Author: John Russell Bartlett
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Category : Rhode Island
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Author: Bartlett John Russell
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Author: John Russell Bartlett
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781018070339
Category : History
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Author: John Russell Bartlett
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ISBN: 9781331900573
Category : Reference
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Pages : 146

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Excerpt from A History of the Destruction of His Britannic Majesty's Schooner Gaspee: In Narragansett Bay, on the 10th June, 1772; Accompanied by the Correspondence Connected Therewith; The Action of the General Assembly of Rhode Island Thereon, and the Official Journal of the Proceedings of the Commission of Inquiry Appointed by King Geor [The proceedings of the General Assembly, relative to the destruction of the British schooner Gaspee, in the waters of Narragansett Bay, on the night of the 9th June, 1772, will be found in the records of the August session of that year. What followed, connected with this important event in the colonial annals of Rhode Island, extends through this, and a part of the following year. In presenting this history to the public, the editor, has brought the whole of the proceedings together, including the events which preceded the destruction of that vessel. This will present a continuous account of the affair, with the accompanying documents, from the time it occurred, to the report of the royal commission of inquiry on the same. The correspondence and most of the documents herewith printed, are preserved in the original, among the archives of the State, and are chronologically arranged and bound in one volume. In 1845 the Hon. William R. Staples caused these documents to be printed in the columns of the Providence Journal, with preliminary observations. He also interspersed the various documents with his own remarks, in order to present a plain and continuous "Documentary History" of the destruction of the Gaspee. This was after wards printed in a pamphlet form; but has long been out of print. To these various documents, the present secretary of state, and editor of the Colonial Records, has been enabled to add several letters and documents of great interest which were not previously among the State archives, and which had never been printed. For several of these, he is indebted to the kindness of his friend, the Hon. George Bancroft, who procured copies of the originals on file in Her Majesty's state paper office, London. The others are from a variety of sources, including that great depository of historical documents. Copies of these several papers, have now been procured, and deposited in their proper places among the "Gaspee documents," referred to. Among the most important of these new documents, are letters from Admiral Montagu to the Earl of Hillsborough; letters from Chief Justice Horsmanden, of New York, one of the royal commissioners of inquiry into the Gaspee affair, to the Earl of Dartmouth, giving an account of the proceedings of the court; and the official report of inquiry to the King, about the burning of the Gaspee.] About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Author: John Russell 1805-1886 Bartlett
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781360727301
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 150

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Author: JOHN RUSSELL. BARTLETT
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Author: John Russell Bartlett
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230221328
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 edition. Excerpt: ... The Deposition of Stephen Gulley. The examination on oath, of Stephen Gulley, before the honorable commissioners, Ihis 12th day of January, A. D. 1773. Question--What is your name and occupation ? Answer--Stephen Gulley, is my name, and a husbandman, my occupation. Q.--What age are you ? A.--Aged forty-one years. Q.--Where is your place of abode ? A.--At Smithfield, in the county of Providence, in the colony of Rhode Island. Q.--Have you lately been on board any of His Majesty's ships ? What ship ? How long have you been on board ? A.--That he has been on board His Majesty's ship, the Lizard, ever since Tuesday last; and that he went voluntarily on board for his own personal safety. Q.--What reason had you to suppose you was unsafe ? A.--On Monday night, the 5th inst., he went into the public house, at the ferry, on Rhode Island side, where he sat down and called for some drink, which they gave him; he then called for supper, and had it; afterwards, he rose from the table and sat down near the fire-place, by the master of the house, when a man, unknown t him, came and sat down by his side. I asked where he was bound; he said to Newport. The man told him he would hot get there; he asked him for what reason he thought so; he replied, there were about twenty armed meu in the road, one of them, with two brass pistols; who, he said, were come to take hiin alive or dead, to carry him back to Providence; that he, said man, went out into the other room. The landlord then spoke to the depouent, and told him he would give him a word bf advice; he said there were about twenty armed men, that said they would have him, the deponent; and that he did not know but they would tear his house down, if he stayed there. He then called his children, ...

Author: John Russell Bartlett
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ISBN: 9781407771069
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Author: John Russell 1805-1886 Cn Bartlett
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781362760931
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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