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David Arnold's tavern was situated on the main road in Old Warwick, a few rods southerly from the road which leads down to Warwick Neck. The house is still standing, although changed con- siderable from what it was in those eventful days. It is a low gambrel roofed house, painted red, and stands back from the road surrounded with a spacious yard.
Near Arnold's tavern, in 1776, John Low was ordered to erect the public stocks and whipping-post and to procure iron and timber for the same. This action would seem to indicate that there were those in the town who imbibed a spirit other than that of patriotism. These machines for the punishment of evil doers were frequently located near the public houses, for the reason that as it was the common gathering place for the community, the punishment would be more severe on account of its publicity and consequently the more complete.
It was the custom in the early days of this Colony, and, in fact, throughout New England, for the town council to hold its sessions in some one of the many taverns located in the town, and naturally David Arnold's tavern was frequently resorted to for this purpose.
During a good part of the war David Arnold shared with Caleb Arnold, who also kept a public house, the patronage of town meetings. These sessions were held incessantly for the purpose of considering measures incident to the times; so busily engaged were the members of the council that the town meeting promptly voted "that the Town Council be allowed their dinners for the future when convened together to do the town's business and that the same be paid out of the town treasury".
The old tavern witnessed many exciting scenes during all this time. Around its spacious grounds the minute men were ordered to assemble equipped for the stern duties of war: the leading men in this patriotic old town gathered here to discuss the events which were transpiring throughout the Colonies, while outside in the road the Alarm com- panies marched by to the sound of the fife and drum on their way to take position at the fort at Warwick Neck. But by far the most interesting episode in connection with the tavern was that which occurred on the night of the 9th of July, 1777, the night when the gallant Barton and his crew of brave soldiers, by a bold and audacious stroke, captured the British General Prescott while quietly sleeping at liis headquarters at the Overing house, on the Island of Rhode
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Island, and bore him away from his own army, right under the guns of the British flect, across the bay to Warwiek Ncek, where they all landed. From here the party having in charge General Prescott, Major Barrington and Graham, the sentry, proceeded to David Arnold's tavern, where they arrived late in the night.
On their way to the tavern Prescott, humiliated at the position in which he now found himself, yet fully realizing the bravery and daring of his eaptor, said to Barton :
"Sir, you have made a bold push to-night", to which Barton is said to have replied :
"Sir, we have been very fortunate."
Upon their arrival at the tavern a messenger was dispatched to General Spencer, at Providenee, for a eoaeh to take the party to that town in the morning, and the two distinguished guests were assigned to their rooms and earefully guarded.
In the morning while at breakfast it is said that Mrs. Arnold, the wife of the inn keeper, noticed that Preseott did not appear to relish his meal, and fearing that her eooking did not please him, made some observations to that effect, but the British general assured her that it was no fault of hers; the fact was that he had not much appetite. The hurried way in which the general had been obliged to gather up his elothes upon leaving his headquarters did not permit him to bring along all of the usual artieles of his toilet, and Mrs. Arnold, noticing that he had no cravat, took one of her white handkerchiefs and pre- sented it to him.
When the news of the eapture of Prescott was received by General Speneer, he dispatched Thomas Sabin with his coach, aecompanied by Colonel Robert Elliot, to receive the general and Colonel Barrington, and early in the morning the party set out for Providence.
On that July morning, doubtless, an exeited and curious erowd congregated in front of the old tavern, eager to catch a glimpse of those two real British officers who had been so unceremoniously brought aeross the bay the night before.
PELEG ARNOLD'S TAVERN.
At the old Bank village, now Union Village, near Woonsocket, in the days of the Revolution was another tavern around which congre- gated the patriot spirit of the northern part of the State. It is more generally known as the Peleg Arnold tavern, although it had been a famous house of entertainment long before Peleg Arnold was born. It was in September, 1739, that Licut. Thomas Arnold, the father of Peleg Arnold, was lieensed to keep a publie house, and here he lived eatcring to the weary traveller who chaneed to pass along the "Great road" leading by his house on his way to Woreester and other neigh- boring towns.
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But in 1765 Lieutenant Arnold died and his son Peleg came into possession of the house and continued to maintain the reputation which his father had established. Here he lived when the news of the fight at Concord and Lexington was passed from town to village throughout the Colonies, and when the messenger, dusty and excited, rode to his door, telling him that the farmers of Lexington and Concord had been fired on by British troops, the patriotic spirit of Peleg Arnold was aroused to its highest pitch. He entered at once into the cause of the Colonies and his tavern became the center for the work in that section incident to the struggle which had now commenced in earnest. Here
PELEG ARNOLD TAVERN, OLD BANK, NEAR WOONSOCKET.
Erected 1690. The military headquarters of North Smithfield during the American Revolution.
the town meeting was held and its walls echoed the patriotic measures there enacted.
The work of recruiting men for the cause was here commenced and Peleg Arnold was the recruiting officer. A portion of the arms which the town procured for distribution among the North Smithfield soldiery was here deposited, and the ground about the old hostelry reverbcrated with the trad of martial feet.
He was also for many years chief justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. "Towards the close of his life Judge Peleg was widely known, not only as an extensive dealer in, but an ardent lover of, New
HOME OF JOSEPH WILLIAMS, SON OF ROGER WILLIAMS.
BUILT IN 1680. FORMERLY LOCATED ON ELMWOOD AVENUE, OPPOSITE ROGER WILLIAMS PARK WAITING STATION.
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England Rum. He left no descendants. His portrait is among the collection belonging to Brown University."
Near his house, on the Great Road and opposite the Quaker Church, is an old mile stone, erected by Peleg Arnold.
The house, a two-story white house, with doorway and long hall through the center of it, has been much altered since those times, but its neat and attractive appearance, standing in such a commanding position, gives to it a stately dignity thoroughly in keeping with its honorable record and the patriotic associations surrounding it.
THE JOSEPH WILLIAMS HOUSE.
The home of Joseph Williams, the youngest son of Roger Williams, formerly stood on Elmwood Avenue, in Providence, opposite the park which bears the name of his illus- trious father, and almost opposite the old family burying ground. Joseph was the most distinguished 14 Miles to Providence of any of the children of the founder. He served as deputy, town councilman and assistant. During the war with the Indians known as King Philip's war he Peter Arnolds served with distinction and his ser- Stone vice in this respect is amply testi- fied to by the inscription on his gravestone in the burying ground at Roger Williams Park. For MILE STONE, NEAR WOONSOCKET, SET UP BY PELEG ARNOLD. more than two hundred years this old house sustained the wear and tear of stornis and sunshine, but in the year 1886 it was demolished to inake room for improvements. It is a pity that so interesting a relic so closely identified with the life of Roger Williams should have been destroyed. It would have cost but a small amount of money to have it removed within the borders of the park where it could have been carefully preserved.
Bibliography of Rhode Island History.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RHODE ISLAND HISTORY.
COMPILED BY CLARENCE S. BRIGHAM, A. B., LIBRARIAN OF THE RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
NOTE-In the following bibliography, an attempt has been made to give the titles of all books, pamphlets, magazine articles, etc., that especially relate to Rhode Island history. To a certain extent, important newspaper articles have also been referred to. Occasionally titles are entered twice, but for the most part the items are entered in the place where they seem, according to subject, most properly to belong. It should be remembered that the more comprehensive works on general or town history often include reference to the minor subject divisions. A person seeking for the history of manufactures, of commerce, or of education, would find much that relates to his subject in the different town histories. Such references, however, are far too numerous to be noted. The abbreviations used for magazines are chiefly explained in the division called HISTORY PERIODICALS. Other abbreviations are self-explanatory.
SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT.
1. Bibliography.
2. History, Periodicals.
3. General History.
4. Aboriginal History.
5. History, 1636-1663.
6. History, 1663-1700.
8. History, Revolution.
9. History, Federal Constitution.
10. History, 1790-1840.
11. History, Dorr War.
12. History, Civil War.
13. History, 1870-1901.
14. Boundaries.
15. Commercial and Naval History.
16. Constitutional and Political His- tory.
17. Ecclesiastical History.
18. Educational History.
19. Financial History.
7. History, 1700-1770. 20. Judicial History.
21. Manufacturing and Business His- tory.
22. Social History.
23. Town History.
24. Biography-Collective.
25. Biography-Individual.
1. BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Bartlett, J. R. Bibliography of R. I., 1864. 287p.
(See also Bk. Notes, 11:121- Bongartz, J. H. Check list of R. I. laws, 1893. 8p. 123.)
Bowker, R. R. State publications, pt. I, N. E. States, 1899. 10p. (P. 60-69 contain a list of all officially printed publications of R. I.)
Griffin, A. P. C. Bibliography of Historical Societies of the U. S. (In Am. Hist. Assoc. Reports, 1892. R. I. Societies, p. 576-589. Reprinted, with additions, in Reports, 1895, p. 675-1158.)
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Hammett, C. E. Contributions to the bibliography and literature of Newport, 1887. 185p.
R. I. H. S. Proc. 1891-92. (P. 77-92 contain account of mss. in Hist. Soc. Also printed separately, 1892.)
Winsor, J. Narr. and crit. hist. of America. (V. 8, p. 440-442 contains an account of R. 1. mss. archives, with particular reference to the Revolution.)
2. HISTORY-PERIODICALS.
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Am. Hist. Review, 1896-1901. 6v.
Book Notes ( Rider's), 1884-1901. 18v.
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N. E. Magazine, 1884-1901. 30v. (V. 1-6, series 1. v. 1-24, series 2. Begun as Bay State Monthly.)
Newport Hist. Magazine (continued as R. I. Hist. Magazine), 1880-87. 7v. R. I. Hist. Soc. Collections, 1827-1897. 9v.
R. I. Hist. Soc. Proceedings, 1872-1892. 21 nos.
R. I. Hist. Soc. Publications, new series (called the Quarterly), 1892-1901. 8v.
R. I. Hist. Tracts (Rider's), series 1, 1877-1895. 20v. (V. 20, index.) Series 2, 1889-1896. 5v.
3. GENERAL HISTORY.
Andrews, E. B. Rhode Island, 1892. (In N. E. Mag. n. s. 7:63-85.)
Arnold, S. G. History of R. I., 1636-1790, 1859. 2v. (Criticised in Chr. Exam. 66:274-285; and in Chr. Rev. 24:213-238.)
Arnold, S. G. The spirit of R. I. history, 1853. 32p.
Austin, J. O. The journal of William Jefferay, 1591-1675, 1899. 189p. (Hist. facts concerning R. I. put in the form of a fictitious diary.)
Bartlett, J. R. ed. The records of the colony of R. I. 1636-1792. 10v. 1856-1865. Bayles, R. M. History of Newport County, 1888. 1060p.
Bayles, R. M. History of Providence County, 1891. 2v.
Bull, H. Memoirs of R. I. (In R. I. Republican, Jan. 1832 -- Dec. 1839; also in Newport Mercury, Jan. 7, 1854-Nov. 23, 1861. Partially reprinted in R. I. Hist. Mag. v. 6-7.)
Callender, J. Hist. discourse on the civil and religious affairs of the colony of R. I., 1739. 120p. (Reprinted 1838; and as v. 4 of R. I. H. S. Coll. Also in the Newport Directory, 1856-57, p. 37-121.)
Carpenter, E. B. The Huguenot influence in R. I. (In R. I. H. S. Proc., 1885-86, p. 46-74.)
Carpenter, G. M. Modern hist. aims and methods. (In R. I. H. S. Proc., 1891- 92, p. 58-76. Continual reference to R. I. history.)
Clarke, P. O. R. I. and Prov. Plantations; a short hist. sketch and statistical compilation, 1885. 56p.
Cole, J. R. History of Washington and Kent Counties, 1889. 1344p. Drake, S. A. Book of N. E. legends, 1884. 457p. (P. 393-414 relate to R. I. legends.)
Field, E. ed. State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at the end of the century, 1902. 3v.
Foster, W. E. ed. Early attempts at R. I. history, comprising those of S. Hop- kins and T. Foster, 1885. (In R. I. H. S. Coll. v. 7. Hopkins's narrative is in the Prov. Gazette for 1765, and also in 2 M. H. S. Coll., v. 9.)
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Foster, W. E. Town government in R. I., 1886. 36p. ( In Johns Hopkins Studies, v. 4, pt. 2.)
Gammell, W. [Influence of physiography upon R. I. history,] 1886. (In R. 1. H. S. Proc. 1885-86, p. 19-27.)
Greene, G. W. Short history of R. I., 1877. 356p. (See also Rider's "Is it R. 1. history or is it fiction ?" 1877.)
Greene, W. A. Prov. plantations for 250 years, 1886. 468p. (Contains hist., stat., and biog. accounts of all the towns.)
Hazeltine, H. D. Appeals from colonial courts to the king in council, with especial reference to R. I., 1896. 51p. (B. U. Hist. Sem. Papers, no. 7; reprinted from Am. Hist. Assoc. reports, 1894, p. 299-350.)
Hoag, Wade and Co., ed. History of the state of R. I., 1878. 370p.
Isham, N. M. and A. F. Brown. Early R. I. houses, 1895. 100p.
Kimball, G. Pictures of R. I. in the past, 1900. 176p. (Reprints the contem- porary accounts of travellers who have visited R. I. In addition to these extracts, see Paul Coffin's Journal in Me. Hist. Soc. Coll. 4:267; Tour of Robert Gilmore in Boston Pub. Lib. Bull. no. 88, p. 80; and Morgan Rhys's diary in J. T. Griffith's Life of Rhys.)
Kohl, J. G. How R. I. was named, 1883. ( In Mag. Am. Hist. 9:81-93. See also Bk. Notes, 7:29-33, 37.)
McGarvy, W. R. Glimpses of old R. I. ( In Nat. Mag., N. Y., 16:188.)
Mass. Hist. Soc. Letters, commissions, and acts concerning R. I., 1634-1704. (In 1 M. H. S. Coll. 5: 216-252. Most of them are in R. I. Col. Rec.)
Mass. Hist. Soc. R. I. state papers of early affairs. ( In 2 M. H. S. Coll. 7:75-113. Also in R. I. Col. Rec.)
Morse, J. Amer. geography, 1792. 2v. (There is an account of R. I. in 1:200- 212. Reviewed by J. Freeman, "Remarks on Amer. Univ. Geog.," 40p., and in R. I. Lit. Repos. 1:92.)
Munro, W. H. Picturesque R. I., 1881. 304p.
Parsons, C. W. Notice of history of the population in R. I. p.
Parsons, C. W. Town names in R. I. ( In R. I. H. S. Proc. 1886-87, p. 42-51. For Indian names, see ABORIGINAL HISTORY.)
Pease, J. C., and J. M. Niles. A gazetteer of the states of Conn. and R. I., 1819. 389р.
Perry, A. ed. Census of R. I. for 1885, 1887. (p. 1-85 contain an excellent hist. and stat. account of all the towns of the state.)
Perry, A. ed. The town records of R. I. (In R. I. H. S. Publ. n. s., 1:100-182. A report. as to their nature and extent.)
Peterson, E. History of R. I. and Newport, 1853. 370p.
Potter, E. R. Scenes and events in R. I. history, 1851. 27р.
Rider, S. S. R. I. in Bryce's "Am. Commonwealth." (In Nation, 48:204. Bk.
Notes, 12:24-27.)
Rider, S. S. ed. Suppl. to the R. I. Col. Rec., comprising a list of the freemen admitted from 1747-1754, 1875. 48p.
Ross, A. A. A discourse embracing the civil and religious history of R. I., 1838. 161p.
Taylor, W. H. Legislative history and souvenir of R. I., 1900. 224p. Vinton, F. An oration on the annals of R. I., 1864. 80p.
Williams, T. A sermon on the conclusion of the second century from the settle- ment of R. I., 1837. 32p.
Winterbotham, W. View of the U. S., 1795. 4v. ( There is an account of R. 1. in 2:224-254.)
The official connection between R. I. and the U. S. govt. can be traced in Poore's "Index to govt. publications, 1774-1881," and in later indexes.
Much of our later history must be sought in newspapers. The R. I. H. S. has full sets of the Prov. Gazette, 1762-1825 ( continued to date as the Prov. Journal) and of the U. S. Chronicle, 1784-1804. ( There are sketches of these papers in the R. I. H. S. Publ. n. s., 5:196-203; 6:87-94.) The only respectable sets of the Newport Mercury are in Newport, in the Redwood Library and New-
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port Hist. Soc. This paper runs from 1758-date. The Penn. Hist. Soc. has the only copies in existence, it is said, of certain Mercuries of the revolutionary period. The R. I. H. S. has several vols. of historical newspaper clippings, 1855- date.
4. ABORIGINAL HISTORY.
NOTE-Although the following items have reference to Indian history beyond the period of settlement by the whites, yet for convenience they are grouped in this place. See also HISTORY, 1663-1700, for the period of King Philip's War, under "Indians" in Bartlett's "Bibliog. of R. I.," p. 160-162, and Pilling's "Bibliog. of the Algonquin Languages." In the State House is a volume of papers relating to Narragansett Indians, 1755-1842.
Allen, Z. Conditions of life, habits and customs of the native Indians of N. A. (In R. I. H. S. Proc. 1879-80, p. 97-151.)
Allen, Z. Defense of the R. I. system of treatment of the Indians, 1876. 34p.
Arnold, J. N. A statement of the case of the Narragansett tribe of Indians, 1896. 70p.
.Arnold, J. N. Mound-builders in Narragansett. (In N. H. R., 6:205-222. )
Arnold, J. N. Pre-historic R. I. (In N. H. R., 6:97-100.)
Arnold, J. N. The stone-worshippers. (In N. H. R., 6:317-330.)
Denison, F. et al. Rep't on Indian steatite pottery, 1880. (In R. I. H. S. Proc. 1879-80, p. 36-39. Also printed separately.)
Dorr, H. C. The Narragansett Indians, 1885. ( In R. I. H. S. Coll. 7:135-237.)
Durfee, J. History of the subjection and extermination of the Narragansetts. (In his Works, 1849, p. 203-248.)
Fales, E. Hist. of Northmen's visits to R. I. and Mass. in the 10th century, 1888. 14p.
Farnum, A. The visits of the Northmen to R. I., 1877. (R. I. Hist. Tract. v. 2. 41p. )
Lewis, N. B. Last of the Narragansetts, 1898. (In Worcester Soc. of Antig. Proc. 16:27-51.)
Mason, G. C. The old stone mill at Newport, 1879. (In Mag. Am. Hist. 3:541- 549. The best summary against the Norse origin of the old stone mill. Reference to the abundant literature on this subject can be found in the Bibliog. of Norse exploration in the Lib'y Jour. 6:227.)
Miller, W. J. Notes concerning the Wampanoag tribe of Indians, 1880. 148p. (2 ed. 1885. 148p., with title "King Philip and the Wampanoags of R. I.") Narragansett tribe of Indians. Report of the committee of investigation, 1880.
90p. ( This report, together with the four reports of the Commission, 1881- 84, F. M. Morrison's Argument in Narragansett lands' case, 1898, and Judge Rogers' Opinion of the Supreme Court, 1898, comprise the pamphlets on the final phase of the Narragansett controversy.)
Parsons, U. Indian names of places in R. I., 1861. 32p.
Parsons, U. Indian relics of R. I., with notices of the Nyantic Indians, 1863. (In Dawson Hist. Mag. 7:41-44.)
Pierce, E. W. Indian history, biography and genealogy, 1878. 261p.
Rider, S. S. The murder of Miantonomi, 1892. ( In Bk. Notes, 9:74-77, 85-88.) Rider, S. S. Wawaloam, Queen of the Narragansetts, 1896. ( In Bk. Notes, 13:85-88.)
Tooker, W. W. Indian geographic names in R. I. (In R. I. H. S. Publ. n. s .. 5:203-215.)
Trumbull, J. H. Indian names of places in and on the border of Connecticut, 1881. 93p.
Wheeler, R. A. The Pequot Indians, [1877]. 23p.
Williams, Roger. Key into the language of America, 1643. 216p. (Reprinted in 1 Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll., v. 3, 5; R. I. H. S. Coll. v. 1; and Narr. Club. Publ. v. 1.)
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5. HISTORY, 1636-1663.
Allen, Z. A half-century memorial, 1873. (p. 3-11 contain an account of Roger Williams's banishment, etc.)
Allen, Z. Remarks on R. I.'s treatment by Mass. ( In R. I. H. S. Proc., 1881-82, p. 17-32.)
Aspinwall, T. Remarks on the Narragansett patent, 1863. 41p. Also 2 ed.
Foster, W. E. The R. I. charter of 1663. ( Partially printed in Prov. Jour. Nov. 14, 1888. Mr. Foster has the ms.)
Howland, J. A. The date of passing the sentence of banishment on Roger Wil- liams. (In R. I. H. S. Proc., 1886-87, p. 52-59.)
Huling, R. G. Rhode Islanders at Manhattan in the 17th century. (In N. H. R., 8 :241-273.)
King, H. M. A summer visit of three Rhode Islanders to Mass. Bay in 1651, 1896. 115p.
Mason, J. History of the Pequot war. (In N. H. R., 8:121-155.)
Quincy, J. The memory of the late James Grahame vindicated from the charges of George Bancroft, 1846. 59p. (Relates chiefly to John Clarke and the planting of R. I.)
Rogers, H. The importance of the charter of 1643-44. (In Prov. Co. Court- house report, 1885, p. 59-73.)
Staples, W. R. The proceedings of the first general assembly, 1647, 1847. 63p. Stiness, J. H. The return of Roger Williams with the charter in 1644. (In Prov. Co. Court-house report, 1885. p. 13-58.)
See Providence, Portsmouth, Newport and Warwick under TOWN HISTORY, and also under BIOGRAPHY-INDIVIDUAL.
6. HISTORY, 1663-1700.
Abbott, J. S. C. History of King Philip, 1875. 410p.
Bodge, G. M. The Narragansett Fort fight, 1886. 21p.
Brigham, C. S. British state papers relating to R. I., 1678-87. ( In R. I. H. S. Publ., n. s. 7:195-199; 8:96-104.)
Easton, J. Narrative of the causes which led to Philip's Indian War, ed. by F. B. Hough. 1858. 207p. ( In Munsell's Hist. Ser. no. 2.)
Greene, W. A. Who saved the Prov. records? (In N. H. R., 6:391-396.)
Indian slaves of the King Philip war. ( In R. I. H. S. Publ. n. s. 1:234-238. )
Miller, W. J. King Philip and the Wampanoags of R. I., 1885. 148p.
Munro, W. H. ed. Plea of the Petuxet purchasers, 1677; with notes on W. Harris. (In R. I. H. S. Publ. n. s. 1:185-229. See also Bk. Notes, 10:277; 14:13.)
Philip of Pokanoket, 1814. (In R. I. Lit. Repository, 1:225-239. See also Analectic Mag. 3:502; Amer. Mo. Mag. 12:156.)
R. I. H. S. Proc. 1874-1875, p. 60-69; and for 1876-77, p. 54-70, contain notes on the King Philip war. ( The addresses made by Arnold, Dexter and Diman before the Society at Mount Hope on June 21, 1875, are in Prov. Journal, June 21, 1875. See also Journal, Jan. 15, 1876.)
Rider, S. S. Pomham, a retrospect, 1889. (In Bk. Notes, 6:93-97. Relates chiefly to King Philip's war. Also separately printed.)
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The various early tracts and histories of King Philip's war are listed in Winsor, "Narr. and Crit. Hist. of Amer." 3:360-361.
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7. HISTORY, 1700-1770.
Comer, J. Diary (1704-32). (Printed as v. 8 of R. I. H. S. Coll. Also printed in Newport Mercury, Dec. 16, 1854-Jan. 6, 1855.)
Douglass, W. Summary of the British settlements in N. A., 1755. 2v. (V. 2, p. 76-157 contains an excellent account of R. I.)
Gardiner, A. B. The Havana expedition of 1762 in the war with Spain. (In R. I. H. S. Publ. n. s., 6:167-189. See p. 192-194, 219-224, for R. I. soldiers in this expedition.)
Huling, R. G. The Hopkins-Ward letters. (In N. H. R., 3:257; 4:40, 143. See also Foster's Life of Hopkins.)
Huling, R. G. The R. I. emigration to Nova Scotia, 1760. (In N. H. R., 7:89-136. Also separately printed.)
Selections from the Sheriff Brown papers. (In N. H. R., 1:215; 2:109, 193, 310.)
In the Sec. of State's office is a volume of "Papers relating to the old French War, 1755-1761, also Admiralty Papers, 1726-1750," and much other documentary material of the period. (See Bartlett's "Bibliog. of R. I.," p. 245-248.)
8. HISTORY-REVOLUTION.
Allen, Z. Lafayette's visit to Prov. in 1824, 1861. 19p. ( Recollections of Lafayette in 1778. See also Hist. Mag., 5:247-248.)
Almy, M. G. Mary Almy's Journal, 1778, 1880. ( In Newp. Hist. Mag. 1:17-36.) Amory, T. C. The siege of Newport, August, 1778, 1884. (In R. I. Hist. Mag. 5:106, 244, 271.)
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