 88, 92, 103, 151, 196, 205 Niantics, 75
Nichol, John, 600
Nichols, Col., 136
Nichols, Jonathan, 568 Nicholson, Sir Francis, 166
Nicolls, Colonel Richard, 109, 115
Nightingale, Samuel, jr., 444
Niles, Rev. Samuel, 549, 552
Nine Men's Misery, 410
Ninth regiment R. I. volunteers, organiza -- tion of, 519
Ninigret, King Thomas, 281
Nipmucks, 11 Noah, 10
Non-freemen, 339, 343
-freeholders, 335, 336
-importation agreements, 217, 219, 221-2
656
INDEX.
Non-intercourse, 296 -Protestant, 358, 359 -resistance, 127 Norse documents relating to early discov- ery of America, 3, 4, 5 Norsemen, tradition of early colony in New England, established by, 3, 4, 5; 10 North America, 196, 225 Carolina, 4, 266, 268
Kingstown, 99, 176, n 192, n 211. 274, 286, 306, n 311, 326, 346, 354, 356, 367, 375
Lord, 226 Main street, 32, n 312
Providence, 288, 311, n 319, 324, 326, n 333, 346-7, 358, 360, 363, 374-5 ; town of divided, 381;
rangers, 225, 441 Smithfield, 381 the, 371, 376-7
Northmen, 4, 5 Notaquonckanit, n 31, 114
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