The life and times of Samuel Gorton; the founders and the founding of the republic, a section of early United States history and a history of the colony of Providence and Rhode Island plantations in the Narragansett Indian country, now the state of Rhode Island, 1592-1636-1677-1687 ..

Gorton Adelos B. 1848

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r ^^ vl ,0- « o V •T2. this Coddington was converted and became a Friend and Liberalist. •sth Mass. Collec. ', 'id347. Winthrop, ii, 386, 390. "Staples' 82 LIFE AND TIMES OF SAMUEL GORTON. were for eight years without a judiciary." The first six men of War- ""of even their provision for lovingwick had scarcely need arbitration for the setthng of their difficuhies ; for but nine months were allowed them there; busy months in building three or four little houses before they were with the six of Providence carried off to Boston jail;^ and that time on, after they formed a government, or forfrom more than thereafter,thirty years Warwick was but the camp and fort for soldiers "and the pillage ground of the subjected Indians. The few habitations were destroyed by fire and otherwise," and the few once its inhabitants were scattered and had no place for a government, scarcely even a dwelling.roofed CHAPTER XIII. Gorton's return from England—He is detained by the Massachusetts government Boston until after his government election isin over—Coddington declared head of the Providence governmentelected to the —Providence Assembly denounce the fraud, suspend Coddington, and choose and install Capt." />

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«,"?«o'* o.o " 1 *-. , =.^^ V.THE LIFE AND TIMES
OF
SAMUEL GORTON
AND THE FOUNDING OFTHE FOUNDERS
^THE REPUBLIC
A SECTION OF
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HISTORYEARLY UNITED STATES
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AND :
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OFHISTORY OF THE COLONY PROVIDENCE \A
AND RHODE ISLAND PLANTATIONS
IN
INDIAN COUNTRYTHE NARRAGANSETT
NOW
RHODETHE STATE OF ISLAND
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—1636— —1^92 1677 1687
genealogy of Samuel Gorton's descendantsWith a to the present time
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various accounts, histories, letters, and published and unpublishedCompiled from recorda
By ADELOS GORTON,
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'Member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the New York Genealogical and Bio
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•rraphical Society, the Rhode Island Historical Society, the American Academy of Political
"Social Science, etc. Atithor of "Bible Prophecies," "Symbolic Languasre," Anti-and
of the Bible," "Dictionary of Religious Sects."quated Words," "Dictionary "Short
Hampton L. Carson,^^tories," etc. Collaborator with LL. D., in the preparation of
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" The History of the Supreme Court of the United States."
PHILADELPHIA
1907(Wt^z
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1907,
ADELOSBy GORTON
Inthe Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
OEORQE S. FERGUSON OO.,
PRINTERS AND ELECTR0TVPER8,
PHILADELPHIA.ERRATA AND ADDENDA
Page For William31, Arnold read IVilliayn Coddington.
Poge Lines at top of page were repeated and the following33, lines
omitted from Williams' letter: and covetous and unchristian during late
storms, Coddington, ivho never had a foot land hut by one manof of
Providence, turns Providence men off except they gratify his zvorldly
selfish ends and conditions."
"Page For the signatures of Miantinomi and Williams, which were39,
appended to the memorandum, were forgeries." read No Sachem's names,
and but Arnold's and IVilliams' names zvere to the viemorandum.affixed
Williams' name teas forged to it.
"Page For a few," read so44, few.
Page For Wm. D. Ely, Proc. Mass. Hist. Soc, 1887-88, read54,
William D. Ely, Proceedings Rhode Island Historical Society, 1887-88.of
Page For Early Reeds, of Prov. vi, 56 read Early Reeds, Prov.94, of
XV, 56.
Page To "was prevented by the Pawtuxet party from being re-113,
corded." add altho this land Papaqninepaug, Gorton bought oneof of
re-claiming it he 'ivith others hadthem, they, as we have seen, after
planted it and erected buildings on it.
Page 116, For "first Governor under the nev/ charter; largely attri-
butive to the limited voting privilege maintained in Newport." read
under the new charter. Largely attributive to the limitedfirst Governor
Arnold and Brenton held thevoting privilege maintained at Newport,
continuously.Governor for fifteen years between themoffice of
" closed inPage For Some time after the Pequot war was 1639,134,
Pequotcharter from Parliament." read Some time after theand our
and our charter from Parliament.war {war closed in 1639)''W,Z