Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Taken by Order of the General Assembly, in the Year 1774; And by the General Assembly of the State Ordered to Be Pri - Hardcover

John Russell Bartlett

9780266774563: Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Taken by Order of the General Assembly, in the Year 1774; And by the General Assembly of the State Ordered to Be Pri

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ISBN 10: 0266774563 ISBN 13: 9780266774563

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Discover the original Rhode Island census from 1774, now available in a carefully presented edition.

This official census, taken by order of the General Assembly in 1774 and arranged for publication by John R. Bartlett, offers a rare window into Rhode Island’s towns, families, and population in an early American era. The edition preserves the original manuscript’s spellings and structure, with a closing recapitulation and notes on printing history.

Inside you’ll find the names and households organized by town, including counts of whites, Indians, and Blacks, broken out by gender and whether individuals were above or below sixteen. The work also explains the printing plan and distribution, and provides context for the 1774 records as compiled from official records and town lists.

Names of heads of families and listed members, by town and family
Demographic breakdown by race, gender, and age (over/under sixteen)
Historical notes about how and why the census was compiled and printed
Context for the edition’s handling of original orthography and records

Ideal for researchers, genealogists, and readers interested in Rhode Island’s colonial era and the 18th‑century record-keeping that shaped later history.

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