Early documents relating to Newport and Rhode Island, 1649-1731.

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Early documents relating to Newport and Rhode Island, 1649-1731.

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Copies of deeds, writs of execution, and other documents relating to a suit brought by William Harris and partners for recovery of some lands in 1677; documents concerning the petition of an Indian named Ninygreet, son of the Great Sachem of the Narragansets, in connection with a mortgage on his land; and notes on Rhode Island's religious and political history and several narratives of adventures at sea made by Baptist minister John Comer, mostly for the assistance of Thomas Prince in compiling his Annals of New England.

7 items (17 p.) in case ; 41 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Comer, John, fl. 1726-1731.

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Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758

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Thomas Prince (1687-1758) was a graduate of Harvard College, a clergyman, scholar, historian, pastor of the Old South Church in Boston, Mass. from 1718 to 1758, and author of A Chronological History of New England, in the Form of Annals (1736). From the description of Thomas Prince letters, 1721-1738. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 660848206 From the guide to the Thomas Prince letters, 1721-1738, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke U...

Harris, William, active 1677-1679

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