United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

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....

Scope and Contents American independence was far from inevitable in the summer of 1776. On June 7, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented a resolution for independence to the Second Continental Congress. The resolution was composed as a reaction to the years of British imposition on the American colonies; in recent years, numerous laws had limited colonists' ability to influence their own government. Resistance to many of these acts led King George III to declare his North American subjects to be in a state...

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Map of the Island of RI (Aquidneck Island) showing the distribution of British and American troops during the Battle of Rhode Island, August 1778. Hand-drawn and colored. Also 2 negatives from photographs of the map. Photographs and photocopies of the map. Also reproductions of a British map of the same battle.

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Papers relating to the issuance of second certificates for services and supplies rendered during the Revolutionary War (handwritten).

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Papers relating to the issuance of second certificates for services and supplies rendered during the Revolutionary War (handwritten).

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Handwritten transcripts of military records for soldiers from RI serving during the Revolutionary War. The majority of the documentsare returns of regiments or companies payroll registers, and other documents that list individual names and some information about their service during the war. In addition to the text of the records there is noted the source or location of the original record and handwritten remarks concerning the editing of the text.

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Documents related to the service of men during the Revolutionary War. Included are: returns of companies, returns of officers of regiments, pay rolls, clothing accounts, and other documents which list individual names and relate other information about their service.

Abstract Record consists of two lists. The first is a Schedule of Privateers. This list includes: year ship became a privateer, name of vessel, type of vessel, gross weight in tons, number of guns, commander's name, source of information, number of men, name of owners, residence of owners. The second list is the Record of privateer captures. This list includes: date of capture, name of capture ship, type of vessel, name of the privateer, type of vessel,source information, commander of privateer,...

Abstract Record consists of two lists. The first is a Schedule of Privateers. This list includes: year ship became a privateer, name of vessel, type of vessel, gross weight in tons, number of guns, commander's name, source of information, number of men, name of owners, residence of owners. The second list is the Record of privateer captures. This list includes: date of capture, name of capture ship, type of vessel, name of the privateer, type of vessel,source information, commander of privateer,...

Abstract Function: To settle accounts with the U.S. for expenses incurred by RI in the prosecution of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Contents: Accounts of the state of RI with the United States for expenses associated with the prosecution of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Information includes; date of expenditure, name of payee, reason for payment, amount of payment, interest due. Includes claims for damages and the final settlement of the U.S. with RI. Accounts were prepared...