Excerpt from Rhode Island Independence Day Addresses, May 4, 1910: Historical Papers: Governor Nicholas Cooke, Edward Bosworth, Gen. Thomas Allin Governor Arnold in the first volume of his history of The State of Rhode Island, p. 372 says, The last Colonial Assembly of Rhode Island met at Providence on May the Fourth. The last important act in the colonial history of Rhode Island is now to be recorded. It was the Act abjuring allegiance to the British Crown; in effect a Declaration of Independence. It closes the colonial ...
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Excerpt from Rhode Island Independence Day Addresses, May 4, 1910: Historical Papers: Governor Nicholas Cooke, Edward Bosworth, Gen. Thomas Allin Governor Arnold in the first volume of his history of The State of Rhode Island, p. 372 says, The last Colonial Assembly of Rhode Island met at Providence on May the Fourth. The last important act in the colonial history of Rhode Island is now to be recorded. It was the Act abjuring allegiance to the British Crown; in effect a Declaration of Independence. It closes the colonial period of our history, for it established Rhode Island as an independent State, two months before the general Declara tion of the United Colonies. Then follows the Act and the names of the general officers of the new State and the members of the Gen eral Assembly. Governor Arnold adds, History should preserve the names of the actors in this closing scene of our colonial drama. May, 1776. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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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