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Evidence, questions of, decided by courts, 130 Excelsior lodge No. 49, I. O. O. F., New- port, 550
Exchange among the pioneers, 564 bank, the, 276 high rate of, 1857, 311 on London, 1721, 206-7 premium on, 287 rates of, 301-2
Excise laws, passage of, 231
Execution, provision for satisfaction of, 97
Exemption, 245
Exemption laws of 1892, features of, 246
Exeter lodge No. 43, I. O. O. F., 550 set off from North Kingstown, 51
Expansion, a century's, 239
Expedition to Canada, cost of, 196-7 Expenditures, character of local, 260 comparison of, 239 comparison of for different years, 213 during the revolution, 238-9 for educational purposes, 253-4 for institutions for the dependent, 256 for various departments, 259 normal in peace period, 239 schedule of, 258 special 1891-1900, 259
of the peace perlod,
1713-1739, 210-12 1740, 213
Expenses of years 1741-44, 214 of 1735, 211
Extension of loans, evils of, 295
Factories, characteristics of, 335-7 in 1752. 218
Factory system, inauguration of, by Rhode Island, 339
Fales. David G., 373
Farmers' and Mechanics' bank of Paw- tucket, fallure of, 296
Exchange bank of East Greenwich. ruin of, 278-9 Exchange bank of Glocester, 278
Fenner, Arthur, 581; death of, 606; home- stead of, 603-5; sketch of career of, 603-5 ; some of his tools, 591 Benjamin, 606 castle, the, 586
Fenner, Daniel, the conjurer, 606
Ilowlong, 560; petition from, 583 James, 162, 606 Polly, 606 Samuel, 606
Thomas, 576; career of, 615; papers of, 616-18 ; tavern of, 616; will of, 618
Ferriage, prices determined by Providence, 191-2
Ferry in Portsmouth licensed, 25 monopoly of granted, 1700, 192
Festival communication, Warren, 1887, 520
Fictitious banking, evils of, 295 Field, Capt. John, 335
family graveyard of, 597
Henry C., master mason, 523 Jeremiah, 592, 597
Thomas, homestead of, 595-6
Thomas, jr., 597
William, 563; past grand master Mason, 517
Field's Point, 595; 597
Finance in Rhode Island, 1702-10, 196
Finances of 19th century, differ from those of former years, 239
Financial conditions, early, 195-6, 261 distress, 1819-20, 352 ; Provi- dence, 1834, 298
heresies of the early period, 266-7
legerdemain, 202-3
period, the second, 282
situation, 1818-1826, 292
system, control of, by the landed paper money party, 202
war measures of the revolution, 221
Fines and fees, 192
for breach of the peace, 193
for nonperformance of official duty, 193 imposition of 1679, 184
Fire department, organization of, 72
engine, purchase of, 72 protection from, 71-2 marshal, office of, created, 73
Fires, officers appointed to guard against, 72 First banking period, 261 bank, characteristics of the, 263 -
Fiscal history, beginning of, in three towns, 173 Fisher, Dwight, 372
Fisheries, early importance of, 581
"Five Desposers," meetings of the, 10 Flax, bounty on, 369; bounty to growers of, 329 ; early attempt to grow, 70-1 Fly shuttle, early use of, in Providence, 339 Fones Greene homestead, the, 614-15 Force bill to aid value of bills, 216 Foreign coin, value of, 200
trade, Newport vessels In, 1769, 328 Forestaff, description of, 580
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Forge and foundry, the first In the country, 330
Forgery, penalty for, 435-6
Forging, early hand, 585
Fourth financial period, 1865-1900, 312
Fox, Nathaniel, ordered out of Providence, 1694, 394
Franchise, regulations for exercise of, 22 tax, imposition of, in 1881, 252
Francis, John Brown, 514
Franklin, Benjamin, as a Mason, 495; 612 Chapter No. 7, F. & A. M., Hope Valley, 530
lodge No. 20, F. & A. M., Westerly, charter of, 1857, 516
lodge No. 23, I. O. O. F., Providence, 548 Savings bank, failure of the, 317
Fraternity encampment No. 17, I. O. O. F .. East Providence, 552
Frauds in early bank management, 278
Free library building, Warren, 520
Free Masonry and Odd Fellowship, 491, 493 claims to antiquity of, 493-4
dates of organization in various states, 496
historical beginning of, in America, 494
introduction of degrees in, 494 introduction of, into America, 494 origin of, 493
Freemasons' Hall, burning of, 519; com- pany, organization of, 519; erection of the new, 519-20; laying corner stone of, 519; dedication of, 1886, 519
Freemen, power of, to make loans, 16 must be landholders, 50
Friendly Union lodge, I. O. O. F., Provl- dence, charter of, 544
Union lodge, I. O. O. F., Providence, history of, 545 Friendship lodge No. 16, I. O. O. F., Caro- lina, 548
Froe, the, 591 Fruits, wild, in early time, 564
Fuel, scarcity of, 1777-8, 401
Fulling mills, early, 333
Furniture, absence of, in early times, 594 Game, hunting of, in early years, 563
Gardiner, Hon. Asa Bird, 612, note
Garratt, William, ordered out of Provi- dence, 395
Gaspee, burning of the, 80
General assembly, court of last resort, 93 empowered to impose taxes, 184
powers of, not strictly legislative, 119 settlement by, of right of town to re- ject settlers, 1682, 394
"the best Chancery Court in the world," 121
General Assembly, to act as Court of Chan- cery, 100
treatment of judicial cases by, 98 towns given representation in, 20 General conservators of the peace, 95 General Court as Court of Assize, 95 establishment of, 20
fines for non-attendance, 102
of election, one of first acts, 94
of trial, 97 ; charter of, 95 : jurisdic- tion of, 102; regulation of appeals from, 99
of what constituted, 102
quorum of, 102 establishment of, 93
General Grand Chapter, F. & A. M., con- vention of in Providence, 527-8 ; dissolu- tion of, 531
General property tax and total income com- pared, 251
sergeant, office of, 449; office of merged with sheriff's office, 449 taxes, features of, 233
town government. gradual enlarge- ment of, 23
verdicts, danger in, 130
"Generall Towne" gatherings, called by clerk, 10
Gibson lodge No. 47, I. O. O. F., Peacedale, 550
Gilmour, William, coming of, to North Providence, 348
Globe bank, the first with specific power to issue bills of credit, 297
Glocester, set off from Providence, 51
Good Samaritan lodge No. 8, I. O. O. F., Pawtucket, 546
Goodwin, Adam, insanity of wife of, 390-1 Margaret, goods sold for support of, 390; verdict on the death of, 391 Gorham, Jabez, 381 Manufacturing Company, the, 381
Gorton, Samuel, 6, 575
Samuel, jr., 612
Thomas, 25 Gould, J. L., (note) 496
Government centralization 1680, 185 Governmental departments, new, 256 Governor's assistants, agreement to
choose, 15
Grand Chapter, F. & A. M., special con- vocation of, Newport, 529
Council, F. & A. M., first officers of, 534
Council of Knights of the Red Cross, 539
Council of Rhode Island, organiza- tion of, 533
Council of Royal and Select Masters, 533 encampment, I, O. O. F., first offi-
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cers of, 552; of chlef Patriarchs of Rhode Island, organization of, 552; of Rhode Island, formation of, 536; organization and first officers of, 539
Grand high priest, F. & A. M., the first, 527 jurymen chosen, 93
lodge, F. & A. M., conventions and measures of the, 515; festival commemoration of, 1840, 515; library, founding of, 1849, 515; new constitution of, 1865, 517 ; of instruction, the, 517 ; address of to the, public, 510; centennlal celebration of, 1891, 520; charges against, 509 ; communications held by, 502 ; degrees conferred by, 501 ; Newport officers of, 500; proceed- ings at organization of, 1791, 500; Providence officers of, 500; ses- sions of, 500; plan of ritual work in, 517 ; registration of charter of the, 1861, 513; revision of con- stitution, 1802, 1808, 504; surren- der of charter, 1834, 513
lodge of R. I., I. O. O. F., first offi- cers of, 547
lodge of the U. S., F. & A. M., senti- ment against, 501
masters, how appointed, 500; list of, 534
United Order of Odd Fellows (col- ored), 553
Granite lodge No. 26, F. & A. M., Harris- ville, charter of, 522
lodge No. 33, I. O. O. F., Pascoag, 549 Gray, William, 516 Greene, Benjamin, 369
Col. Christopher, 610; military rec- ord of, 610 Col. Job, 345 family, the, 331; establishment of a forge by, 331
G. E., 522
Gen. Nathaniel, forge of, 611; home of, 611; military services of, 612 Henry Whitman, 615 homestead, the, 611-12 Jacob & Co., 370
James, 54
Manufacturing Company, the, 347 Richard W., 128-9, 164 Phillp, 610 Timothy, 346
Willlam, career of, 612
William Russell, master Mason, 525 Grist mill, early In Providence, 329
Gross tax system, 1698, the, 188 Guardians, power to appoint given, 136 Gulld, Albert, 547
Gullds, the old English, 494
Gurney, John, ordered out of town on ac- count of his poverty, 394
Hackleton, Thomas, permission given to burn lime, 329
Hadley, Capt. John, 580 Haile, Levi, 510
Halsey, Thomas L., 266
'Hamilton lodge No. 15, F. & A. M., Coven- try, charter of, 506
Hand cards, early manufacture of, 332
Handy, Lieut. Charles, 640
Harding, Stephen, 584
Hard money party, the, 208
Harmony lodge No. 9, F. & A. M., Paw- tuxet, charter of, 505
lodge No. 5, I. O. O. F., E. Green- wich, 546
Harris, Caleb, 626 Howlong, 606
Lieut. Thomas, 605
Oliver, master Mason, 507
Thomas, sr., 588
Toleration, brass candlesticks of, 563 William, 560, 590, 606; tools of, at his death, 592; cabin of, 605 woolen mill, the, 363
Harrison, William, master Mason, 506
Haskell, W. H. Company, the, 373
Hat making, statistics of, 369
Hats, early manufacture of, 360
Hawkins, William, 337, 569 ; grant to burn lime, 588
Hays, Moses M., 541
Hazard, Benjamin, 293, 510
Isaac P., 360
-Ives controversy, the, 121
John C., master mason, 522
Rowland, 360
Rowland G., 360
Samuel, 618
Thomas, extracts from report of, 421-2
Thomas R., 408; report of, on con- ditions of the poor, 1850, 408-9
Hemp, bounty on, 1721, 1728, 205 Herenden, Benjamin, 588
Highway, survey of an early, 626
Hiram's chapter No. 2, F. & A. M., New- port, petition for, 528
"Holy Alllance," the, 285
Holy Sepulchre encampment, I. O. O. F., Pawtucket, charter of, 540
Home league, the, 356
lots, Providence, dimensions of, 42; plans showing, 12. 18; plan show- ing first division of, 9
Hope lodge No. 4, I. O. O. F., Providence, 546 chapter No. 6, F. & A. M., Bristol, 528, 530
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tured at, 371 lodge No. 25, F. & A. M., Wakefield, charter of, 522 Hooper, John, jr., master Mason, 523 IIopkins, Joseph, 331 Stephen, 162 Thomas, 605 Timothy, 77 -Ward contest, the, 237 William, 402, 626 Hopkinton, incorporation of, 64 Horse stealing, severe law against, 447 Horses, high value of in early years, 567 Horsford, Prof. E. N., 383
Houses, character of some of the early, 592 lighting of in early years, 561 of correction, authority to build, 1725, 212; measures for 1725, 418
of deputies, bill of, to emit £50,000, 1751, 217
of entertainment, on Rhode
Island, 13
Howard encampment, No. 6, I. O. O. F., 551
Howe, Frank M., 484-5
Howell, David, 162, 223, 299
Howland, John, 612
Hughan, William J., 494, 526 Hull, Tedeman, 57
Hunting by the pioneers, 563 houses of early times, 605 Husking corn, 561 Hutchison, James, 517
Illegitimate children, how treated, 396
Illegitimacy, prevalence of in early years, 395
Importations, early growth of, 581-2 description of early, 582
Imposition of fines, necessity of, by early settlers, 10
Impost act as a license law, 231 ; the first, 1783, 320 ; the first, repealed, 231 assembly rate for 1785, 225 duties prior to 1783, 230 law, amendment of, 231 Imports receipts, appropriation of, 212 Income, minor forms of, 229 schedule, 257 total, for four years, 1741-44, 214 Increase of bank capital, political influence of, 294
Incorporation of Providence, Portsmouth and Newport under charter, 1643-4, 16 Indebtedness, due to municipal growth, 260 Indentured servants. character of, 426 servants, or apprentices, 425-6 ; examples of, 428-9 Indentures of apprenticeship, conditions of, 586-7
Hope furnace, the, 331; cannon manufac- Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 544 Indian dogs in early years, 565 Indians, Dutch, French, etc., prohibited from trading with the, 49 early crimes of, 430-31 money, 198-9 war, consequences of, 185 Industrial condition, 289 depression, 291 development, 323 improvement, 1840-65, 308 resources, decline of, 214 war, beginning of, 349-50
Industries, protection of, 353 Industry, agriculture the first, 325 bounties to assist, 205 paralysis of, 1819-20, 351
Inferior, or District Courts, prototype of, 98 Inflation, 283 rendered impossible, 285 tendencies in the early '30s, 297 Influence of land holding on town develop- ment, 41 of Rhode Island towns, the, 84-5 Inman, Edward, 330
Inns, characteristics of, 572 Insane, all cases placed in hospitals, 421-2 and vagrants in same class, 418 case of incarceration in Jamestown, 417 care of, placed with town councils, 418
humane treatment of, in some cases, 418
hospital, legacy for, in Providence, 419
indigent, appropriation for support of, 420 in jails, prohibition of, 1850, 420 paupers, provision for, 422 poor, support of, by towns and cities, 423 Insanity and vagrancy as misdemeanors, 418 examples of cases of, 416 first mention of, by Roger Williams, 415
Insurance, 274
companies and banks, relations of, 275-6; need of large capital, 274; organization of in seaports, 276; purchase of bank stock by, 275 marine risks of, 274
Intendants of trade, 231
Interest, advance in rate of, 1834, 298; in 1873, 316
bearing bills, recall of, 220
bonds required for payment of, 1738, 203 collection of, difficult, 203 devices to get illegal. 301
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Interest, iegai rate fixed, 300 iegai rate violated, 300
made payable in hemp and flax, 205 on banks, division of, 205 Inventories, value of oid, 580 Inventory of wood-working toois, 584
Iron manufacture at the beginning of the revolution, 370 ; rapid improvement in, 371
mine, discovery of, 330 ore bed, discovery of, in Scituate, 331
ore, discovery of, 330; in Cranston and Cumberland, 331, 371
Ionic lodge No. 28, F. & A. M., Greene, charter of, 523
Isiand of Rhode Isiand, agreement of set- tiers of, 11; record of organization of government on, 11
Issue of notes by private persons forbidden, 280 Ives, Thomas P., 266
Jaii and courthouse in each county, 1793, 453
building of new, in Newport, 1702, 452
in Bristoi county, 455
in Kings county, 453
in Newport, committee to repair, 452; condition of, 452; cost of, 453
Lane, Providence, 454
new in Providence, 461
second one at Little Rest Hill, 454 third in Providence, 454
James Hanley Brewing Company, the, 384 Jamestown, appointment of seven men to manage affairs in, 46
charter details in, 34-5-6
dominance of Proprietors in, 47 early Town Council proceedings, 25
governing committee in, 34 incorporation of, 60-61 organization at present day, 38
"perpetuaii Counsell" appointed, 46-7 James Wood iodge No. 30, I. O. O. F., Provi- dence, 549 Jay Cooke & Co., failure of, 1873, 316 Jenckes, John, 261
Governor, 208 Thomas A., 125, 144-5
Thomas A., argument of, defining judiciai power, 125-6 Jencks, John F., master mason, 522
Jenkins, Robert, master mason, 497 Jenks, Aivin, 373 John C., 378 Joseph, jr., 330 Joseph, immigration of 1642, 330
iodge No. 24, F. & A. M., Centrai Faiis, charter of, 522
Jenks, Stephen, 331, 373 Stephen & Sons, 373
Jeweiry business, prosperity of 1825-1857, 379
character of the carly, 378
industry, Rhode Island's prominence in, 380; statistics of 1899, 381; manufacture, changes of methods in, 379 ; in Providence, 1805, 378 ; of, 377; statistics of, 378-9; sta- tistics of 1832, 378; statistics of 1840, 379; statistics of 1860-70, 380; statistics of 1880, 380; sta- tistics of 1890, 380 ; the early, 377 John Crawford house, location of, 634-5, 637 Johnston, incorporation of, 64
Joseph Noyes house, the, 623-4 Williams house, the, 649
Joshua Babcock house, the, 631 Judge Durfee, 138
Story, alleged presumption of, 130 Judiciary Act, passage of, 107
Judiciai authority, unique feature of, 91 and legislative power, distinct from each other, 113
and legislative relations, discussion of, 123-5
determination by arbitration, 90
determination of controversies, the first, 90 Districts, State divided into, 134
doctrine, new, 117
functions exercised by assembly, rea- son for, 104
oppression, fear of, in Colonies, 119 power, promise of early development of, 89
power properly piaced, 116 power, where vested, 122
supremacy, the struggle for, 87
system, advance in, 93; foundation of present, 93; how supported, 211 ; still further extended, 134 Judiciary, assertion of true character of, 107-9
master of the legislature, 89 rudimentary in Portsmouth, 91 saiaries of, 127-8 slow development of, 89
Juries, as judges of both law and fact, 129 Jury, first mention of, 91
iaw authorizing the court to instruct, 130
Triai, the second, 99
Triais, two or three might be ob- tained, 156
usurpation of functions of courts, by 129 Justices, appeai from sentences of, 133 first reception of jurisdiction by, 133 jurisdiction of, 133
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Justices of magistrate's courts, powers of, 134
of the peace, authority given to sit in town councils, 38 ; general charac- teristics of, 134; jurisdiction of, 105, 133; manner of appointment of, 133
Keene, George F., M. D., 424
Kent, Joseph, 32
Kent county, jail and court house in, 455
Kentish Guards, 610, 611
Kerr, Nathaniel B., master mason, 524 Kidd, Captain, order to apprehend, 442
Killingly road, or pike, the 626
King, address to, relating to piracy, 441 and Parliament, recognition of in early official documents, 19
David's lodge, F. & A. M., Newport, 498
Solomon's lodge No. 11, F. & A . M., East Greenwich, charter of, 505 -
Kingstown, division of, 57
Knight, Hon. Nehemiah, 363
Knights Templar, 534-40; degrees of, 534; degree of conferred, 535; first recognition of, 535 ; in Providence, 538
Knights of the Red Cross, 535 Knowles, John Warren, 360
Lafayette lodge No. 19, F. & A. M., Cumber- land, charter of, 507
lodge, No. 42, I. O. O. F., Clayville, 550
visit of, to Providence, 594-5
Land, early a disturbing question, 48 ; fer- tility of, around Providence, 565 ; holding, associated with right of franchise, 48-9 ; questions, importance of, in town assem- blies, 22
Landed aristocracy, 52-3; rights of pro- prietors of Providence, 42
Landlords, the early, 573
Landmark chapter No. 10, F. & A. M., Phe- nix, 530
Lanphear machine shop, the, 374-5
Lands in Rhode Island well watered, 569; undervaluation of, 1849, 1855, 249
Latham, Joseph, 616
Law of jurisdiction, the, 161 ; of negligence, the, 161 ; of 1718, 436 ; of 1836, features of, 302-3 ; triumph of, over popular pre- judice, 110
Lawful money, amount issued 1756-1774, 219; at par, 219; bill, the first, 218 ; de- preciation of 1762, 219
Laws, changes in, affecting liquor licenses, 243-4 ; provision for revision on Rhode Island, 15; the first code, 432-34
Lawyers, former eminent, 162-3; prohibited from election as deputies, 127 ; personali- ties of, 138-9 ; tax imposed upon, 159
Lands, prices of, 1639, 326 Lyman, Judge Daniel, 348
Legal and judicial changes, 161; business, increase of a sign of progress, 161; cases, modes of argument, 139; expenses, 1702- 05, 197 ; residence in town, how gained, 399; tender act repealed 1789, 227; ten- der, gold the only, 219; tender laws, re- peal of in R. I., 222
Legislative committee to investigate mason- ry, 510
Legislative, attitude of towards its obliga- tions, 227 ; protests against paper money issue, 1744, 214
Liberties, confirmation of towns in, 20 Liberty of conscience in Providence, 10
License powers, transfer of, to town coun- cils, 191; taxes, increase of, 240
Licensed persons, duty imposed on, 1822, 240
Licenses for sale of liquors, 243; grant of in several towns, 24-5 ; issue of to foreign insurance companies, 240 ; rates of, 243-4 Liddeason, Job, apprenticeship indenture of, 398
Lime burning in early years, 587-8 ; kilu, the first, 329; rocks, order to remain common, 588 ; rocks, value of to the pion- eers, 588
Lincoln, incorporation of, 67
Linen and liemp manufactures, 367, 369
Linen manufactures, stimulation of, by the revolution, 369
Lippitt, Col. Christopher, 624 Gov. Henry, 518
Liquor, disappearance of, on board ship, 578-9 ; licenses, features of, 244; transac- tions, illegal, 621; excise of, 190, 621; sale of, regulated, 74
Little Compton, incorporation of, 63
Little Rest Hill, removal to, of court house and jail, 453
Loan asked for by congress, 1779, 222 certificates, 221
offices, order to close, 222
to Congress, Rhode Island's portion of, 222
Loans, long time, 288
Local courts, anxiety to preserve, 133
government, beginnings of, 6; early development of, 8; functions en- larged, 68 ; increase of early bur- dens in, 10; in hands of freemen, 22; on Rhode Island, more elabor- ate system of, 14; separation of religious and political authorities in, 8
laws, transplanted from England, 177 town meetings, disturbances in, 71 Lodge of Perfection, F. & A. M., Albany, 541; Newport, 533, 542
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London, Edward, typical case of early pau- Masonry, advancement in Rhode Island perlsm, 391-2
Loom, first invented for weaving bed-tick- ing, 374
Lottery for bridge at Weybosset, 214; in- troduction of, for internal improvements, 1774, 212; tickets, penalty for counter- feiting, 439
Lotteries, duties imposed on; 1826, 240; special taxes on, 241-2; taxation of, 254 Low, John, 645
Machine shops in Pawtucket, 373
Mackey, Dr. Albert G., 494 note
Malbone, Col. Godfrey, 441
Manchester lodge No. 12, F. & A. M., Anthony, charter of, 505
encampment, No. 4, I. O. O. F., Paw- tucket, 551
Manning President, of Brown University, 227
Manton, Edward, 625, 626; estate of, 627 Shadrach, 626
Manufacture of jewelry, beginning of, 377 Manufactured products, value of, in 1810, 348
Manufacturers, failure of leading, 296
lodge No. 15, I. O. O. F., Potters Hill, 548
their interests in banks, 308
Manufactures, early, 332 ; early lack of capi- tal for, 349 ; miscellaneous, 385-6 ; of iron and steel, 370; products of 1832, 354; prosperity of 1850-1860, 356; repeal of bounty act on, 1751, 338; statistics of, 1900, 377 ; value of 1824, 352
Manufacturing system completed by use of the power looms, 349
Marking cattle in early years, 566
Marine insurance, profits of, 274 ; premiums paid in notes,, 275
Maritime pursuits among the early settlers, 578-9
Mark lodges and chapters, inquiry into standing of, 529
Mark master's lodge, Cumberland, 529; No.
1, Bristol, dispensation for, 528 ; Gloces- ter, dispensation for, 528
master, past master, most excellent master degrees, 526
Maryland commandery No. 1, 535
Marrlage customs of early times, 577 public notice of intent of. 576;
strange conditions of a, 577 Mason, Benjamin, master mason, 497 Masonic bodles, colored, Providence and Newport, 543-4; hall, dedlcatiou of in Westerly, 518; lodges, early In Great Britain, 493 ; meeting, first sanctioned in America, 495 ; Rellef Association, forma- tion of, 524; templary, attempts to or- ganize, 536
since 1870, 518; capitular, 526; from 1860 to 1870, prosperity of, 516; gen- eral harmony in, 504; nineteen iodges in R. I. in 1826, 504; revival of after the anti-Masonic crusade, 515; support of by prominent men, 511
Masons, addresses from in Rhode Island, 511 ; hopefulness among, 514
Mason work, stability of the early, 586
Massatuxet encampment No. 5, I. O. O. F.,
Westerly, 551; No. 19, I. O. O. F., West- erly, 552
Massasoit encampment No. 8, I. O. O. F., 551
Matheson, Zachariah, shoemaker, 330
Matteson, Charles, 166
Mazeppa encampment No. 12, I. O. O. F., Providence, 551
Mayflower lodge No. 31, I. O. O. F., Provi- dence, 549
Meadow land, value of, to the pioneer, 568 ; early names of, 569
Mechanics' lodge No. 14, Hope Valley, 547 Meeting house, location of, in Rhode Island, 13
Merchants' bank, the, 290, 303; sub-system of, 285
closing of shops of, 226
Insurance Company, the, 276 loss of influence in politics, 52
Middletown, set off from Newport, 51
Military service, fines for neglect of, 194; required, 194
Militia system for Rhode Island, provision for, 15
Mill, early, in Providence, 329; the old stone, 327
Miller, Nathan, maker of bayonets, 370
Minnehaha encampment, I. O. O. F., Provi- dence, 552
Model of church and civil power, the, 5 Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes,
1777, 221 ; issues, assumption of power over, by Congress, 222; media of early settlers, 197-99 ; metals, scarcity of 1823, 292; question, political features of, 201 ; standard, 213; 40 to 1, 222
Monitor, a new, 1889, 518
Mortgages, changes in terms of payment of, 203
Morgan, William, arrest and disappearance of, 508
Morning Star lodge No. 13, F. & A. M., Woonsocket, charter of, 505
Morris, Robert, 222
Mount Hope bank, comparisou of, with others, 1821, 294
Mount Moriah lodge No. 8, F. & A. M., Limerick, charter of, 504; refusal of to adopt new standard, 517
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Mount Vernon lodge No. 4, F. & A. M., Newport and Rochester, vote to provide Providence, incorporation of, 502 court house, 155-6
Mowbra castle, 631
Mowry, Dan, 627
James, 609
Roger, sketch of life of, 620; tav- ern license to, 619; tavern, record of search of, 621
Moshassuck encampment No. 2, I. O. O. F., Providence, 551
Mt. Pleasant lodge, No. 45, I. O. O. F., Providence, 550
Mt. Vernon lodge No. 50, I. O. O. F., Paw- tuxet, 550
Mumford, Paul, 162
Municipal court, Providence, 136-7
Murray, W. W., 489
Muskets, government contract for, 1811, 374
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