Rhode Island General Court of Trials 1671-1704
- Author: Jane Fletcher Fiske
- SKU: 1945
- ISBN: 0961579021
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Description:
RHODE ISLAND GENERAL COURT OF TRIALS 1671-1704 transcribed by Jane Fletcher Fiske. 280 pages, printed endpapers, list of courts and terms, glossary, intro, appendix, name index and place & subject index. Published by Jane Fletcher Fiske. 1998.
This is a literal transcription of the first half of Newport Court Book A which is actually a record of the Court of Trials for the entire Colony. In this book you'll find the murder trial of Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth in 1672, a 1676 court martial of several Indians for specific actions against colonists in King Philip's War, as well as many bastardy cases and other interesting matters. Earlier Rhode Island Court Records to 1670 were published in 1920 and 1922 by the Rhode Island Historical Society; this book extends the coverage in print to 1704. See also Gleanings from Newport Court Files 1659-1783.
