GLEANINGS FROM NEWPORT COURT FILES 1659-1783

by Jane Fletcher Fiske, FASG

 

 

Consists of 1,182 abstracts of file papers in court cases for all of Rhode Island, varying in length from a couple of lines to several pages.  Included are depositions, wills, deeds, accounts, and other documents, some of which replace Newport records lost or damaged during the Revolutionary War.

 

Verbatim quotes capture the flavor of colonial Rhode Island and provide colorful glimpses of hundreds of people and situations.

 

Illustrations from 22 documents enhance the text.  Several lists, including one of persons by occupation and another of ships, complement the single index that covers persons, places and subjects.

 

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SAMPLE LIST – PERSONS OF COLOR

 

SAMPLE DOCUMENT

 

 

Hardcover; 609 +xiv pages

 

ISBN 0-9615790-1-3

 

$47.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

 

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