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  • At the request of the House, the amendments went not only to current members of the union but also to “the executives of the states of Rhode-Island and North-Carolina.”

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • At the request of the House, the amendments went not only to current members of the union but also to “the executives of the states of Rhode-Island and North-Carolina.”

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • At the request of the House, the amendments went not only to current members of the union but also to “the executives of the states of Rhode-Island and North-Carolina.”

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • Paper Currency by a new Emission of Rhode-Island Bills ... this Conjunction of Circumstances caus'd Silver to rise from twenty Shillings to twenty seven Shillings and six pence per Ounce, and consequently the Bills of Credit to depreciate above one third Part of their former

    Leslie V. Brock: The Colonial Currency, Prices, and Exchange Rates New York 1992

  • Rhode-Island, and described minutely the situation of the house in which he resided, which he said was owned by a Mr. Pering.

    The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776 Henry C. Watson

  • Major Barton had reason to apprehend that he might be discovered in his passage from the main to Rhode-Island, by some of the ships of war that lay at a small distance from shore.

    The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776 Henry C. Watson

  • 'In the battle of Rhode-Island, August 29th, 1778, said by

    The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Various

  • Major Barton proceeded to the quarters of the commanding officer, where he found a deserter who had just made his escape from the enemy at Rhode-Island.

    The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776 Henry C. Watson

  • As they approached the shore of Rhode-Island, a noise like the running of horses was heard, which threw a momentary consternation over the minds of the whole party; but, in strict conformity to the orders issued, not a word was spoken by any one.

    The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776 Henry C. Watson

  • Colonel Stanton, a respectable and wealthy farmer in Rhode-Island, who, in the spirit of the times, had abandoned the culture of his farm and the care of his family, and put at hazard his property and his life in defence of his country.

    The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776 Henry C. Watson

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