Gleanings from Newport, Rhode Island Court Files 1659-1783
- Author: Jane Fletcher Fiske
- SKU: 1946
- ISBN: 0961579013
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Description:
GLEANINGS FROM NEWPORT (RHODE ISLAND) COURT FILES 1659-1783, by Jane Fletcher Fiske. 640 pages, illustrations from 22 documents, index of persons, places and subjects. Published by Jane Fletcher Fiske 1998.
This book consists of 1,182 abstracts of file papers in Rhode Island court cases, varying in length from a couple of lines to several pages.Included here are depositions, wills, deeds, accounts, and other documents, some of which replace lost Newport, Rhode Island records.
Verbatim quotes capture the flavor of colonial Rhode Island and provide colorful glimpses of hundreds of people and situations. See also Rhode Island General Court of Trials, 1671-1704.
