An island heroine : the story of a daughter of the Revolution / by Sleight, Mary B.

Gale Cengage Learning

"And whereas there is a very large sum of money due for wages and rations to the militia who were called forth upon the alarm in July last : ... State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. The preceding is a true extract form [sic] an act passed by the General Assembly, at November session, 1780.

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In Council of War, June 9, 1778. : His Excellency the governor having called forth upon duty one-sixth part of the militia, independent and alarm companies in this state, to do duty from the twenty-eighth day of May last ...

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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At the General Assembly of the governor and Company of the state of Rhode-Island, and Providence Plantations : begun and holden in consequence of warrants issued by His Honor the governor at East-Greenwich, within and for the state aforesaid, on Thursday the twenty-first day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six. : It is voted and resolved, that each captain, or next officer in command, of the several independent companies and companies of militia in this state, notify his company to appear at some proper place on the twenty-ninth day of this inst....

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Planations. In General Assembly, July 9, 1777. : Resolved, that one of the divisions, consisting of the one sixth part of the independent and alarm companies, and militia, heretofore draughted, and one half of a division, be immediately called upon actual duty ...

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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List of inhabitants in the town of [blank] : Whites. Indians. Mulattoes. Blacks. ...

Subjects: “…African Americans Rhode Island.…”
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That ever loyal island : Staten Island and the American Revolution / by Papas, Phillip

“…Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) History, Military 18th century.…”

That ever loyal island : Staten Island and the American Revolution / by Papas, Phillip

Table of Contents: “…The crossroads of the middle colonies: the people, society, and environment of Staten Island -- "An unfriendly disposition towards the liberties of America": Staten Islanders and the colonial resistance movement -- "As the tempest approaches": Staten Island and the whig defense of New York City -- "Our inveterate enemies": Staten Islanders and the arrival of the British fleet at New York -- The price of loyalty.…”
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Providence, July 26, 1779. Sir ; By the annexed vote of the town of Providence, you will perceive the anxious desire they possess of having the purposes therein expressed carried i...

Subjects: “…Inflation (Finance) Rhode Island.…”
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly, July session, 1780. : an act to prevent certain persons therein named, and others, who have left this state, or either of the United States of America, and joined the enemy, or who have joined the enemy in this state, from being admitted within this state.

Subjects: “…American loyalists Rhode Island.…”
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Orders of the Council of War : made between the sessions of the General Assembly held in October and December, 1778.

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Council of War.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Planations. In General Assembly, May session, 1777. : Whereas by an act of this Assembly, passed at the last session, five hundred men were proportioned to the several towns, to be raised on or before the tenth day of May inst. for filling the continental battalions raising within this state, upon the penalty of ten pounds lawful money for each soldier said towns shall then be deficient in: and whereas it hath been represented to this Assembly, that said time is not sufficient for raising said men ...

Subjects: “…Draft Rhode Island.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly, February session, 1779. : an act for enforcing an act, intituled, "An act obliging persons delinquent in military duty, in the late expedition against the enemy upon Rhode-Island, to pay a fine, or perform a tour of duty in lieu thereof, and for punishing the persons who left the service in said expedition, without a proper discharge."

Subjects: “…Draft Rhode Island.…”
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Colonial Rhode Island : a history / by James, Sydney V.

“…Rhode Island History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.…”

State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly, August session, 1781. : an act for incorporating and bringing into the field five hundred able-bodied effective men, of the militia, to serve within this state for one month, from the time of the rendezvous, and no longer, and not to be marched out of the same....

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In Council of War, August 17, 1778. : It having pleased God to order events in such a manner, that the fleet of His Most Christian Majesty hath put to sea, and the time of its return is uncertain, whereby ...

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In Council of War, East-Greenwich, Sept. 29, 1781. : Whereas it appears to this Council, that the safety and internal security of this state render it necessary, that the militia force ... be relieved by an equal number of the remaining part of the militia force of this state. ...

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Planations. In General Assembly, April 21, 1777. : It is voted and resolved, that the first division of the second draught of the militia, alarm, and independent companies, heretofore draughted, agreeable to a resolve of this Assembly passed at their session in December last, and another resolve passed at the session held in March last, be formed into companies, as are by said resolves directed ...

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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At the General Assembly of the governor and Company of the state of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations : begun and holden, in consequence of warrants issued by His Honor the governor, at East-Greenwich, within and for the state aforesaid, on Thursday the twenty-first day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six. : Be it enacted ... that one regiment be forthwith raised from the militia of this state ... to continue in the service of this state three months from the time of their inlistment ...

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly, February session, 1779. : an act assessing and apportioning a rate or tax of sixty thousand pounds lawful money, upon the inhabitants of this state.

Subjects: “…Taxation Rhode Island.…”
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