Rhode Island Revolutionary rolls 1899 Rhode Island Revolutionary rolls

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Rhode Island Revolutionary rolls 1899 Rhode Island Revolutionary rolls

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The Rhode Island Revolutionary rolls contain copies of general abstracts, muster rolls, and pay abstracts for the 1st and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments in the Revolutionary War.

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eng,

William L. Clements Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6392628

William L. Clements Library

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United States. Continental Army. Rhode Island Regiment, 1st

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United States. Continental Army. Rhode Island Regiment, 2nd

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Cushman, Sara E.

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On January 1, 1777, the 1st Rhode Island Regiment was organized, commanded by Colonel Christopher Greene. Most of the officers and men came from the 9th Continental Regiment, who in turn had come from Varnum’s 12th Continental Regiment. By 1778, Rhode Island faced difficulties recruiting enough soldiers to meet the quota set by the Continental Congress. On February 14, the Rhode Island Assembly voted to allow "every able-bodied negro, mulatto, or Indian man slave" to enlist; the rew...