Rhode Island History Journal, Vol. 7, January 1948

In this issue:

Newport Tower or Mill by Kenneth J Conant Newport tower Old Stone Mill Newport mill runestone Norse explorers Paul Knutson Vinland architecture construction

Weybosset Bridge in Providence Planations, by Arthur E. Wilson, reviewed by by Clifford K Shipton

James Brown’s Diary (1787-1789 (continued), transcribed and annotated by Clarkson A Collins 3rd James Brown John Brown John Brown house Providence

The Patrol of Narragansett Bay (1773-76) by H.M.S. Rose, Captain James Wallace, extracted and transcribed by William G. Roelker, written and annotated by Clarkson A Collins 3rd Narragansett Bay Capt. James Wallace H.M.S. Rose British navy smuggling Revolutionary War Newport Narragansett Bay chart British naval patrols

The Providence Negro Community, 1820-1842 by Julian Rammelkamp African-American community Providence African Union Meeting House African-American education black churches Providence black fraternal organizations black suffrage Dorr War race riots

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