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At the General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the Colony of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, in New-England, in America: Begun and ... on the Second Monday in June, in the Year - Softcover
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This book compiles the May 1776 legislative session records of Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War. The session's main focus was the audit of the military accounts of the Colony of Rhode Island. The audit report on the accounts of General Treasurer Clarke showed how the financial situation of the Colony had changed over the course of the war. The session also examined the state of Rhode Island's salt supply and considered how best to defend Newport from the British. As a historical document, this book fills in the day-to-day legislative struggles of a state during the Revolution, touching on the lives and experiences of colonists living under wartime conditions, especially in regard to finance, supply, and security.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book compiles the May 1776 legislative session records of Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War. The session's main focus was the audit of the military accounts of the Colony of Rhode Island. The audit report on the accounts of General Treasurer Clarke showed how the financial situation of the Colony had changed over the course of the war. The session also examined the state of Rhode Island's salt supply and considered how best to defend Newport from the British. As a historical document, this book fills in the day-to-day legislative struggles of a state during the Revolution, touching on the lives and experiences of colonists living under wartime conditions, especially in regard to finance, supply, and security. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780260282910_0
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