The Forgeries Connected with the Deed Given by the Sachems Canonicus and Miantinomi to Roger Williams of the Land on Which the Town of Providence Was Planted
This an excellent historical analysis of the forgeries and other complicated...
This monograph meticulously examines and judiciously interprets the historical facts surrounding the conspiracy by which William Harris and his associates attempted to acquire for themselves a large portion of what we know as Rhode Island during several decades of the seventeenth century and how they were opposed by Roger Williams and others. Central to the Harris conspiracy was his forging of false documents in connection with the deed given by the Narragansett sachems to Roger Williams in 1638.
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This an excellent historical analysis of the forgeries and other complicated transactions by which William Harris and his associates attempted a massive land grab in Rhode Island during many decades of the seventeenth century. Roger Williams and others strenuously opposed these efforts. Although Harris often prevailed in both the political...
