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1838-01: Memorial Remonstrance against resolution of Congress relative to anti-slavery petitions

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In Folder: Petitions Received, 1725-1890

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1730-05: Katherine Sheffield of Newport widow & James Sheffield, shipwright, executor, last will & testament of Nathaniel Sheffield, late owner of Slave Ben – to be paid wages for, Vol. 2 #13

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1732-06: Petition concerning duty on importation of negroes

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1735-08: Last will and testament

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1736: Ann Franklin petition to the General Assembly

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1738-02: Benedict Arnold for divorce from Mary Arnold

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1738: Petitions for dividing Westerly

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1742-10: Petition to divide the town of North Kingstown

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1744-09: Petition of Ann Maylem for accounting of husband’s estate

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1747-06: Petition of Indian Trustees vs. Thomas Ninigret

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1747-06: Petition of Sarah Ninigret vs. Indian trustees

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1747-08: Sale of real estate to settle debts

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1748-06: Job Bennet Jr. vs. Benjamin Norton – action of trespass regarding slave Ralph (reputed free Spanish Indian), Vol. 5 #166

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1748-06: Jean Louis Touguis & Frederick Phillippeau, free French subjects taken as prisoners of war & sold as slaves by Captain John Sweet Jr., commander of privateer belonging to Newport – Matthew Robinson of Newport on behalf of, Vol. 5 #

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1749-06: John Bennett Jr. of Newport vs. Benjamin Norton, George Goulding & John Clark – for discharge from judgment; Slaves brought into colony by Captain Robert Morris & Captain John Dennis & sold; taken as prisoners of war, Vol. 7 #23

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1750-06: Ann Carr, widow of Benjamin of Newport, to vacate judgment, Vol. 7 #129

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1753-06: Slave Bristoll belonging to Richard Hunt of Boston, MA, merchant – for rehearing regarding; Hunt vs. August Johnston of Newport, Vol. 8 #110

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1753-11 Petition of Moses Lopez for manufacture of potash, Vol. 8 #129

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1755-06: Petition regarding the purchase of unsound negro girl

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1757-06: Petition of Thomas Ninigret

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1759-08: Petition of Thomas Ninigret to sell land

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1759-08: Silas Cook of Providence, master of private brigantine vessel of war “Providence” captured by French & taken to island of Hispainola – for flag of truce commission – Indian crew members, Solomon Coggeshall, William Lawrence & Ichab

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1759: Petition to create town of Johnston

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1763-06: Petition of Indians against sale of land by Thomas Ninigret

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1763-06: Petition of negro woman to sell real estate

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1763-08: Petition of Thomas Ninigret against June 1763 petition

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1765-06: Petition regarding the enticement of negro woman away from owner

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1769-09: Petition of Committee of Indians Appointed to sell land of Sachem

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1769-10: Petition with agreement of part of Indian tribe against sale of land

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1769: Petition of Thomas Ninigret for Appointment of Committee to Sell Lands

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1770-02: Petition of Esther Sachem for sale of land

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1773-08: Petition of Narragansett Indians for survey of lands and prohibition against sale of land

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1779-10: John Rice (Hartford, North Carolina) to have a day in court

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1780-05 Petition of Olive Goffe (Volume 18, No. 18)

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1780-07: Petition for repair to the three ferry’s between Providence and Newport (Volume 18 No. 20)

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1780-09: Petition of C. Martin Benson (Volume 21 No. 35)

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1780-1781: Petitions from the Town of Scituate in regards to the Town of Foster

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1781-08: Petition of Mary Franklin (Volume 21 No. 127)

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1781-11: Petition regarding the purchase and sale of disobedient negro woman and child out of state

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1782-08: Coggeshall Olney petition

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1784-05: Petition of Esau Thayer (Volume 21 No. 91)

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1784-06: Petition of Edward Gavit (Volume 21 No. 45)

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1784-06: Petition of Southwick Stanton vs Paul Clarke (Volume 21 No. 121)

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1784-06: Petition of William Vernon (Volume 21 No. 42)

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1785-08: Manumission of Peter Venter

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1785-10: Petition for declaration of freedom

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1786-03: Petitions of George Babcock and Thomas Smith for release from gaol (Volume 22 No. 102)

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1786-10: Petition of George Babcock (Volume 23 No. 57)

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1786-11: Petition to release George Babcock be released from jail until his petition for a new trial is heard (Volume 23 No. 59)

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1790-01: Petition for compensation for slave who enlisted in state service in 1778 during the War

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1790-01: Petition regarding the losses as a result of Negro Man who enlisted in the State Service in 1778

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