to the career of Mary Dyer and woven them into a detailed narrative, so
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told. By adding a brief but comprehensive sketch of the manner and
sentiments of her times he has furnished a background or framework for
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A Summer Visit of Three Rhode Islanders
to the Massachusetts Bay in 1651.
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BY HENRY MELVILLE KING,
Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Providence, R. I.
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE VISIT OF DR. JOHN CLARKE, OBADIAH HOLMES AND JOHN
CRANDALL, MEMBERS OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN NEWPORT, R. I., TO
WILLIAM WITTER OF SWAMPSCOTT, MASS., IN JULY, 1651: ITS INNOCENT
PURPOSE AND ITS PAINFUL CONSEQUENCES.
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Revolutionary Defences in Rhode Island.
AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE
FORTIFICATIONS AND BEACONS ERECTED
DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, WITH
MUSTER ROLLS OF THE COMPANIES
STATIONED ALONG THE SHORES OF
NARRAGANSETT BAY, WITH MAPS, PLANS AND
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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BY EDWARD FIELD.
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of the Sons of the American Revolution.
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and under what circumstances they were built, and the names of the
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the war.
For nearly three years the British Army was located within the State and
one of the notable battles was fought within its territory. The war map
of this battle of Rhode Island, now preserved in the State archives, has
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The work is profusely illustrated with plans and views of these old
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fac-similes of enlistment papers for the Continental Army. A Map of the
State of Rhode Island is inserted showing the location of each fort,
beacon, and coast guard station described in the text.
Muster rolls and company lists containing the names of more than seven
hundred officers and enlisted men, many of which have been hitherto
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NEW ENGLAND WILD FLOWERS
AND THEIR SEASONS.
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The characteristics of the conspicuous and dominant flowers of the
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The flowers of the White and Green Mountains—our alpine flora—receive
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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
Punctuation has been normalized. Variations in hyphenation have been
retained as they were in the original publication. The following changes
have been made:
Peague —> Peage {135}
comon (bar-capped m) course —> common course {64}
A reference under the Index entry “Quakers” referring to page 118 was
not found to be accurate, and was removed.
Footnotes have been moved to the back of the main text.
Italicized phrases are presented by surrounding the text with
_underscores_.
Bold phrases are presented by surrounding the text with =equal signs=.
Raised letters are indicated by preceding them with a caret ^ sign.