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> 1. Confiscated Estates - Index 1779-1781
> 2. Confiscated Estates - Leases
> 3. Confiscated Estates - Inventories
> 4. Confiscated Estates - Accounts of Committees
> 5. Confiscated Estates: A – B
> 6. Confiscated Estates: C – D
> 7. Confiscated Estates: E – L
> 8. Confiscated Estates: M – R
> 9. Confiscated Estates: S – Z
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The Reporter states the law, definitions, and circumstances surrounding a conflict of interest case. The document also explains the powers and duties of the commission when a case is brought before it. Included are the requisite forms in bringing a conflict of interest case.

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Journal of the proceedings of a Congress of delegates from colonies and provinces in North America to discuss what should be done about British policies toward the colonies. Includes: names of delegates,dates, places, and times of meetings, credential of the delegates, resolutions and other actions of the Congress.

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Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Done in Convention at Providence on the Fourth Day of December, A.D. 1986, including amendments approved November, 1992

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Contains newspaper clippings from the Philadephia Press related to the Constitutional Centennial Celebration in September 1887.

Abstract Function: To record the actions of commissioners of the states of RI, NY, NH, CT, and MA in conventious durirlg- tne ·Revolutionary war. Contents: Documents related to the proceedings of several conventions of commissioners from RI, NY, NH, CT, and MA. Conventions were held during the Revolutionary War and dealt primarily with the issues of using state troops to prosecute the war, the depreciation of currency, the need to control wages and prices, and the need to strictly control trade....

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Function: To record actions of the General Assembly acting as a Council of War. Includes: Date and place of sessions, names of members of the Council present,text of orders issued by the council. Most of these orders had to do with military preparedness in the Newport area. In same volume with minutes of the Supreme Court of Probate (C#00497).

Scope and Contents Councils of War consisting of the Governor, members of the legislature & militia established to coordinante the manning, equipping & application of Rhode Island forces engaged during times of conflict or war. French & Indian War February 8, 1755, Committee of War appointed with “full power and authority during the recess of the General Assembly, to give out orders to such officers as may be appointed by the Assembly, for that...

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This series consists of listings of the costs, fines, and executions from circuit court cases in Rhode Island, 1747-1832.

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Information concerning cases brought before the Court of Magistrates includes: names of complainant and respondent, offense, judgment, court fees, witness fees, counsel fees, disposition, amount paid by the accused, totals of various categories, signature of the clerk. This information was presented to the General Assembly in the form of an annual report.

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Dockets of cases to be tried before the General Assembly lists plaintiffs and defendants and the session of the General Assembly. Some gaps.

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To record information about cases handled by the District and Superior Courts in a given year. "Annual Report" of the Courts of RI. Includes: name of the court, number of cases handled by the court, disposition of cases handled by the court, number of cases pending at the beginning and end of the year, signature of the Clerk of the Court, year of filing.

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Includes descriptions of historic districts and historica properties in Cranston that are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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(Copy) of original plans of Cranston Street Armory, showing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, basement floors, and auditorium. Ferland Corporation and Luigi Bianco, Design Associates.

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60 minute documentary

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Map of the city of Providence & parts of Johnston, North Providence, Cranston & Seekonk, MA Detail includes buildings, hotels, manufacturers, fire houses, schools, churches & public buildings.

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Survey map of the city of Providence, Rhode Island. Detail includes principal points of interest.

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A Record of Progress

Published by the Rhode Island Emergency Public Works Commission

Scope and Contents This series includes reference materials (boxes 1-15) accumulated by the Division of Planning for their library. Materials are primarily printed reports/publications from various departments and division of state agencies including the planning division (Statewide Planning). Materials are arranged by topic or agency name. This accession also included records of the division which include materials described in seperate series which consist of the Children’s Cabinet records (1991-1997);...