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T h ij har,,1 can'~d :'''OOd~M bloc~ is MU of fh~ mOMy il~ms in . t h~ Soci~ l r'j

"'U"'U n) ;t hlCh 'tlal~ 10 11,,, tllT/Y hi sIM)' 01 I ~ x l il~ ",an~/acl~rlng, a '''a jo'ind~slr)' in Hho" t lJ I~ n d Ji.tN Sa1Jj~d SI"I/r's con ll .~(/ion ol lh ~ fiTjI s ~rNssf '"

A"uric(/n potl'n spinn ing "It/chi'UT)' 01 P"'t ' I " r ~ t l i" 179(1.

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It is interest ing that the first outsta nding Rhode b la nd book whic hwe encount er ill the post- Civil \r:l l" period is a signifiGUl I documentin the new real istic move ment. It is Tit!' [onnv Cake Papers . hyThomas Robinson H a za rd . po pula rly know n as Shepherd T om.It was published ill honk form in 188 2 , after it had run serially int he Provid ence Journal,

The openiug chapter. called " First Baking: ' heg ins as foll ow s, th us~l'ttin,t.: the tone for the ent ire wor k of 400 page~:

T Ill' Soutlu-rn e-pieun-s rrnck a good dea l about hot'-l"akt 's andhominv Illa dl' from thei r white flint rom. the Pcn nsvlva uia ns ofrlu-ir ll·lU~h. t lu- Bo~toll folk, of the-ir Bo-ron brown hn-ad. while one} wl Ba rlow of XI'W H aven use-d to ~ing ;1 long' ~()lIg in glo rificationof Xn\' England havrv pudding ; hut nom- of , ht·" , n-puu-d luxuriesa rc wotthv of hold ing' a r-andk- to ,III old-fashioned Xarrauanwttjonnv r a ke made- by an oldtiu«- ;'\a rragamt·tt colored cook. fromI ndian corn uu-al raic-d Oil tilt' sou thern roast of R hode l vland , tIlt'fnbh-d Atla nti" whITe alone- the - soft halmv h n'c;>:," fmlll t lu- GulfStre-am r-ve-r fall t lu- rr-k-vtial plant in it, gmwtlt, a nd impart to th egraiu th at gnlial softness, that telllpting fragranct' and deliriousflavor , tha t caused Ihl' G lTt'ks of old to ln-vtnw upon :\'anagansl·!tcorn nu-nl the n,lI11I ' of Ambrosia , imagining it to 1)<' a food orig i ­

nally (k,i,gIWd and set apa rt hy the good, t'xdusin'ly for their owndclrctation.

TIll' aut hor g-O('~ on to te ll o f the grinding- of the co rn, a proee~s

wh ir h-a~ Ill' [tl\'i n,g]y desc ri bc-, it-appears to ha n' lx-cu a fine art,in [oruu-r tim es, in th e 1\arragallst't1 coun try;

It wou ld h a n ' dOlll' your heart goo d to have- stood hy and watr-hcdtil<' prOl"('nlillg, of an old.fashioned ;'\arragamt ·t\ miller. . . T heOhjtTI of lht' milk-r then \\a, 1I0t to ~t"(' how nuuh rom he couldHill throuph hi- mill ill a gin'J1 rinu-, h ut ho\\ wd l h. could grind it .

2 li hode Isl11 11d titeroture [J a n ua ry 19.'"1 .J- ] R hode Island literature 3

It'! till" l illie required to do it ]x- what it tuight! Sl 'l ' t ill" whitt'l"n,lt"dold man now first rub ti ll" nu-al. a~ it falls, rnn-fullv and thoughtflll1,he-twee-n his fing-ns and thumb, tlu-n graduate tl u: Icr-d. and ' raj,,· 0;10WI'l" Ill(' upp,'j" stone. with that nirr- ,eIN' (If adjusum-nr. oINT,­anre-, and d iscn-tion that a Raph.n-l mig-ht I... suppo-rd to "x'"[l i,,'in ti ll ' m ixing-and gri nding- of his colors for a M adon na , or a Canovain putt inK thr- la-t touch of hi, chisel to the -tutue of a god. unnl .by n-pcau-d ha ndl ing. Ill" had foun d the ambrosin to ha n : a. quir-dt-xartly th e dcvin-d ("nolm'ss a nd Ilat ncss-c-the n-sult of its heing r utinto fine' ,lin'rs b,- the-nir-e-lv balnm-r-d revolving storu-s-c-rathr-r thanrolled. IT-rolled. 'lt llllh ln..l. ;\l1d mu mbled overand nvrr a~;lil1. unti la ll its life- and sweetness had 1'H'l'1l vit ian-d or dicpelb-d. ,-

From such ba sic con-iderarions. Th e } 01m )' Cnke 1'1l11('u bran cheso ut to include an a d m iring", not to ~ay rhapsodic, accoun t o f manymatters perta in ing to lif e in So uth Co unt y: clima te a nd nat uralresources, mann ers and cus toms. legen ds a nd folklore. The boo k isind igen ous to this ITgion . and suggests certain «unpa ri..-ous withW illiams' K ey 10 thf' I .n ng ll ngf' . It has certain a ffin it ies also with t helocal colo r ficti on which was so popular th ro ug ho ut the co un try inthe IH70 \ and HO·s. For like th e local color Iin-rnmrc it contai ns ami ngling of reali sm an d rom ance. it is solid ly based o n fan thoughthe fact is somewhat idea lized. a nd it reve als a strong loc nl attac h­men t. T he [ onny Cake Papers is one nf t he region al dass ic~ o f Arncr­ira n litera tu re,

It is a lar cry fro m S he pherd T om to H enry janu-s. a nd from thewh itc coatcd Xa rra,ga m ell miller to Xl iss Bessie Alden ( of J a mes'l ntemational EII/·sodf'). bu t the geogra phica l dis rauce is not g:rea t,for if in S he pherd T OIll' ," time yo u ha d visi ted Xe\~ port, you migh thave S('CI1 Miss .-\lden 's p rototype ,1IT10 11,l:' the fas h ionable sum nwrcolon ists, a nd en"n J a mes him."df, who spell t part of his hoyhood in:\(Ow po rt, and who \~ a ~ a New po rt \-isiwr in la ter yea rs. \\'e ca nnotof {'{)luse daim lor R hode Isla nd this ,greatest of a ll A merica n no\'<'1­ists. But I should he H'llli ss if I d id Ilot tllc nt inn h is Rhnde Island{'oIl!HTtions: his hll~ hood rn idellcc, his in term ittent \ 'isits, hWl\N° of~(OW Pl)rt as a selling- in h is In to national f."j!isotle ( pub lished in 1H79,th e year. it so happened, in wh ich T he 10011f y erik!' PI/ III'TJ began toa ppear in t he l'rn\' ide l1 ce l ournal) . a nd h is inclusion in T he . Imer­ium S("('nl' ( pub lished in 19f17\ of t hat cha p ter wit h the line title,'''Thl' S('IlS(' of ]\'ewpnrL" based upon .:'\e\\p0 r( f('\isited in 1905, asthl' hoo k itself was ha sl'd upon a ra ther la rge-scale \'isitinl:: and f('\'isit-

ing of places alnng: t he At lantic seaboard .In "The SI'nSI' of Nr-w pnrt," Ja IlH'" recalls with olJ\ 'ious nostalgia

the place a s he knew it in t he lHjll"s, li(l's, a nd 70 's: a rc lativt-lvsimple and unostentatious X I'WpOrl, a Newport of intellectual dis­tinc tion. a ;'\'ewport of (·Ull a.1;'es not yet supplanted by villas and pa l­an's. This ea rlie r period J aBit'S Iondlv ralls "the IJll rf' Xt'wport t im e. "It was a rime. he ,"a ys, whe n a number o f cult ivated people win te red( a s wel l a s suuunetvd ] in Newport. a "sacred time, to '1" ot l' thea uthor, when

th, ' rustom of ,,"("king' hibcruation on til<" ' po t panly pn-vuik-d, whe-nti ll ' Itwal willtt"l" inln-rin-d "onwthing' of du - 1)0''1 "or ia l ,£; I'an' of tlu­splendid suuum-r-, and wht-u tht' "tlangT sight might Ill: ",'t'll of aronsidcrabk- j"(llllpany of ' \Illl' ri{"alls, not gallll'rt'd at a nu-n- rest" UIT, who ronfr- ....r-d hrazc-ulv to Il\ltlH'illg- in h U"illl'''' , 1)0 1 ~r("slv

\'xag~t'l"atl' in "aying tha t tliis rompnnv. ca ndidly, quitr- ('x;'ikdl;'sdf-"IlIN·iolls. a, all rompanir-s 1101 r-omnu-rr-ia f, ill Amer ica . mayIll' pka"antk nou-d as I)<'in~, Iomu-d. [or the tinn- of its pr-rxivn-nr-c-,all almost unpn-cr-donn-d sma ll bod y-c-unpu-rt-dr-nn-d ill America nrondiuonx : a I"o]], ,(,tion of ti l<' detached. the- slight lv discnrhann-dand ('asua lly di-qualifu-d. and yt't of thl' ITsignnl an~i content ed. oft lu- "ociall y orthoduv : a handful of mild . nh delightfully mild, 1"0'_

mopolin-s. united by thn-c common t'in 'uln' tam·(', - tha t "f rln-irhaving, for till' most part. mon- or le-ss livr-d ill Europe, that of thrirsalTifieill,~ o]J,'nly to till' i\flry idol who"" flam" is h-isun-, and that ,not It'a, t, of a forme-d crirh-al ha bit.

It wo uld seem that J a m es found th is ea rly N ew port the most ("(JIl­

,gen ia l o f America n places. R t'\' i s i t i n ~ the .>;cen t" in 1905, he is oh­viuuslv d ispleased with the cha nge. H e ca lls the new palaces "whileelep ha nts,"" an d he condudes his d laptt'!" wit h a rn ndellmatiol1 oft hest' ugly sym ho ls of the (; ild t'd .-\ ge :

' \ 'ha t an id"a origina lly to Iran' ","'II thi" miniatUI"!' "pot of ,·anh.wht"l"t' tht' sl'a-nynrphs ilrr th e turn'd ,aud" lIIig-ht han ' chant"db;ICk to th t' , hl'plwrd". as a nll'l"t· br... ·ding" ground for whit(' ..It-­phan ts! '!'IIl'Ylook ljU'Tl" and ,'on"l'iolls and IUllipish - "Ollll ' of tl"'IIl ,

as with an air of tilt" hrandi"hed prohosci". n'ally grotl·'llw '-whil.·their ;I\TI't"d OWl1cr", 101lS!'d from a witk"s dn'alll. wonder what intill' world is to tl<' dom' with tlH'Ill . 'I' ll(' an"W'T to whi,h . I thillk.('an Ollly Ill' that ttll'l"I ' is ahsol ut..ty nothing to he don.. : nothing butto !l·t tlll'lll 'land the n ' alwaY>. \'1,,1 and blank, for rnnindn to thO't ·t'OIIlTl'lIl'd "f thl' pHJhibitl·tfdq~nTs of with 'ssl!!''', and of th.. pecu l­iarly awkward \l'ng-t',l/Il"" of alTr-onll'd pn>ptlltiol1 and di"cn·tion.

4 Uhode bland Literatur e [J a ll ll af~

The au itudr- hen- i~ q uit e cha ra r te risuc of j ames : the "white ele­phams" arc (·:..",·llti;.Jl ~ ollcfl( " S <lg-ai nst intclligenre a nd ra-te.

I should have lx-cn u ·mi:..... I re-pe-at. if I ha d failed to me-nt ion t h i ~

di-iingui-hcd Rh"dl' bland litcrarv as...ocia tio n-the assoc-ia tion \\ ithH en ry janll'~. I shou ld I M.~ remiss ;11."(), thou gh not !,(l ~·riou~ly . if Idi d nut ment ion in p;l:..,im:: the association with j arru-s' di-tinc uishrdpupil. Edith W hilr loll , " ho II:-('d X t'W port as the ~<Tnt' of a c ha pu-rin Th e ,I !,'e of l nnocrncr, published in 192 0. But ~ Irs. \\'h :lrto n <tillIN>.' than JaITlI'j<, him-elf r-an he cla im ed as a Rhode Island writer.

\\'hen wt- move into the twe ntiet h r en tu rv. sclen ion twconlt'~ ex­trernelv diffic ult . It is not tha t the writers arc ncc N..sa rilv mort' nume-r ­ClU~ there han' a l \\;I~s been a good many wr iters }. but tha t Tinn­ha s nut winnow ed them..\ good dea l o f gllcs...work a nti a rbirra rine-,..i~ involved in ;my historiral rrc armem of one's o wn age.

.-\ write-r \\ ho now see ms r r- rt ai n o f a niche-tho ugh a bizarre- our- in t"em it·th n'Ill\lr~ litr-rarv h istory is H ow a rd P. Lovecrnft . Il l'was horn in Providence. spe nt most o f h is life here. and d ied here ill19 :17 at thr-agIo o f Iortv -se-ven . l .ovecraft wa~ an eccentric a nd recluse,linle knm\ n ill h is nauvc t'i t ~ during h is lifetime ei ther ;ISa pt·r."( lIl o rwriter. S inc('" his death hi.. fame ha s grow n r on sid cra blv. and prom­i~~ to continue tl) grm\ . T he Librarv of Brown Universitv now ha-, acollcr-tjun of Lovecruft inna , induding a large number o f manu-criprk llt'r s, "hidl n ' \"('al ;Ill a rn 'sli ll l:: ilnd p ictuH"XJ U(' per!'olJllalit~ . LO\ ('­craft 's .... ri tin gs n lllsisl ( hidl~ o f lal('~ of horror a nd th(' ~upt·rnatufa l.

H i..sto~ ('nt itk d " T Ilt" R;\t s inlhe ,,·,tll" has bl.·l:J1 raJlt"d tn olle r om­menta tur "the ITII ISt Illlrrib]" ..tor~ \\rilt(' 11 in ,\ mericil ill the pn':-( 'I\t

(('lItllry! " LOHTraft a n tic ipa ted some of the trt'nd s of tht' mlM.lnn"s•.-i('fl(T fini"n" in ~ 1I' rin Ilf coslll ic lerror. .\ lt ho llt::h he wa s lIo t ar('in r ;lma t io n of p,w. h i ~ work "a.. in the Poe Iradil ioll. and it i~

illlt ' rt'st it1 ~ th ;ll Pro \ id t" IlIT ~hnll id he thlls as.<,o cia ted " lth two el ,th i,m"~ItT~ , " ·r ilin.L: n"t'n tl ~ in t ht" I' ro \' id t' lHT J fl ll rlUl I , \\' in llt'id T.Sn llt drallla li/.nl th, ' " l li n i t~ I,f 1." \TI'Ta ft and I" l(". W IW ll ht' ~ai(l :

Thl' oltkr ~ lI ... ' t, of i'r,,\'idl 'IU T han' for L:1'rwlatiolls IWI'1l di ~li ll'

guisl...d I\ ilh till" haullting- 1!l1 'IlIOlTOf til<' ,jark and iult'll'" a lld nola lwa y' liTltl -foolnl fig-un ' of Edga l: ,\ Ib n Po,'. and I think lhal (10\\WI ' ma y at l a ~l s"" lh.,t a k .HIIT. a"l" lic. lalln c;,.,l1lnllan k l' joilll'dh illl, w;,II\ , "i lh h illl, .lnd i~ lhl' ilIon' "'p, "Cia lly on" of o ur'.

,,-.. ('om t" filla ll ~ to that brg-I' rOIl,glTgatinn , till' ..onlt·ll1p,,]'al' ~

writl'n<, a nd I am indl'l 'd rt'1ud ;mt to pIT~lm1t' to pick and f hll"~l" a

k \\ names, fn;m~" ma uv ;ldmir,lhk (·"lInpk, . For COn\Tlli ,' IlIT .uul"I the risk of ..onu- lI\ ntlppill~ , I ..ha ll glllUP o ur rontcru p or.uie­und er two hea d ..: t ill" pot' ls, and the pro~e wr iters.

I tr-ust I ~hal1 nllt appt'ar invidiou- if I ~'kCl on l~ thn-e P"l:t ~ :

na mely, Le-onard Bacon . C h r i., toptwr LaLlr~(', anti W in field T ow n­It'~ Scou. The -e t hree alone would gi\"l' Rhotl t· Island all importantplace in t he poetic ann als o f o u r rime. Hut what fa ll o ne ~ay a bout aPOt' ( in a lim- ur rwn .' \bll ~ o f \011 have doubtI!':.., ha d the pleasure.a, I have had . of hea rim:: thl' ''t· !lt l{·l.'' re-ad their H't"'t"-, and "ill Y OUlh

fo r me sta tement tha t in ('a, h ('a .... it \\,1." indeed a memorablel'Xpt:nellce .

Leumrd Baom i.. li111l1~ rooted inthis -t.ue. a-, ,I P' 1('1ll like- " SouthCou ntv testifies. You " ill find it in h is volume '-OJt U1ld a1o andO ther P OC /1l J. pu hli-hcd in El.IO. "Sout h CIIUIll~" hegins:

II\' S,lUnd n ' lOwli. bv SJ,ullcln..town. till" 1"" ,III'n hic:h\\a\' \\ancln..d~n. ' .

Ih- l::nltl.. hi ll~ and " ,,\-tl.I'" h'''''lI. I",·t\" ...n lhe n"\",,, and Ir-m.'r"ll<' ft"' " .. num III<" tumbled \\ ,1 11, and III<" lIal::~ hlo-vuu blur- and

1<\11.And th.. hu rnhk -I"" l'" ;I!" IllIllhlilll,:: \d ww rlu- liuh- onhid- bu rn .

.\nd wheH" till' motor 1"1''' tlw c I"dl·. Ill<' wind, roar Irmn theira mhu..• ad t-.

Th-v lift vour hair. thl'\' ki" \our .'a r' . th.,\· "hi"lk ;1I111 dnidl ·.Tlwi·(· i, no <l1Ill' lh\~t ", hhw ".. tl1<' hlt l!' Sl '; ; th.lt ~ 1I11l 1ll011' \011.

.\ mill io n "hi tn,lp" Ill" ~Oll i tl!-: you . III tlw " hill ' l'OI tc-r,id,·.·

Baron'~ ptlt'try i ~ r('lua rk ahk fo r m ,lII \ q lIillit iI's: among I h,·m . ~ha rp­

Il e~~ . I'ncrg\ ·. tal1l::. ;11111 Ill, ,, t fl'lll ark,lhk in our lillll' ) .l \·i.c:oroll~.

alJirmat i\"l' noh'.( :h risw ph er Lara'.L:I' i~ j ll~ t1~ falll"t1 ~ for h i ~ 11" \'1'1, in \Tr~l'. Intlel'll.

thl' \'('!'se-llo\Tl is it d i~t illl'tiH' flOrin "hi,h Ill' lllay IH' ~a i tl to haH:ill\ TlHt'd, D trh to fIJ I' Orh ,." pllhli slwd in I ~H R , is a distin~lIi~hl'tl

example , It i ~ a ~lOr ~ o f <l Lllg ;tnd ~lIn I '~~flll rn;llTia gl'. T IH' hll~balHli~ tht' na rr a tor. T ht' 111"0,[ o r Ih.. "ork is pIThap~ .s ll.ggl' ~ l (' d ill thefoll ' J\\ ln.g e\CITpl , \\ hi,h h ;'1Jj>, 'n , I" Ill' ,I ~"IlIll't :

·I'h",.. .1... · lilt"1'-11" "" Ill"'!'!' ;1 ", r,ng" l,T h,., \, ,II" tilt" pb n t- Oil 1,ll i. I' ;l f lll llH"\ f,'d_T h,', t' a n' tilt" fru its lhat lo\, ' ;llll i (" dl h" !~ " 1

( A i n !! wilh p;!"ion Oil" l]l;ln i,lg,· hn l.Th i, is ti ll" tid d w,' 'ownl lll p;l'llll " 1" 'Ill'.

R lw d r hliUl/l l.itfrlll/l1t' .J an lla r~ 19541 Rhode l ilnnd litemt ure 7

Tlw · .HI· Ihl' wall. \\1 ' huilt 10 leu disli, ·...,.'l"lw · borders dUI! that sun lIli~ht W.Illn thl'ir ,101'1'-So ti ll our four hand- IMr\'·...1 IMIJpin.·""Thnl' i~ no lIlal::it ' h..u-. fur on rhi . ....-il.TIll' lIit.du... and dav-. thl ' ...·,,"" Il' in their kind.Rain and thl' -un. ~nd IOllc . illl""''''J1lI toil\ Iusl PiN;'. and pd ..... ing, k~\t· a )0\1' b ehind ..\ n- you impanen r, ' \\ I'l·t. th;1I it i. ,low?Tlw 111(.1, of happim·......I re- deep In ~rllW .

"The n lllt... of ha ppinc», <I n ' d.·,·p to I!ro \\" h a ut ifullv , um, up th r-wj",,:!o lll of LaFar~..·... romph-x, ",,:·n,iti \Tly .told tor y.

\\' infid d T im nl..y SWt! i... the a ut hor of severa l \ '01111111":'< o f d i...tin­~tli, h('fi n ·r....:'. O nc hardl y know .... what to seler-t for hrir- f illu....trntion,but in t /1I' cont ext uf th e pn-sent di...cu .......ion my attention wax drawn10 tim '.' po,·m... in W ind th e Clod ( pub li....hcd in 194 1 ) w hic h haw aI\",·wl)(u·t »euing. The....,· ptll'm ... an' bas ed .1Il bovhood rcr-olk-crious,a nd ma y Iw said to .g-i \"(~ u.... Sron'.... " "'11"":' of Xcwport ," whirh \\t" ra nphUT for com parison aloll,l!... idr-J ame-.... ... \\,("11 All F{'I'ICay" n T.IIl.... a ll11111" 11·· n·turn from \,'orld War I. " Ind ia ll Su mnwr- BuJfalo Su m·nwr" i a hrillia nt rendninl:: of a \\'ild \\' t" t pa rade whi ch fealml'll aspkmlid a....~ortnl('nt of Ind ian, alli l ani ma l an d Buffalo Bill him ."t·lf.A third :\c\\ port po('m. " O ut of ~'il"'llll : :\' t' W port. " hrinl! .... u, 11,' ,\1"('1'

to J anll'...• milif"lI. It tell... of humin!::: h" N."ch ....tnub in th .. '"ri, -h"l'ninn :

Alwa\5 whl'n aululI\Tl I OIlW~ un, ;llld till' Sat urda\ Illorninl:: r.\lI1'.I Tl 'llil'mbn hUliline: h"f'I ·d1l'~lnuh . It i . Ill!' hi,.t · \\I'alhl''''I ll' ·mnnh.: r a partinil.lr tilll!", Illy , i. ln and IS"nine: nUl \\ ilh 1110' I-alt ,l11d a hurlap hal! loward till' rich "'·ll i" n.

It i~ till' IM''''I \\ .·al/WI", fill IIIl" r;lin W;I, Iwan' a l night. 111I" windChiliI'd Ih.· da rk day . "'p;rt!<'l("(! harhor mi'l thrnul.:h tlw 10WII lin ', :

.-\ nd up till' ~tf(TI \\1' Irlld~I'd t"ward tlU' .-\ \I'nUt·(If gn'at IawllS alld d ll". lIulh ;lIl d a lllilnT lnu' hanl's\,

Tht· p' u'rn ,got's on to t..Il ti l(' ,tory of ti ll' fi lliJl~of th e hmla p hnt.: \\ ilhhor ....n lll'strlll ts ga therl'd O il till' gro und .... uf Olll' of t hl' grl'a t ll1 an, ioll' .;lIId Illl' hoy.... I'mharr.........m' ·11 1 ( OItJlfl ll l lt i n g almo,t 10 a ,e m·(· flf .~ ll i 1t )

when III' .., I\\' "t h.. rich l)( ,y and I!i rl ill ti ll' windo w la ug hing a t 11, "

.-hildn·t\ who, hy thl' \\a~. rni,ght {Olll t'i\-ably han ' ('onw (!'Xf ,·pt fort/H' l,ltl l:: hill~ ) OUI of T hl' T ll rtI ol l hl' Sa l'll '. T ht· poem i.... ITnlil rkahkf"r it, .... impli, -i ly, its poi~lla l1n" alld ib trut· rt"ndniTl l:' of plw... iral

ohj,·f1.... :-;,'011 . ,\ hilt- ('lllird ~ modern, wri t" ", ill lilt' lx-...t :\ r-\\ En~lalld

rradirion : the tradit ion, that i..... ,f Dickinson , Robinson , and Frost .\,' hen \\t. turn to rout..mporary pn N' writers, I mu-t ask your

...per-ial induleen, e. The-rr- arc so matl~ I!ood \\ ri t..n. in th i... r- lav...ifica ­rion that all~ "l·I."rtion I1m ...1 appt'ar arbirrnrv. and ('\'( '1\ r-a p ric jou....

I ".111 do Iluthilll! of cnurse with the mdn y !'oI. hola rly books whi chha ve lome out lIf t ilt' t·"II".l::t":o and univcn-im.... I r-an onlv ....ay thatwfJrh like Law ren ce \" ro th·... . imerican U(lo~ j h rlf . Fo...u-r Damon '...Wilke . an d J am..... n. H r-d~c~: UrOln H 01 Pw l'idr na Ptantntions are\\urh uf literature a, \\1·11 a... scholarship. and ...pre.ul thc Iarne of ourcornmunit v a lllong ...lud(,lIt, th rruut hu ut the wo rld . :-\01' should I omitfmill this ~I\lllil rl; cOlllt'xt Hen jarnin C. Cl lJul!h-, . 1mrrican I m([.~ill(/'tion . 1/ W ork . per-hap .... the finest , ingll' colh-rt ion of ..\IlH'rican folktale s ill cxis tc tu e

I c-an do 110 1I10 lT than I!lann' in thr- di l'('rtioll of an interesting,1....-ort mcnt of wor ks wr itten, over thl' ~ea r,. by ITIl'lI Oil th e staff ofth l' I' rm 'idence j ourll il l -Uullf't i ll . This nt~w"'pa p"" ha.... InTtl from it:;inn'ption mor .. liln ar y than Illl"t nt'wspa pt'i'. and Illt"n (If talent onit.. 'tafT ha, 1' from tinw til tim(' madt' hoo ks flut of tht' ir n"w l'pa jX'rI·olumns. and. in addition. han ' puhli, hn i hnoh .... rittt"1l indept..nd-,·ntly of Ihf" papt·... Examplt of recent hnoh wlln h·d from thl" papt'ran- thl' WI'Il· knfJ\\n witt y "l ~' entitled I n l'l'rs/la ti;'r 19-1-9 ). and. 1" Iri sh Pill!. rimll,l; r I~(·)O. a "l.'rie- of .ut id~ hy (;t'o rl!t" \\" . Pott t"r.E...ampl~ of writin~ \\ hich i... not ta ken from tIlt' p;lpt'r are the ,hort...loril'S of ( ; l'nr~1' I ..l\ n id gt'. th(' childrf"n 's hook... uf ~lau r i ce Dolbit"T,Ih t' "olonia l ....t lld i<-.. of Bradford F. Swan. Fmh;on in .\"l'Il·slml/f'H

I~Cl1 ) by ( ;arrI'1I Byn u..... and IINul/lind ( 19;""1 '1 ) . a nOH·1h~ r.enr~e

T roy. By way of poi nlill~ up fu rthn thl' di,t imtion of thi, .l!fOUp ofwr ill·n.. who are prilllOlrily journali,ts. nw nt ioll , hollid hi' made of the1'lIli1l,'r I' ril .· award to ( ;.·or l::e \\' . "011.... in l~I·H fllr t'd itnrial writ­ing, and the (;t·orl!.· r mtl'f P.· a h/ld ~ .-\ ward to He ll Bagd ikian ill1951 ff,r hi... a rtidf', fm radi'l new.... ('omlll'·n ta tor ....

Thl' larg" ·....1 and Iwl'hap.... run,t im prt·.......in · hod y of n,ntt'lll po ra ryRhodl' bland writ ing' i... found in Iht' field of tl](' 11 0\'l '\' I ha \T hd or('nH' an annotated li_, t of illll h"r, and tilk, plt' pa rt'lI h~ ~ I i ...., Rut h C .Coolllb,. R,·alk r'.....\ fh ·j."t'r in th l' Pn l\-id t'lin ' I'u hlit- Lih rary. T hisli,t include... on'r fift Y' aut hoI', and ahollt ow' hu ndrn! fifty t itle....Illl"t of \\hi, h han' " ppt'a n'd in Ih(' Ia....t h\1I d",;I(I...... It add.' up to

T 1I0!>!.\ S IU llil ~ S():\" II ,\Z.\ IU) , 1,{Ii _ l88hSh,phrrd "/ I'H,

an im pressive ~huw i ng" . I ho pe tha t ~Ii~~ Coombs will publish thislist, supplemented by a de- criptivc acco un t of the subject. M odernRhode Isla nd fiction de!'-t·f'\~~ to be lx-ttcr known. and M iss Coombsi~ our chief aut hority 011 th e ~Uhj'·ft.*

At th e risk of apparent invidiou-ncss. I C';lII select from :\ Ii:<.~

Coombs' list on l~ a few names and titles , and make the briefe-rcomment. David DeJollg" i~ promin ent among- Rhode b land fiction­ists. :\ Iis." Coombs lists nine t itk~ by Ik Jong- since 193-1. the hN-1known of which perhaps i~ his Hen ~fit Strul. which appea red in19-1-2. The name of I. J. K a pstein should appt.'ar on .my li~t of RhodeIsland fiction- writers, ho\\~n"r brief. H is S on.l: Ihi' Slimmer El'i'nin ;,:Sings is a celebrated novella. and his Som ethin ,e 0/ a Hero , pu blishedin 19-11" has aurartcd much anention abroad because of its insightsinto the probl ems of democrarir living in America . Christopher 1....­Farge must appear ag-ain in this surv cy, this lime for his Rhod e Islandfictions in prose. T h, W ilsons ( 19-11 ) and T hl' Suddrn Guest ( 19-16 ) ,the la tter emploving rlw hurricanes uf 19JR and 19H as bac kground.Oliver Laf'argc must be named abo : his I.allghing Roy won thePul itzer Pr ize in 19 30, and ~I i :<.~ Coolll~ l i ~t s four titles by him sincetha t date. Vin cent :\ Id l u g-h ' ~ T ouch -'I f Xot ( 1930) has a RockyPoint scninc. an d his Sin.l: He/ort' /lre flA1ast ( 19.B) ta kes place onBlock b land : the:.t, works han' bee n praised for their fidelity toRhode' Isla nd lifc as \\(,,11 as for thc'ir fictional a rtistry. Also rema rk­able for their ~lTon .c: and svmpathctic ha nd ling of Rhode Islandmaterial are two nO\'d~ h~ Edw ard ~ 1 ('Sflrky : Our U scn K ind( I ~H·6) a nd )"OIUl.l: .\1cDn molt ( 1!1-I!1) . both of .... hieh deal ..... iththe Irish of Sout h Providence. ;\Oion ~ the works of the young:crnove-lists ..... hose first novels ha n " appea red ~ i lln" the end of the lastWar. H eadland ( 1952 ) hv George T ro y (alread y mentioned amo ng:the Journal-Bulletin ..... ril~rs ) should han': a hi,gh place. T he psycho­log-iea l problem of [eur, ..... hich is wcllnig h universal in our time"is StTIl agai nst the haekground of Rhode Island landscapes andst'ast'a pes,

With this all 100 sketr hy ~ IJ I' \TY in min d . perhaps a fe..... ohserva­lions an d conum-nt s ra n be vcnnm-d ill con clusion.

It Illa y be r-ausr- for won de r that Rhodr- bla nd has never prod uceda great w rit er : ha s never p rod uced a Ha..... thorne or Xlclvillc, a

Faulkner O f JI'·llli n~\\ 'I Y . II i!< just 01:- much a cause for wonder th a tthe \\ ester n Iwmi~plwn' ha~ IlI' H r prod uced a Sha kespeare (J [ ~I ilton .There i~ no a (TOlllllin g (or 1111' incidence o f high geIliu~. Like .\rnold':"S(hula r·(~~I'».~. \\ t" ra n only "wait [or th r-spa rk from heaven to fa ll."

It m;l~ he' "'UN' for surprise a l:-.c) rh.u th erc has been a ppare ntl y 110Rhod e ' ;;101 11(1 School. rornpara bh- to t he Concord Se-hool, or rlu­Charlesn .n Sc hool of;1 rent urv ago: o r compara ble to, !'ay. the C hi­cage ~rollP of th e 19 10·s. or th e lIom.in School, wh ich includr-s ,amonK ot hers, Dn·j",,-r. T arkington. and Will i<lfll ,rih.on . or 1111'Southern Fugitin ·· .\ I.":r:t ria n St honl of Ransom , T al e , a nd , r a rr t' ll,The formation of a St' huc,1 pn"'lIppt~ a certain hom()~('"nrity, andit may n'ry \\('"11 1M,' tha t R ho d e l sla nd from th e 1X"I.,'innint: has Iwrnmarked h~ diH'f'iit\ rat her than homogeneitv. A~ <I sa ncruarv for Iht,Iree Ctlllst'icnee . it ;;ttrarlrd [rum the h....t:inni·ng many ~hadc"!'o'of opin­ion, and Iht' historian could proba bly point 10 other [actors \, h it hha n ' contributed til a henlthv varietv in t h... inte llectual and !OOCiallift" of t ilt' state. ..

But if Rh od e I-lund has lar-ked the ~eal("!'ot literary t:elliu"l.'~, antia homo~c'lwnu~ st'honl of writr-rv, it has po-ses-ed certain broad com­pt.'matin~ \ 'irtllt'~. In ft·" states, I irnnzine, has such a la rl.,'e propor­lion of the populat ion bo-n inu-re-te d in liu-rarv matters. Few com­m unitics. propo rtionOl lt·ly -peakinu. have hou~h~ so ma ny book:.;, a ndhan~ hC'c'n ..... , \\t·1I pr m idc'd with l ihf<lrie~ ;md mUM"ums, I n few fom­mlln il i c~ ha \T t hl' "rilt'r . <Inti t hl' ~tlldl' lI t of liter aturl', l)('t"n ..... ' h il.,'hl\re"'pl'nl'd . In fc'" pla ((~ illl ht, l :ni trc! SI<I!("~ ha~ Iha l \'aguc hut im prlr'­lant qua lily " hich \\t' Jll ;I ~ c'a ll lilf'fa ry ('u1lurc he'l'n ~ a\l i \t~ a nt! ..... ,pn\"a~i\ l' , And in fc '" .\ m erica n cnll1mtlll i til'~ ha\'c th l' a rt i~t a nd t ilt"Hi lic' ht' l'n ~fl fn't' . o \'('r th t, YTa r~, to ~ p(," Olk their mind~ . One n'~u t l ofall Ih is hOl~ IWI'Il a n'rna rkabk ('a lho lir it\" of IrUer~ and litn ;!n. . .Opltlll lll.

Thc ,'UhjlT t of Rh odc' b land Lilt'rallln' i ~ an otN'un~ OIW he rall ' t'it h a~ TH'\I'r htTIl llllllh ~ tml i l'd. Thf'fc is he re, a~ I ha \'c M id, anop pflrt u tlity for all im po rta nt hook, Su ch a hook, wh idl I hope ~O ll lt'­

nnt' will write· hdon'loll ,L: , would ('''n~ider the literalu 1"f' in rdatioll totilt' imt'ikn lla t, ~()(' i a l, a m ll'("o n(llll ir fart ()J'~ per uliar to Ihis COIIUTlU­nily. as wdl a~ in its i l1 lril1~i(" aesthetic qll al iti l' ~ , an d in ~Il doil1 ,(," wouldena hle u.' to ,'C'I' th c' \, h"k ~ tl hjC'C1 of liter a ry ('xp rf's" ion in Rh odc'bla nd in c-Jc'arn I)tT~pITti\T, II

\\11.1 .1.\\1 EI.LERY, s l<;:\ ER OFTHE £H:C L.\R.\T IO ;\ OF IXIlEI'L,\J)I-::,\C1-;

h} Sl' ~" II, FR' ,"."."[C'Unti nun ! fro'" Cklohn . ]'. ,1:1 ." 12, n<l, -t , 1'. 1](1 )

.\1 Bowler1 <1 11I , 1"

In I no he ht'~a n the pr ;1tIill ' Ilf 1,1\\ for whic h a t that lime lit tl eIormal trnining ~'I'm~ to havel x-cn requi red. His en tranr'e into Con­g:r~' in 17i fi an d tiu- subsequent rircurnstam e-s of the- war resultedin his a bandoni ng- thl' lel.,'a l r-an-cr. If w r- may judo- hy th e fIT pa idhim by Xlct calf Bowler in 1771 . uo crea t fina ncial Joss was involved.

80\\ lcr. a t t he time elll.,'at:c'd in a k~al t1i~Plll(," with ,rillia mVernon. \\rote: l l

I think if vou n·ta in "lhn-, I)"lIarv. hnitl" .. \Our Bill Co-t, it "ill be1·llnlUl:h. t 'un;idt'ril\~ vou n, ', "1 had ;LII\ [u ll h,.', t roubh-, than hrinl!illl!rhr, \ 1'1 rion and <lpJl,, ;intilll! Rd fr-r ,·,·" and .\, I wnv oblide'd to nllnpri"l.'th, ' alfair with n " l, idn ahl.· lu",

IIt- entered COIll.,'rt......' in thr- ~ car I 771i. IJn ,.,. lna l and nationa l affairsart.' rninak-d in the leueo that survive. :\hu h of intere-t about theha nks at sea ha ... a lrea dy been p ublis hed in the acrrumt (If th e :\larineHoard in t he Ioundauou (If which W illia m Eller y was influent ial. ' :'

Channi nc ,~n~ rhi... ext ract from Ellt'r y's di a r y on a journey toCon ~rt"S.'" under t he dale October :!-I, 177 7 :TIl<" '\I';u h,'r \,;\, 100"'lin~, and that . and till' P""IJ<Tt of Iwaring: ""1111'­thine: of th., :\'I''' !-'OII EXp" d ititlTl , d. ,t<lin,·d ", ;It J lld~I ' Polin's, SouthKin~stnn. ) Thi, d;I\'. had a .... nlirlllati..n of tilt' lZ l" riou, "' ·W' o[ tht:'"~ lIr"'ndr Y' (If th,· Cc)lond of Q u...·n·' I.i~ht f) ra~""n ... [ B II I'~0Y' Ilt'l wilhhi, w!Jul.' army. 1,,',u Il Iwn" ', proud Ill"";'''- ti ll" i,~llnttlinioll' "nd oftl1O' .-ain hoa~It'r . l ll

f)t'~pil l' Elkry's d irect ioll Ihal hi., 11 'lIc'l ......hou ld hI' destro~rd th t'fullowin g, also \\fiUt·n ffllm K in.L: ... I",\n . s\ln·i\Td. It ,l,'"i \"('"-, us a hintof his ",--'ml' of tllln lOr ;{~ \ \1, 11 ;L ~ ~lml' ill ~i ,l,'h t inlo his plans for M\' i n ,~

th t' bland of Rh od l' bland from t ht' Briti~h . H

S(ltlth K i ll~'h ' ''11 .!ud g-,' I'ottl'f' O, ·tol)<' I' :1Oth 1777I ka r Gt'IlITa!.

I mmt Iw ;\ni l.. l'ongl'a tulal" ,'Oil 0 11 .. ou r ,il?;na l SunT~s a t ttw :\o lt ll_wa rd. YOil Illa\ ;a\' willi till" im (rwihk { : ;L< , ~.n '\ " lIi. \·idi , \'i" i ; for ~l"lr('d ..h ad y" u ,urin:d ai til<" :\'" nhnn II l'ad'luan...", "',nl'l' ly had you " Til til;'

I. R, I . lI i;t , Soc, CIo""ninl(· Ell'·I! 1',,1''' '''. \', h. p, 11'1,I;, R . I. lI i' l ,~... P u l, Ii" , ' i" nJ , ,...w " ·ri .... " . R.llO . -t. J an" 1'101. p. [(17tf.I" Cha nnino:, op, <il.• p. 118,I; Willi ,,, n lIrol hrrlwad , Th, H""l. "f I h, S;~nn." " Phib dd l' h ia , 18hl , p, n .

O ri'l inal klll'r llOW in Hi, 1. So.., of 1'" ,

r J a ll Ua r ~Ilh" df' !JIll/ III litrrut nre10

O m- h-uer o f a pl·r...ural n a ture for tunatelv inc lude- a ronu-mpo­ra ry a cco un t of a n importa nt sea bat th- in the R evolut ion . Ell er yhad take-n p art in III(' plans fo r the expedition. \\' r it in t:: from D ir:hl lln0 11 .\ Ilt:" . 1 ~ , 177ft ~ I r. J:I1c' r y orders a ';Hld!t' : '~

Sir.HdlllT I lef t ,"o ll t" " 11 1 f1'1"l"in'd a Lr-tn-r from vou ill whi, h \011

informe-d nu- tha i ~ou would p rcll"llrt· an english S"ddlc- and fucnil'un'for 111l' if vou -hould Ilol h.· "bit- 10 recover om- of lilt' "ig-htl"l"n taken bvCapt. Hopkins. "

If \ OU -hould ha\'1' c11l11" Oljl' o r tIu- " t!ln I would I,,· much oh lig:t'dtn yo;". if a n opportuni rv vhould offer. that you would "'Ild Ihc' Snddh­tll T a unt o n to tlu- Ca n ' of Ik n jam in Sa y"l or Sal lllll' 1 Fowler. f rom\, h, 'n,... I ra n ha n ' ir «.t-ilv h ro uq ht 10 mv habitat ion in [) i).:; h tnn . If vousho ul d not tr.I\!· alu-ad-, I;ronllnl om-, r" h,').:; you \,oul d -po-dilv d,; it :fil l" I -hall want a Saddll ' wll"lI 1 lTrUIII to C,,"g- n ''', I I'''pl 'tt t o h,' a tHo, ron ill S''Pt' ' IllIWl whr-n [ will sa tisfy yn u fo l' ti ll' S,ld tl ll' a nd you rtr oubk-.

Ou r troop' ami , tOlt" an- all sa fdy la nd ed O il R ho do-L cland . and an;lI l,I"k will he' matl.· Oil t ill' 1'I1l'1l1y 1PH'SUII I< ' st' """ ' 11 ," Cou nt d.. E' lai lll::..ha ll ha \ " rct urm-d. :\ Fk t"t n f ahout 20 Sa il. , ul' l',,,,·tl to I.... ulldl'l 111I",omma nd flf }1 m ,,·, <Irrin '1:J ol T th,' moulh n f tIll' hadM'ur of :'\" " vorttt\l Ln rd __d a\ ' in IIIl' 'lf tlTllOon. T ht' wind wa_ ..., lic.ht Iba t tI\l"\ di d notc.t't in with ti lt' I.a nd in tlU' , 'n ·ll in!!:. anti t llt' ll it , hi flo'd hOlil So u lh­\\'c·..t 10 :'\tll th-LI, t whidl llI" d,' a lIt'art 'r ,11'1"0;1( h illlln;ldil ·<lhl, ·. T Ill"Ill'xl ~Inrning ti ll' F" '1 11 h FII,,·t ,\t'igh"d a nd put tn S"a 'Iftn th.-m .T he [ w 'nn- ...'a lto·r'd <And I"'d , It \,a_ n'P01wd ,,._tnd,IY Iha l thl' Coun th.ld taken Ihr ...· o( th, ' f"/1IJm"s 1100" 1 a nd tl"l1 lIln ' \\('11' "'I'll sta nding: infor thc' harl)O Ul. I "ish illll~Y pr" \'1" trut·. and lIiat hi' may '«lon n ·nim.IM·(. m ' B\ n .n' , Ik..1 _haIlII<lH ' ;lrn\"l'd.-1t i_ ';Iid th .11 hI' will land fn'lIIhi, -h ip'" thn ... or fOIll thou_and a u"jliari,·, whit h, with a n atta,k h.·\\I'" ld mak,' un Iheir (orts. ,,!til," o ur bnd fOll .... aU;1t k"d Ih,-ir I.in, ·~

wo u ld crl"ath f:lri lila t' · ti ll' n lIlljUl"i1oVl" r Ih,' [ n'·my. Th,·\- havl' "alkdin a ll the ir OUI-po,t-. and n·tin·d wilh in Ih" il' lin" , la kill).:; wit h 11...11I

n eT\ kind of StCM·].. , ,'x"c'pt ing: a CIlW for ,·.It·1i f;llllily, an d all ti lt" C arts,' IMd,-,. Sh o\ d s, &c' &,' tllt'y , ould b y thl"ir halld, Oll.- It app" ar, W 1Ill"th,H I1W\ wi ll mak,' all nll, ti lla tt' d "f " I\" ' : hut I don' t douh t h\" ti lt'"[ ... -i llc ~f (; "d w,' sh;lll , uhd tll" th t'ln .- .

I am your_ with lIlud} n '~pt 'l't - ­

\" s \\' lll. Elln y.

_\ :-I'co ntl ktt ,·c 10 ( ; l'lItTal \\' Ilip pk " xpla in!' EIl'Ty'!, d i!'ap poi nt.IlWllt at th e' o u tc'o m,' o f th i ~ l ' n tt'rp r i ~I' . 1il

I~ R I. Hi, ,- Soc,. Pl'ck :-'bs_, 80, I, no, so,1'.J ohn S"nd.-rwn, 8i oc, ,, plt l' 01 l it.. S;~""H "li lt.. f) ..d ,,,,,I;o,, of r",t.. p.."rf_

.." ..... 1820- 1827, " . li , 1'_21iJ_

I :! ll'illitWI Ellery, Signer , . . . . : J a n ua ry

A rlin of lt w Encmv h. 'fon· il sllrn·ndn'd .-~ I, · th i n'" J ....,. vou r-...'u rt illg:in T riu mp h towarch Roston J oh n 8u~o~ ne Esq Li, 'uh' na ';t Gn1l'ral c;fII.i, ~l dj l-' I ~ 's Armir -, in :\ II11'ri'· d. Colonel of th e QU' '1'n\ n -.t:: im, ·!lt ofLight -I )rag:on ns. GOHTIlor of Fort W illiam in S nrl h . Hrita in , 0 111' of rln­Il'pn">('n tat in -s of th e Commo ns of (;wat- Aritain . a nd late- Command ­i n~ an Annv and Flel"t t'lIlp l0Y" d on an Expeditio n [ rom Canada &cOIt thr- ht'a~ of T roo p- in d ll' full pnWI'r>; o f hea lth. d i-.ciplin.· aud valou r.- O h Lucifer. how a rt thou Ialk-n! How hat h the northern "r ne-nacimr1111"1... ,1" ;lfl lT th e mo-t po m-ntou-, ~Id rt' cvaporcu-d into Sillo l."" \'ani,h" dinto noth ing: ."-Fa r g:rt"at t" r POlllp di su-nds vou r Art'a st , dear G l'n n .l lth.m whvnarrompanicd by ynur I...a rlu-rn Iln 'l'lh,'Smak ers vou r Pedla rs.a nd you r Sn, a nt you last Sunum-r Cross'd the Fish kil l.- ·Hul /o: n'a l ;1'

rou r Triumph lIlay be' I fanc y it woul d han ' been sl ill,t:" w a llT if \OU hadI"" 'orll'd a n An nv towa rds Hnsto n whi ch had 1)('1"1l subd ur-d II\' , II<" Tfig:h t ing- , and not · surrpm],-n ·d hy n too favo rable C nll\c'nt ion ..

I am afra id that Gl"lll llowl' afn-r Ill' , ba ll han - n-o-ivr-d Hur).:;n \'w '\,\ lIIIY, wil l land a ~umbt'l of rlu-m fil l' our cit-a d that Ill' ,asl ' out ofth!' I)u n~ c '(l n s of 1\','w Yo rk a nd whirh Ill" hath (Il lllplailll'd thu t ( ;"111\\'ash in).:;t on wo uld no t n 'l'('i\", in Ex,h;IIlg:1' for Pr isom-o, in fu ll l\I'a lthor that hy their ht' ing- plal'l'd in IJrit ish Ga rr ison , ab road, t ill' Sold ierswho art- now th ere ma y 1)(' se-nt over and n nploY"d ag-a in,' us.- I t wouldI ~;I \T h. ·c·n InJ lI"h he'IIlT to han' kill,:d on" half of I h nll in Ba lli c' a nd '·ap.11\ 'at ,·d til!" n'l' t. than to ha\... adnllll t'd <l Stlrn ·lIdr-..- on ti ll' k ll lJS of til!'Cun\ C'll t ion. . . . .

I ha n " hopt'd 10 ha n ' ,oug:ralutl!l'd you ( )II Iht' n·tak in~ flf Rh,,J,·h la nd : hut ab,,! S otwi,h , la nd ing: WI' kid ,·.. I1' '1 'lo"d ,1oout nilit' Ihou­...lIId ~ I , · Il . <l Fo rn ' ' uffil"il"lll to han' d ,'<,troY" d Ihe E lll'lIl\' tl W I"l·. Sill hba lh 1.''1 '11 li lt" :'\n d igc·n.·" a nd ~r i <;( 'o llduc t 'uf tho'il' \, ho '....lllIlI;md.'1:Jti lt' EXI)('1:J il ioll th a i 1I0thin li: ha th h.'I"n don' ·.- I am t'x'l'l"ding-h' lIlu rti .lil·d nn th is On 'a, ioJl. T Ilt' R,'d ut'l i(m (If tha t I_la nd wou ld h<ln '"in ...,m, '~r " a 'uw n.ml)(·II<.<IIt'd for tilt' Los_, nf I'h iLtdd ph ia . a nd. add" d to {;c'nl(; al ' -' \ \' i ' I Il I~' 0\"1"1' Hur 'e;oynt', wo uld ha n ' JTlade th is a I':lnrinu,<:a IllIMig- li.

I , u1'po",' nll w \'011 han' ' ·lI l<"n·J til(' ~ li l il a n' Liq \\' 1' sh<l ll nu t _,.('\ ou in Cong: rr;;s. Fl u, hed with Y<lur Sun T"" \'~11 will uo" prdn thl'Fic'ltI to Ihl' C abint,t . III Idlall"\lT \\'a lk \'f ' 1l ,.] .. ,.." . to rw ad I wish " 0 11

Il;\p p illl'" an d fl'Il0Wn ' .,lIld amyrs Will , EIl l' ry .~

I' .S, I a m on IllY wa y tl) C ' )ll).!; r,'" in COlllllany with ~1 r. I b na

T o Tit" I Io nIII"Brigad ilT (';("I1l'l'al Whi ppleBo _lollor Port- mouth Fn 'l'

\\ 'm EI1, 'r-..-

19:"4- 1.1

and tilt"o nlv i'n...on 10 \\ holll I han' wliul"It. \Vh il,' I r-...u-rm it an hOIJ(~1II

to he obl ig-..d 11\ a . _- tfu-r- , ;In ' from \\ ho m I would 1101 d IU'" 10 nT""'"a f;l\nur.~Th, :r(' i- a gl'ntkman \\ ho lnmourd 111<' \\ ith h i... a"ljuainta llt"whr-n I wa... in Cong ...'·" at ~, ·w York and I\<' wu- Gon 'rnn r I nu-a n II\<'lau- Gm "rnnr C lill'l<ln. and who I Ih in k would I.,.. di-po-,..d to u.. · hi"inllw'w", with II\<' Pre-vide-ut in III\' I,,·half. If I\<' ...hou ld Ill" at \\·a "h­ing ton I could \\ ish vou tn communican- tu him m y dtu.uion a nd in m~name to r..(j lll·...t h i... 'kind olfit,·.... If il should Itnl hr· pt"lfnl ly agrt'~..a bl, ·10 you I -hall rq;:n·t Ilta t I Wlol! ' thi s parauraph. and Iw~ that it lI1a~

p;)'- for nothing. . .T he ("om l)l" litol" for thr Ol1i, " of C"II,·,t... llf Cu,tOIll' fo r till' distrirt

of ~" w port an' a~ I am infOl Ill,·d . C llli , w ph r-r EI ! , · I~' . E..... I. 1J(l\\ S~~n~lOr

in Co ngTn s and COIl'tant ' 1;1"e-r E"'l . both of thi ... tow n and a \\ illiam~ i , hol~ of ~a rr;lg.ul.... -t t. TIll" lir..t i, tilt" ..on of 1Il~ vounee-t brother wh"died when he wav a lad Fro m our n-lation-hip. and "Ihn , 'on~id"ralion,

hr- will not. I pn-"ulIlt" . h.. oppoc-d In Ill" '"ntillu;ln.... in nffi, 'e-, '.nd e' ·dhr- hav ....'lid II< ' would not. "lhr- ",·, ond Ill...d, not am' offin' fill' hIS ,up­port . He- hac ;m hand...lIw· fmtUl\<'. nu rhildn-n. and only a wife 10maintain. T he la-t i" by n" nu-auv qualifi--d In di ... haI'1l;" tlw d um... ofC"lIl"dor of 1ft,· C ustom s. Ik "id," t1w,,· Ih..w Ill;ty "I' olh'·f1i. for thl",,"('J,. I"I" of o!TIn' ;,n' man\ .

I p n " Ullll" it wi ll nol ~ . Ihot impropn to han' IIlt'nt illlwd tilt" nalllt"';of :-':'lIlt· whn .11"(. 'aid 10 h.· n'IlII)1"litor... for tI ... O!TI, , ' , nnw hold .

T o Iht' "'·Ilu, ·'t, , I"" T altrady ItMd.. I must add tlw -.(· :Ik pit'a"" d Sir . to anTpl of "'" ... in,, ·,, · J:lati lu d, ' for Ih, ' fa\·o.... H'U

ha,, ' "onft"lw d upon nit"• •11111 10 II< 'p' · for il .'o nti nuann· of 111<'111 .I ;lIn wi lh !!:n·.11 "" ' 1)1"1"1 & '·'''·t·1IISir Yr "Iwdl ,en.·ant

I" .I,lIIlO''' \I:td i-": lll E, tl. \\"111 Elkry

.\ !< imila r klleT ,O lln' rn!< th l" )lOll..\~ ltlT Rohhins. who had mar­rinl EIII" f\ ' ~ n i(·t'(· ;"Iary. dauc:htt-r o f h is hrotlwr Chri ...tophl" r:~1

;";" \'I,, 'n Sla ,,· of Rlttle(,- I<land t"l '

Sir O n :Id 1i %I ha \T Il"tTi" 'd y" uI p ri\ ;ll " l't,"lid" n li;]l J.... h T of th l' 2 :~d of Ia'l

Il](lnth. and Ilotwith ... tamling til<' d l'Ii ' iw ' ... ituat ion in \\ hid} yo ur r{"<jUt"tha s placed JI ll" I , ha ll IIWlltion ' \I{ h p",...nm as h,lH' ou tllTl'd to Ill<' ;1'

tilt" most jlwpn t'andi d al'· ... for ttll' imp.-~rtanl "tfin' of I l i, t r i('t ) IId ~, "

' ['Ill'\' ; I IT B"nj,\1l\in 1I0uln E"I "f I' n l" ld,·tH"· and "'\,Iwr Rohblns t"q"f thi... ·T own. Th, · fnrrlwl" i... " 'n~ihk has Ill" '" lon g ('OI1\Tfsa nt with tlwLa\\'. a nd of ..our,, ' must Ill' wi'l l ;Ilt l' la inl,·tl with its W'lwral pri nt'ipks :a nd a ~ Ill" has IWl"Il rqw;}t"dly ;' f{"I" """llt ati \t ' to C"ng-r.., s h i, politi"a l,entiments and lllanlil TS,'ann"l lw unknown. TIll" btln who ha ....1 falllil yand real "slal, ' in th i. IOWIl. was ("I' , n ' T;ll \.. ar~" Tutor of I' ro,'idcllI "Collt-gc. a nd in that ,ti ll ion. a' I alii in fon n,··d . su' ta illl"d d" 'l"l\ "d rqHl -

~I I bid ,

H Irillit/III Elterv, SiglleT . . . . . [ja ll u;t[~

Dight on , .-\u~. 26. 17i8Ikon Sir : Ik fo... you 1'1"<"i,,-this your hor«- ,;ill boo· 011 j oshua S.mfold \ .I ll<" \\T\ Il (' XI Iartu (0 tl1O' Fr-rrv fa rm a t Hri-rol , ~h SO il who takev 11ll'

hoI''''' t;, Sanford ', will ],-;l\t' lI~i " wi th h im 10 Iw tr ;Ln""1ittl'd to 'ou Il\Ih, ' fir'! opportuuitv . .

:"ol l, ith , tand illl: tha i ti ll' F'Trllh Ilee-t hath dr-ceru-d you. vrill I hop ­to e-at t 'IU t<~ ,\ uh you in Xi-wport . The Isla nd mU~1 not 1)(' n-linquishvd.If it should. how illlflnrioll' 10 0 111' arm'. how dcsrr u. tin' to th e 5 (31'- nfRh..d-- Island : HUI I -hal l not ha rbo ur '0 di'gran'ful au idea. in fullronhdencr- that \1It h an a-, ...w lt ••ill hI' mad.. on d uo ninny", lim-, .1',\ ill r-onvim-e t fw wo rld th.u the- infa nt ,1 011.-, of A m ITi. ";) an: ahk- 10 ~oalom-; a nd Coull t D'E, tOl ing. that \\t. t-an d o wit hout h im. I continuewit h grt"OiI n ....pnl "" '.

, \ h er Ilw .vmeric.m Re-v ol ution Elh-rv had ret u rned to a ruin edhorne. and a ....Id l~ d iminished in heritance. H e was, however, in (:on ­gro.~ w ith h ut one h n-ak , u nt il 17S:'I, a nd from 1790 u n ti l ~hortl~

befon- h is d ea t h in U-I"20 was Coll('nor o f Cu-rorns a t Xcwport .The record... o f th i... u lfin' are available in thl" :\"{'\\port H i~tori l ' a l

S! M.·i(·t y a nd thl" :\",'" port Cu~t(Jm Hom~. Th(~y fu rn i...h m lKh (·, 'i·d('nC!' about 11\1' ...hippin /,: elf th(' port. So m l" o f Ih e pilpt' f1i ~ti ll .~hm\

Iht· ~lIld t h..1 Wit~ ~pri n klcd on Ihl'm to bIOI them. A ktter In J anw~

:\Iadi:-.:m rdali\l' tn ('onti nua nn' in thi ... u lTice follows ; ~"

S· ~" wport ~O\. 16. lRf». "

TIlt" n>llfid"Il' " I took tlw litlf" rty tn rt"p.....· in you d uring till' la ...1" '"ion o f COllgw,- I ha, ... ' ·" I}<..-inll't"d. a , I t·xp<T"·cl. Wil' w,.]1 pl;t,nl.

Om' {;I\ou r ton f"fl Td na tllralh' ,·nnlura!!:(":." th .... n-n'i\n Oil a ~i llli b r

o(....tsioll . to ...·tl(I'"...1 il!l<l llwl". ' 'T Ilt" ,·a l.!er pUl"uil of om, t·~ ha~ nOI aha ll·d in thi_ St at e. It ha~ n'n ...

to I,,· IllO . .. ;Hdt·nl. and has .·" ti l..d hitter d i~" 'lltioll ' am on g til!" " "" " d(ottlp'· l ito r,. t lw ir ad lw rn lts. and t·"I)I·, ta nl s.

A m id"t t lti... ,"nllin a nd ..ollll wtilion I am not u na pptdll"IJ... in · ofd,ln ger . Did I Iiot know tha t nut h i... alw.ty~ a lk'·ll·d. ;md frnl uo'nthdi, ttllt "d hy Illl' IIwdiutll throug h whi..h it paw ', I should n ·ly on t tll''Ollllllun i"at iun a ln 'ad\ ll l<l lk th roug h \Oll 10 the Pr esid en t. .tlul llutt ro uhk you hy thi s a PI;li.-at ioll : but il ll'l:l' an' pn"o\ls who wi ll ~ti, k a tIlothir ll.: to ;1l'n llllp li... 11 llll'ir jJllr p" ,es: .(Ild hy mi sr"pl'l'scn tat t'im, a mifalshood 111"11 of tl ll' '!l '1I1'·'1 d i ~ <"Tlln wlll li la\' Ill" dn Tin·d . and thn towhom no , harg,· "f in' l}lol'n' HlIld lll' t, or (If ,Illy unfa ithfllhwss in o m,.,·, an ju, tly Ill' illlp lllnL Ill' irn-p" rahly in ju n ·d.

For lhi , "" po"'l'Il ... il ua t ion IWl"lnit Ill!" ag-ai ll to n ,,,,rt tn your IWlln o­I' ·IHT. a nd to ll"I'1l" 1 ynUl illtluelH'" with the Pl"l'sid" nt that I 1Ij;1\' ~ ti ll

Ill' '''ll ti lHwd in of!i,,·. You ;ltT tI,,· o lily IWl',o n in whom [ han' n1nlid"d ,~" ;';" "'I'orr lIi>l, Sm'" , ·,, ,, It .'\, Ell.., } mss, "ollnti"n.

I~5.J ] Wilbam fJ /o y, Si}:.Tlo . ... .

II; William f:lIa y. Signf'1 ..... .J a Il U ,tr ~ 1;

[t o I,.. ( ontinU'·d

\" rim-n 10 IIndnt;ll.· a IJlM"h o f \ lallu f;j, t lln ' for whir h th l' town i,w..11 -ituan-d.

If th e lllHIl"y t'lllpl"" 'd ill tlu- .\ fri ,·an ~ Ia'" tr ,ld,' wa~ r-tuplovrd inu.... ·ful ~l a llu f;1< lUI'" it ,,,,\lId be IIllll" n. 'nd i,ial tn ti l<" pnn r in th i~ townand to till' SIal<' ,II I;\ I'~ " : but a n .-\Elhinpi;jll could <I' ....>t lll d.an~I' hi-,~kin. as a nn-rrh.mt could ht· indurr-d to 1·". -!l;iIt lW"'-' Iun .ll i\{, au-ad.. ;1'

that i~ fn r til<" , I,m prnlil ~ of allY manuf.u torv. ' , •

'The older W illia lll EIlt-r ~ . w hom ,\t" han' "tTII honored for hishum a n kindnc....... 1m I' o f fuu- litera ture. g-ent'To~it~ to thr - ptlor, andthoughtfulness for Iht ' servan t.. in his hon-e, had '-tTIl 110 WTOng- indi recting h is shipmaster, I'o l ~ p ll~ Hammond . to "d i..p<'M' of ourLUgO 10 the lu-st advantage a nd m ak e ret urn in go ld d lll-t, ~Ll\"",

a nd wh all' s' teet h." Th.. sent W illiam 's attit ude I""k" fo rward ra therto the heroic efforts «f h i, gra ll d ~o" , william LlIn~ Channin c. to

p ut an end to th j, u-allic in human hei,,~s,

I t remains to ,c:h l' a fl' \\ glim pse" of Elkr y\ more int imate pn ­sonal life, Follm\ illg thl" careful pract ice tlf h i ~ [a ther and grand­fathe r. he kept a ck-tuih-d d a ~h"ok uf a ll h is fina ncia l ITn 'lIUl' ando hli_gations. The in-ms .gin ' suth pt' rSlllla l m att l' rs a~, in 1773, theamount ;\th-ann,d to his tlaul::hter Lur~ for IWf ma rriage to \\" illia lllC hanning, " "um prlJ\'id in t,: fl,r lX"drnom furniturt· , ( hina and ~lulle

'"a rr. a nd milh'lgilll~ and maplt~ t'haiPo'. Similar al1"wal1rt":- had IX'I'III::in'n th( ' dalll::ht l'Po' .\ hn~ and Bet~y.

In tht·laln ~ I'afs, "" thl' t hildn'n o f tht' "t'n'l1d llI;lIriagl' an' l.:: J(m­ing up, tht" da~hook T!'n,nb Ihe atTOunt with ,\ m y l);l\' i~ , st:hooJmi~trNi."" "for thl' Sdl,,,,Jing" of Sllk('~ ami P h ib tld p h ia ;11 l~ ~hill­

ing" pt' r quartt"r. ;.. Ii ...., I) ;l\ 'i, \ atTOUIl! was IM!;lllfnl b~ pork, chel':'l',t'le., to tht' amoun t u f fou r pou nd", 1.-) l-hillilll':" allli Y2 p'·nu'. Thiswa~ in J a n ua ry, 17m;,

In Ulmost tit-tail and p"rfnt hand wri ting- an' fl'n>nkd t ht' hill~ fornwrc hal1di"t' hro ugh t ill hy EIlt-ry n~"it' l s , whit h I' \ 'ilkntly nlll ti nul'dt he tra d e ('~ tahli~l1l'd hy !Ill' grandfat her. Capta in Bl"n jamin Ell er yh i tll ~e1f. :\ ftn lIlt' RI' \ 'ul lit io l1 \\ ' il1 iam 's lIwn !w r.... lIIal alToll n l nOli'"pa ~nlt'11I Il ( a m ilk hill III J alTl l'~ T anlllT, .J r. , t'xlt 'ndi n g from .lilly,I ii.-), to Ik l l'tn hn :6. 171l 1, Iii quart " 'II ~ Yt shi llinc:.. a qua rt a nd'20 at li , hi11inc:.,. a ln,nlll ti nl:: to -c '.! I ..-) ., prolJ;lhl ~ ;1 1\1'10'1111' t:llI' i, t­llla ~ gift to ;"[r . T a n lln ! BlIt t he~e \\TIT thl' days o f ColHilll"ntal fllr­n ' lIt y a nd d a \ s w 11<' 11 IIH'II Irlll-ted o ne a ll"t lin "n I, ,ng alClnlllt" \1 h id lIH'n' " ft"11 ,,-,tll.'d hy n ...ha lu:: t· of men h:i1uli , e,

Il

J>n·. illl li91-.'\1'\\p Orl

t;ltinll. ,\ h IT t lu i ll i n~ "II' Cnl k J.: ' ·. hi' studied Law . and lIa, be-e-n in 1111"pr'I,·li. (· tlr it bt'I\\Tnl fivr- and vi-c ~ " ;r l' and h~ applicurion. ;llId Iwilll':pn'-.t·", 'd "r .I,·ar a nd acuu- di .... vrmm-nt , ha s acquin-d ,I br~" -han- "fI.;IWI-llf"\ l,-d~," H,' i~ of a ~nod di-po..ition and a firm Fr-derali- t. I h;j\T0. '1'11 !til' 1ll0lt' partu-ul.rr Tt" I)I: ,.till~ ~I r. Roh hin' tx...au .... · 1\1' h,1"i lIoth.rd all opportunity In h ' mur II I-JI(mn OUI of thi~ vt.u c.

\\·ll.Iln IT pn-u-n-iou- till" orher 1 .01 \\ ~ l'h in and aholll Pro\-id " lIn ' IIU \

IM\T 10 till" offin' of Distrin Jlld~, ' I am \",11 satisfir-d Ih;11 neither uf111<"111 ha .. -quul pn ·l..n-ions. 1101' w..uld 0.. '>0 agn"l'ahk I" till' inh.. t.il'IIII'"I' th.n rown and till' pcopb- in J.:' ·lwla l a, ~I r. Boum : and I a m ,0nlid"1I1tha i of til<' J.:nllkm"n o f thr- 1'1.11' ill rhi-, Town and Q uann no OIW i, Sl l\,, 'lIllualifi.-d f" l Iha l O ffill '. 11"1 'I' \\..11 nl"" lIl<'d ill Ihi , town in th,''1""\\11 "f I' n l\ idl '!lt-" ami ti ll' Stat'· .u la rge a ' ~f r , Robbins .

I .uu with gll'<l t rnl'e"Sir, VI" [110'1 olu-dt Sr-rvruu

. Will Etln )'

An l' spI ' liall ~ intnt'stin.l.: h-n er to ;"Iosl's Bro wn shows sunw thing"" f ;\('w1>urt \ cha racu- ris ric a tti tu d e to wa rd new enterprises a nd a l«:an in llTe,tilH:: cont ra st in the attinule toward the slav e trade as rc­flt'll ed in Willia m ElIt'T ~ ' .~ l::l'IH'ra t i"ll a nd that of his fa tht' r's, T he,\ " j, w n t StTrda ry o f t ht' ' I'r(' a ~ l ll ~ ha d \Hilt en \,' illia m Elln y inI i!11 fur in fo rm a lion a h. lilt the l-t,llt' o f fo mmcrfC a nd manufal tun',in R hOtk b la nd . ElIl'T ~ ha d <lppt';d l'd to .\I o~e" Brown a" the per"-JIlb..~t q uaJilil'd to .r:: i\"(' t ht' information . Tht' followin~kllt'f is t he thirdin till' nlrrl~p0Jl(len(e. ~ ~

Willialll EII.'r.-Sir, .

I h.l\ I' ro"Tin'd your 1....11''1' "f tl ... 1~llh of ]a ..t month and am .gl<·ath"hli\!"d 10 \'011 for th,' an num \ 011 h ,l\ '" ~ i \l ' 1l mc o f th, ' lIla nUfa,l"ri,·,ill your COUIII", a nd for tilt' l{"\!;ud yuu ,.,p...." for Ihi, Inwn , Y OII

wnu ld ;ld d to Ihi~ oh liga lioll if \'ou \\ould ~in' Ill<" .1. 11 aft 'ounl of till'qU;luti t\ .Ind 'I ua lity of till' "'Odllli ' of your <"<'u lll y, and of thl' Sial<' oftil<' wh,t1,· &. <'(>tIll_hIT'" of \-our tow II: T h,· numf,..r &. ..ill ' of till' \1,,,, ·ls,and till" 'l\ nat.:' · llua ,;tity '"f O il UlOId,· &; li_h ,'aught in tilt" ,our,, · of;I \l '0Ir.

'1 1t ;l\ ,' JIll'ntiolll'd youl dnin' that tilt" l)l'(>p k of plllP' 'Tty in tfth 1''''1l\","Id think " Tiou_ly of till' Ih lt k \ LlIlLILll'lOr\': They "PIW;Ll 1<> Ill'"l'll"ihlt- th at ti ll" ad, 'an tagl's you ,'xl'l "",'d wou ld a lt "n d it: ti Lt'\" Lllk;lIN,ut it ;Llld ahollt it hu t thl'Y al" Il" t I'0,,,·,,,, 'd of that ,pi rit of '·IH,·' ­IIIi,, · and "lllllhinatillll with \\ hi, h \ (lUI 1)<'0111" t,f prop'Tt\' alT ;Ln illl.llt'd .,lIld whi, h i~ !It'n',_a ry to till' 101l1l1ll'lll ,'[w'nt &. pl' rft'(' linli of ;1 11\' '011­-"'lIll'lItial lllanufacture. I hop" ht1I\l'\l'T thai tbn- will I... _tllllul. .kd.11\ tilt' priJll-ip['" of h Ullla llih -. 1>\ \our ,·xalllp[" . ami hy "lUI ynu han'

~~ It I lI i<l. "",.., ~ Io'", B,,,,..., I" ' I'.-r<, \. 7, ~. ,, :..

THE U:!d o\:\ :'\"L'o\ L ~IEETI:\( ; 19

He-tnri ralI ii, I~I.-d,

T,, ~ 1.l2d o\:'\":'\"L\I. ~I ~ nl :'\" ' ; of th e Rhode blands,It,il'l\ \\,l~ held a t j oh n Hrow n Hou-r- 1111 xepn-mberI'n~ ide l1 t ~1. Ran dolph Flathcr pre-idina.

The Sn IClary rend the call of the nUTt in g- and declared ;\ quorumto 1)(" pno'o("nl. Upon mo lion t he noadi ng of the minute, of ti lt' I.\bl.\llIlu;d ~Ied in g wa ", omitted and t h,oy we re approved it", publi-hedin t ill" J a nuary, 1 9;-.~~ 0 i"N Il' o f lthode i sland (fu ton '. TIll" m inute!'of ti lt' ",Ia lcd nUTting held .\ pri l H, 195 .1, were read and approved.

~Ir. H a ro ld 110Kell y, Treasu rer. reported a n o p'-' ra lin,go ddkil fo rth r- YI'ar endill~ J une :W, E I:'):), of $ :1 ,:!7 ·Lfl l. II was moved and votedlilt' Tn-asun-r's re po rt Iw approved and plac ed O ll file.

.\I f. Slanky Livinustoue, J r. n-poru-d for the ~ II'1l1ht'f",h ip C Ol1l ­

lI\iltt'\' " net ,ga in of lili nu-mln-rs for the yea r and a totalnu-mln-e-hipof 1:1112 a", o f J une :llJ, I ~ I:J:I ,

The StTlt 'la ry n-ad tilt' n'p"!'t e,f th e Lr-cturr- <:' llllm ittIT, EightIlIITlin gs of th e Socid y \\t'IT ln-ld with a tntul aru-ndanrr- of fi:!3 .In ;((Iclition 2:W-t people a tl l'l1llt-d nWt,t ing", of other OI~a ll iJat ion",

he ld at John Brown How...... ,The Sl,'HI'tilfy report ed for Ihe l'uhlicat ions COll1 llli lHT t ha i four

i....~Ul~ of R hude {j/and l t iu ory we-rt- published during IIH' yl'a r.T Ilt' rq)o rt of the Buildin~s and Ground s Committee . whil h was

fl' ;ul hy t he Sef(eta ry, ilrlllill'd Ih(' nMjor o: pen!'(~ of 11ll' yl';.r ;Hulpointnl Ollt Iha t ('an' Ilf Ihl ' .l:' ruUlltb a nd tre("!' co nsli lut t'd Itw pr in­('ipa l ..'xpc'nditun',

1'((...idl·1lI F1atlwr , for Ihl' Finouu ., C"lllmillee, reporlnl llw hook\-allll' o f our portfolio on JUIU' :U1.. I!Cd .. w;.s $ H9,U'.!Jo:LI .. ;uullha lt ht''''I' !'('ru ri lies yielded a n inn >nU' of, 7,:.H,l.:l,') d\l rin ~ 11ll" fi,"(',ll ~ear.

.\s 11ll' l1Ieml....'r", ",HIt ....1 in re",pn l, ~"r",. _-\xe l Chr isll 'IN 'n (('ad Ihl'(I'po rt of Ihe Com mi lll'l' on :\"lTr"log~.

I' ITSidt'1\t Flathcr rea d I'Xlnpt", from th t' r..po rl of ttlt" .\ lIdilCOlllln ittl 'l' ",howin ~ thai a ~' ti", r,lI lory a udil of t he SO"i l, t~ '", ITtOn i!'w a~ mad e c1lJrin ,g- tilt' yt'a r.

C lill"ld p , .\l ona ho ll, LilHariall, th ell rn'.~t'nll'd hi", a nn lla l ITIl"l'tin \\hid. W;I~ incnrpo ratl 'd 11.1' l"I' p" rt (If till' Lihra r y <;ollllll ithT..\ 11'. ~ 1"1l;J"()n 1lH'lltill1ll'd ''''\ IT;l! a (Tllli",itlom made during th ,' ~ear.

o\ l11on.g IIH' ~I' , lhe H en ry Holf lll,ll\ Ill'qllnt of more than Ih il't ~ pinT~

of fllrn iluf(' (Of th e :\n\ pon ~dlllt,1 of l ahi lH't m ak n ", and Iht ' pllr-

18

. h"."l.' o f th e on l~ knO\\ n ropiN-of th e llrsl IW 0 in-n» printed in R hod eb land h ere particu larly important. H e -aid that work nf calaloc;ing;\IId arranc;in~ our librarv C;tlC", on and th e librarv i~ I)('inc; put 10 \\ ideu!'.C hy scholars.. and students,

:\11'. ~I onahonlh ('fl re-ad th e An n ua l Report (Of the S,>('iety, which(old of the c;ft-al liN 10 th e Society in the d..-ath of W illiam G ree lwRoclker , Din'n o r ", inrc 1940 . The rq:X.l rl went un to n-Il of the ill­Ht'a",i ng public inn-rest ami t hr- g.'nerally expanded a('{i\'ilit~ of theSI 't'i l' t~ .

The Pn-", idenl the-n I ;dlnl IJIi Xl r . Albert L. l.owlH'''', Chairm a n,1( , r('port for th.., Il inTl ' ' I' SI·ler lil ' II Comminre. "lhis <.onunin ce \\ a,~

created hy \ '011' of thr- EXt'Cl lt i\ e ComrnilllT Il l) JUIlI' ~l .. 19:13, a ndconsist s of ~ II":' , Clitlord K . Rathbone and ~ I(· ......, l''''. ~ I , Ra ndolphHathrr .. Hradfnrd F. Swan , Lawrence C . \"lutll , and Albert E.lownes Chairma n. .\ 11', Lnwncs lold of the grea t d illinJlli..s inmakin g" the- prop'-'f sch-c tion a nd asked th at th.., rrunrujttcr- he a llowedto co ntinue .....IYing Ih al i l.~ recommendation \\I>l lld Ill' m a d r- .n Lhr­earliest pos-ibk- dau- 10 tlu- Executive Commim-c.

~Ir, Frederick Lippitt . C hairman , the-n prv-e-nn-d the rq)orl of the:\mn inatin c; Committee. T he re bei ng n.. u lht'r nominations. t heSt'rrela ry W;ts in-mu-t ed til " ..",t one ba llot for t ill' .~JolI l' ..'" read, Thi~

Iwingo dum'.. Iht' 1l"llti IW(~ wn l' dl"t,b r....d d el ted llntillhl' lIex t annllalm tTlinl!: or untillhl'ir "'unl....."l.n; \\ er(" duly deft ..d.

:\1r. f ttlhn , in his annual addre,,-'. ,..,aid t hai Ihl' ....t:radily expandingnwmlJe",hip ami 11ll' ","111111 financial ",Iall' of t h.. SOl'il'ty shownl itto he in excellen l nllld itin n. The I'r c<.:id t°nt "'POk l~ of t he gn'a l ad­\'ancement~ Ih, ' SOI'il'IY m,uk un dn .\ 11'. \,' illi;un G. Rod kn ' ",dircnoP.'h ip. n1l'n t ion in .~ in pilfti t'ul<lr Ihe 1II0\ e fru m Iht' Ca bine l on" 'a Inma n SUnot ;md II... gn'al ",Iridl'", madl O ill broadl 'ning Ihl' ha~l'

of Ih.., SOI:i..·ty"s IIIt'mhn", h ip ;lIllOnc; lhe people of our ~ I'\l '" H t~ ",pok!'I.f lhl' irnp"rla lHl' "f till' l a ~k I,f Ihe n iH'fl l,r ,"'!t'kl ti"n <:lllUmittl'r,llll! ('xpr..'",~ed l ilt' h"p.. ' th ;ll t hl' Comm ittl T \\ "ult! 1)(" I('ad ~ tu 1I1i1 kei t~ recoml1lendalioll in Ihl' lH'ar fUlure.

Under Ill'W l)u .,ilH ' ~'" till' I're'sident appl ,illlni .\ 1('."'1"'. I Iellry C.JaCk!'llll, ( :I;tfb('11 .\. { : ( , l l i n ~ , ] rd, t :lll1 rad ( ;11" '11 , ' l' h(' lllaS (:aRo ~

(;rC l'llI' , an d ~ 1. ]{;llld"lph Flathn a~ rl'pn'''' ' lIIal i\Ts of th e Rhode""land H islorir a l SO('i('I~ to th e .' at hanad (;IITIW . h~o(' iat i()n.

TIll'r.. Iwinc; no furthl'l h ll"' ilU·....~, ht' Ihe l) inl rod u,n! t he ~peakn

J a n lla r ~ 1954] Report of t h r Treasurer 21

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' J ' ) O J/ia rJ of the Society

OF F I C E R S

[January /look R l'I'it'1I'

BOO1'\. REVIEW

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N. ugu lr'illiJ flJ J II h Co nt ribution to the ..{ m erit" '1 "l"r"Ji/ir", . Hy Perr y\ Iilkr. Im liana p" li, all d -,",." York : B"hh,-\lnri ll , l' I.'d. 27.'1 pp. .'!d .

I' rof" " " r Pari' .\I ilk r " I Harvard has \(in'" ll' ill rhi-, l" " ,k a Ir",h ,lIld, h" rr" ll\{ illl; pic t ure " f R,,\{n William' . It i' n" t " hi" l{r"ph) , ill tIll" Il,,,,,tv-n sr-, hut ruther an ,1I\"h ,i , " f 'Vi ll i,llll ' phi l"'''ph i' 'al 1"" il i" lI. h" " I...,"'hin 'ed it , and what "'eu' it, ""I"'·{lll' ·" '-' ·' . S i" ... · il i, " 01 " hi"g ra ]' l" il d" esnot \r'II " '"' ' fa mil iar ground whib- ... ,n ll' llli ll\{ il,df " ilh fill illg i"t" tlu-irpr"p,·r p ia",' a I,·" IW'" f"n ,·-." ha s b""n t hr- c " ,' "it h I"" llla ny hin graph i(',"f W illi 'l m , . In fa, l. th",, ' n-uders <ll n· ' ldy fam il i;lr with th .. hml{ line ,, [William" biou ruphi .., "ill I,.. ii, "lO,t ,'ppr"" ia l in , readers. fur. "hil" ;1 know l­,·dl.:'· "f \\'illi"m ' life i, no,1 """nl i,d I" II". ""d, 'r't a",li"g " f I'r"f""or \ Iill",.· ,I" " ,k. it " il l ma kr- hi, intr qll',·' a li,ub "I I thr- Ill,m ' i" ln", till.L\ .

T Il(' ""rk has t" " prim-ipa! th, 'w" both , id r-, 01 II". "'''l<" C"ill,l'rn[",'"r .'\filln ,.,'Ilt ,·rals t ha t R"g,·r \\' illi' Ulb "' ''' n"l Ihe 'piritll, d ,' '''''', I" r

of till' Ei .\{h"...1l\h <:"'lIliry lil", n ar iall ' "ho "rOle l'e1 igi' " '' In "' d" ", i"I" lh<"( :nll-t it illion 'lil t! "",,10' it a ha,i,' pruu-iph- ,,( .Yme'riran lifo-. ,\ h l"'" l(h" ·ill i'Ull ' i, ,·('kbr"I, ·d '" Ih, ' pHll'hn " I u 'li,l(i"lI ' Ircr-d.un. he;" t, ,,,II , ""' 1'1 ,."lillk "I' uo intllw n"e on ;1I"il "ti"",,1 (k""lopllll 'm , in .Ynu-riru." thr- ,l\,lh"r' Hi ll"_ """ Iy ;Ift r-r thr- ' ·<llH·,· pli oll " I lil", rty for ,III dnll,m ill"li"n, ha d tri o" lIlp ll('d " n " h"lly uthcr uround-, d id _·\l1".ri"; II" I""k I"" k "" \,' il liam ' 'IIl IIinv ect I,im " ilh h i, ill·f it ti nl! h'II"."

1'1'"(,.,,,,1' .\ hll e r i, m"I,,"lll ,'dly ... .rr....t whr-n I". 'lI'g"'" Ih al W illi a m"attituclc "a' not ··, he rel igi'H" indi JT"'T" ti'm "f a j d f" r, " n: ' "('" " "h,'" has\ ' ·ill i" m, 11<'<' 11 ", ,, t in th i, mi<', "'I" ... i" I"· hy I"'r ,,,n, pn>II" t" 1.'1 lo ill, l, i.l.: h'''1''''']' ill l<J rheir hi, t" ri,·al interprr-t.rtn '11' . (ll " ''' r '''. th" t<, i, Ill' hru,hi ll\{ a,ilk\\'i ll i"",,· pOT.,ona l expcricu ...·• hi, I" ng \1' ;1\ '..1 Ih w"glo lilt' \'ari"", w, t, "hidl"""to" t" tl ,.. " ~lId o f t ill' trail ill S' Tkni'm. " hi, h m i.dl t h,,, ·,· ind", n [ a manI" 110" a lill k d"l,i"", "hout lil1 al il y ill t<'ligi"lI _ 1)('lid,. ]l"1 evr-n Ih,''' ' rirrum­" ;tllo ', d" notprrtuit ", 10 ' ay Ih" , \\'illi a rn_ (;,"" n 'd n ·li!;i"" , f,., ·...I,un 1,..,"lII".'lu- di d not Iwlin(' in an ph ing "i ll, ' n l" in t) hi ",,('lf.

'1'110'11 , again. I think 1'«1[,'''''1' \ I il l<>r [;,ih I" gi, ,' _"ll i,'i"1l! \\ " ig'h t I" Ih"' 0"1"1"","11'" ' Irl;llm('" t_ "f \\ 'ill ialll' in hie (l u", i, .' of 1f 1 ~1" ' . 1 1 C IJ II.I;d a " l i lllla " d '1"1,, ' Ill",,,! \, T,." I'I in "h i.-l, h, ' IH.i"t - out to 1\, rl i'llllClll Ih,' "a ruunuuivIrom reliuion. "".,,,", ,., I"'TI' 11(,'. · all pro" i" ,!:' 11,,,1 II,,· gn'at," 1 ,ok," " 'l lI'illg" pUll Enc;li' h 11<" ' k,. "ro' " f " _pil'it" ,d ,Illd _" "I 11;' 1"""" an d g, ..., ,, " I" _, ,, ,

". \11 Iornu-r Parfianu-ut-, I"" ,' , 1" ' llg... 1 II,," " )"k, ', ,Il ... ,rdi llg I" llH'ir"'n"·i"n'· ..·' I"'p;,h "I' I' n' tnt ,m t ,' . 'Ti, ",1\, y'H' r 11"1," 1'" turu " I 1",1",." "d ;1.' i, yo ur la, k '" I h" I'" i, y""r t< '" oI n ti" n not I" d ,,' u l!" 1,,1' that "h," 10 l um tI", ,,1 ,.., ,1 " hi, 1! auothcr Parlianu-nt. ,m d Ihl" HT' n",!, Ill'"turn ag"i" lUll '" "a ,,' tI... ,,,hj ,·<'l' .urd ,<>ur,,'''''' fn,n , ,l ,,,k ,' «hirhm-itlu-r )"U nor ~""r L,II,,'" '''TOC nTr al, l.. to 1,..,,1':'· ira li", ltIitH',- B.r ,S ,

lJovk R evieu [january Bl .{J( :K ISL \ ;\:I) ( .E" IE"I T:RY RE<.:()Rlh

Professor ~l i lkr is no r unmindful of these pass a~ t' ~ III William" 'Hiling';just t!.... oppo~i11" Il l' has quoted rhcm t'x!t'n,in'lj. It i-, hi, expLlIwtiou ofIh..,n whirh i, the mo-t inn-resting as pect of hi, hook.

I I.- ronn-nd, thcv <Ire Ihe product of WilJi,un' nbsorpiion "ilh typOIH~y,

" uu-thod of interprt'ling the Bihle whi,-h s...cs Old Tr-xrauu-nt p"r~ollS and...."·llI' ,,, prd it:ur;' t;on, or "1) [1e, ' of th ...ir amilj[1'" in th r- XI'W Tr-xtamcnt.I'n,f"",'r :\I illn ar~, rr-, II,at ,u,-h a mr-thcdologv would lead tn the imerprcta­lion "of thl' ()Id Test am ...nt I" thr- X..." 11"1 a" an unfcildirur through rime of ,HI'

t'ndnri"!: "'I\'cn,LllI lx-twcrn ( ;od and man-e-n rOW'lla1lt within" hidl '\ Illn i,'ant:0, ...nuucnt- "ould ronfidvntlv op<'r'lll' -hlll a, a radica l b reak:'

'Llu- npshot of this hrt'ak in \\'illiam' ("'I,,', ';1)" our ,'uthor, "'" hi, rumph-tet!n'oti"n 10 Separatism. and from thi, S"l'ar;lti'm 'pr;lll~ all hi, other famous""ll1r",...r~ial ,wnd,. I' rof,.."or :\fi lln i, not HIll' til I".. argn r-d with 011 mattersof .'\,'" England th('()IH~ind thought; 1H' has ~tlldied not only williams' Ih ink.im:- in th i, til'ld hut Iln,t of hunclrcd , of ntherx, and he ma kes a .'tronl.( "'''0',"itin!: from \\'illiarn, own wilrk<. for pn-orr-upatiou with hpol"I.("

It i" " IW\\ and va,tly iUl rif!:uing- intcrprct.uion of II... r " nnr!n \ uu-rnal1'''''''''''''." T h.. rorul aruuuu-ut i, far too long ,md in""h'('d to permit d"lailrdt'<Ti,'" lu-n-. and I ,It,d I h,,, ... to ,'(lut"llt n",,'lf with a ~"lwr"lil.('d stat--mentof my rcacuon til it.

I f{'('llh;,t h",i,,;oIh l'mk",'r :\1iI!C'r is right. for tlu- typology tlwor\ lnaknm'lIly fa.-1.< ahollt \ \ 'illia m, ' lifr- rnon- (',,,ill' understandable. BlII un tl.... ntlwrhand I ",,,mot «more thr- Iundanu-nral fan Ih'H " ' illi;" m w;" abovr- all .l

I'r" .-li,'a l man, li"ing in a pr'ldi"al world. and tha t to explain all his an inns illthe lidll "f tlll' fan that he \\'1-' a tjpologi,t i" pcrh.rps, 'Ill ovcr-sim pfiticarion.

.-\ t ,my rate, I'n ry :\I ilk r·.' h"ok is f;o r 'll1d ,"";'y th... most b,rinating- workon Roger Willianl' to "[1po,;,r in many yC'ar-'. It provokes thought. hccauv­thinking i, in il. It M'rws Will ia ms w('ll b~' making availahk, ill n·""",,,hlyre"d,,!Jk form. llI"'t nf the valuable pa"'lgt'S in hi, pri nt...1 "ritillg~. TIlt'b"ok's r..."dn, ~h"llid I'mer ge far bt'ttn 'lualili"r! to lal k iJltl'lli~"ntl)' ahoutR" l.:n \\' iJlialm..\ nd. a, I' lOfn ' or ~I i l kr puiu" m'l. t ill" William ' Ill' hasfOllnd "otfn, ju"tifir,l1ion' for frl'ed"'ll whi.-h ma)" pro"" mol(' pt'nillt'!lt wHur Ilcl'l'"i tin Ih'<I\ '11'lIly Hf t!\(' E i ~ h \{' l' ll1 h and XilwI<' ,'ntn Co'Hlllry f"rmul,,,th"l h'1\'o' tr"t:i,'"l1y .-rllluhlcd hdon' ollr Hr)' <'ycs:'

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son of Ek-anda and EUlli n ' I)"dg".l launah R .. ltis "i f,-, lll -,! 1' 11,1.

X;lIhallicl l)od.~( ·, j r., di ..d ,Ju n e :\11. 18i 1. ar-. :-,8 yr, .. 6 mos.. :i {b.

Xathatliel l)od~,·. di-d Fl'h , 2i, IIGi-. ( n\'x t to H ira m Doch!;t' )

Ann. d.ruuhtcr of ;'\,Iwlli ialt a nd ~ la ry nod,!.:I'. di-d J u ly 29 . 17.i-"ar-. : \~ J \1'.

Capt. Xoah I lod gl' , di ed :'\0\' . 2~1 . 1861. .u-. 79 yrs.. II 1Il0'" 1 {b." 'a ity. I,ifl ' o r Xoah nodgl ' , died (),- t. 2 1, 18-':; , a ,'. ill yrs.. :; mo-.

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Capt. Olive-r I lod!.(,' , die-d Nov. 20. lH·l.'I. in ~qth \1'.

Ba thchcha. wift' of Capt. 01i\'l'l' Dodgl'. died 'v-pr, 21). IBfj -, 111

Hfith yr .

Clpt. 1{'lljJh E . ])odgT . I H:,B- I ~1 2H .

Clara E .. his ,\i ft', 18fiO-191+ .Infant 'on of Ra lph E. and Clara E . nod!!\' .E flil' E .. {L!ug hln " f Ralph E. and Clara E. I) odgt' . died x t.«. 1\.

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Ran,f" n l ..\ . Dod gl'. IB.J-2 \91ll.Sar"h D., hi, \\i('t' , ISH 1~J:l2.

Ra lhbOlll' DodgT. died .I 'lil. 2:"1 . 1H6B. Im'xl to Il ir" lll [)"d~(' )

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L" riah B. f), >dgl'. ;\ u!:,. 12. 111",0. du-d :-\0\. 12. 1907 .Enu-ljm- E. n ;l(lg-t-. A Ut!. 28,18·19. died Apr. 22. I~nl.Clan-no- E. J)odg.·. "'11 "r L ri.rh B. .md ElIWlilU' E. n "d g,-. hom

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Sept. 7. t1l92.Corn elia Ann , daugh ter or \\'..It-" IIW a nd C" l'Iwlia

d il'd Fd J, 2·1. IRlill. ; \<'. \I) ~h . • 7 1111" .• 11 d,l.

W l"!f OllW 1),>d ge. JI., Ja il. 1j . 1111'. - .\ [' 1. 17. I'I:!O,O li\'\' L. lJodg,·. hi\ I,if,', S' ·p\. 1. IIHI - Jall. 2."'. 191·\.C OJIJt' lia .\nn. d a ll!:h tl"l' of \\·,·k " 1I 11' and ( )li\" · I ),,dL::'·. i""'ll )ob I'.

O. 1866: di"d ,\ pr. 12. \Illi li.

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R" ..ina, elall~hl'T or Ro l"TI C . a nd I b I1l1;.h lJ " dg: ,·. di ..d ~o\' . 2'1.18 16 . ;.... :1vr-.

( ~ .tI\ R . :\ I .. (I;"\l~hln of l<ol"Tt C . .rnd l l.m nn h Dc>di!", du-d :\ ta r.q. 187j , in ·,fili l ~l.

R" I" ' l t C . I).o<h,:, ·, horn 1811 : died ~O\'. :10, IRRO.E_tn S. I l..d~, · . h", II I8 III: dir-d s, 'pl. l) , IWH .

Rol"r rt C. l r..dg, ·, IR:U -191O.W. \ ldi"';1 1l, ~ l c ' " hi_ \\ ir.-. 18:1::, -1910.

....;u nu ..1 Ikl(lg,· \\ .... drn\\lIrd \ Ia\ 1-•. 18tll. in :,6 th \1 .

l.cd ia . "if" of S.lIllud ))"dg,·, di;'d J Ulie 2fi. 1818. i~ 8t1111 ~ r.

l' lwl.. · I )' o<lg,·. "if" flf ....amur-l 1J,>dgt'. died On. 2. 1871, ae-. 71 ~'r' .

our fa tl ...r, S.lIIl1wl II . D,>dg,·. di-d ....qJt. 20. 18-18. a" . ·,0 yr_.,hI ll''' .. 8 d.•.

ollr \ Iotlwl. :":.\11'" \1.. "if" nf " ;1111111'1 B. nudg.., died \ Iay 17.IBfl.l . ill 7ilh \ r.

WiJli:nll 1L "Id,·..t "" II of S.HllUd It and ~a IKY \1. n otlg,·. died\f a r. '1.7, 18'16. a" . 72 \I-., fi d.r.

S..phroni.• Il ,>dg,' . d;IIi!.:"Ilt'T of "".uIllwl H. a nd :\".111<"\ \ 1. D<ld~, ',died \b~ 22 . 1870. at '. 22 vrv.

Ilea .... ,11111n-1 K. ').><11::'" J uh :\1. ISH-rd,. 6, 191i ,Cnrndia K. COl1k~ . h i.. "if" ..\ ug. I. lall).Childn-n :,\ hun E. I>," lg:, -. \81;'1 1'1Ill.[ Iha ll Dod gr-, 187:1­I.,·,mdn ll' l(lg,', 18HKO'\I 'n,1 J)cl(l!:,·. 18B'~

I k a "iillloll ll' I(I!:,-. died Jan. 2-,. 181>R ;.... 72 \I".. 9 mo-, .. 2:, d.r.\Ll n \ 1. Il oelg,·. \\ if,· of Il, ,;. Sim on lI odg,' and ,bughtn of W il·

li';1Il and S..'rah I.itt ld id d . db-d In-c. I",. 18.",6. ill .')7th H .

Sill"'" D, ,,I.!.: ,·, ,\ )11. 1. 18,"18 .Ja ll_ 1-1. \922.H,·...i,· T . Ct. rk. hi .. wi f<-. ..\ lIg. 2. t8 fi6 :\"'W. 11. \9 11.Ttuir ""11 . I (,-m y S. Il "d g,·. '~o\' . 2:( 1'102.

Sol"Il ",n I.. Il odg,·. died S'·pl. 18 . 1802. ;1('. fii ~r~., 9 III"'.• 21) d.r.Phd,.. C .. wir,· 01Snloll 11lll I. . J)"dgt'. Apr. 6. 18 t:l :\la r. 11 1WFI.:\ la l\ ' I I.. da ll,gll t" r of S"I"mon L. and I'hcl»- C . I)od \,:('. (lw(1 .l \l l ~

:\11. IHI;t;. a r-. 2"1 vrs., 2 Ill"".. :\ da.

F:llIwr Ca l'!. .....,, 1,,1lIoll l l,,{It.: ,·. l l,T . ."'.182n O rt. :J. IB90.\ to tlwr( :;Illlni II" A I I"dg-,·..\ u \,: . 2i. 11I21- -S,'(lt. R. 1 ~1 1 )2 .

Eldn TI H>l na_ f)" ,Ig,.. ,It-pa lwd llli, Iifl-. ~O\· . 1t. lHOI. in fi71h ~r.

I"ri-t n ll ll Il ", k ,.. di ..d .\u!.:. Ill. 17:1:\. in B7lh H .1)"1";". widow'or T ri_tr ull ; n "dt!'". ,Ii"d Fd l. y,; Ill. 1i:'J7. ill 71th yr .

\\ illia lll Pill ]) od gr" Ih- r-. 12. lHW\.Addi- :\b y W illis. his wife, .\ug. 27, 1881Vivcn Kenneth I)" d g,'. J a n. l -l, 1908.J oh n T. ]{utIegt ', J a n . I-l. 1877,Lvdia M . Willi, . hi, wifr-, junr- 17, 11I/9-Jull\' 1\ IIJ!U.

\\-illfi,.fd Srotr [ loog" . j r ., R. I. . 1'\"1. I rl., 17 "";"1 guard. Apr. 6,1912.

ln-Ha R . infant ,bil{l of winfi.-ld S. and l Lmnnh .J. D" dg\", born.\ pr, 11, IIl1lo,; died '"''"IJI. 22. IIlR·,.

IIO:\'LO:\'.-\ rllli,' B. Do nlo n, lin'd in tlw \\"illi, fami'" fnr~7 \1"" hnm III

Ed'·nhurg. Scntland. ;-.",1'1. III. HG :i: di, 'd "Bln{'k I. [,; nd , ~ Ltr. i,1926.

IlOI{ In 'J".epll ll'>ritlll, 181-{j -I~12/ ,

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Willialll, -on of Elw llI"ZlT .md Ann [l " d l.! ' ·, j an . 2fi, 17:\\1, ;11'. :; yr, ..:1 IUOS .. l f da .

Capt. \\'illi;ltll I l"dt.:". lv.rn Ik e fi. [/~l:j; di ..d ! kr. H. IHOi r.E l i ~ a ll(' th I lodi.!l'. wife "l' Willia m I lodg,'. die-d :\L n . II), lH7l1,a". 6-,

~ r' .. 6 1l10'., 12 J;L

Capt. \\' illia m T ;l lho t Il" d l.! '" :\lay Ill, Im,n-:\Lu, 2-,. PHil.I'hehe Ib y l l" dge, hi, wik, ,\ Ili.! . 1'1, Im,(1 ,\Ui.!. 2. l~n9.

'Flu-ir children:Sophronia Rav Dodge, JlIl- I!, IBlU-:\br. 8. tBfn..\Iic(' xr.« Ilodi.!'" :\Lll". 21. IIIH6- July :\ , 11'11'1 7.W illia m Ea rll' ]) " d g" , J an . 1. \1'18'(Dariu, Bra ina rd Dudg,', Allg. 2'2, IWG-July 11. 18~lfi.

.In, h lla T ruma n Il" dg" , :\b r. l -t w~m.

\\' illi:11 11 Pitt llndge. J uly 21'1. IfI:-IO-,\w,.: . 2:-" 1~12,

H a nna h A., wife of W illi,1I 1! I'. Dodge, die-d Se-pt. '2ti. HmO, ae-. :Hvr-.. I 1110.. 2:\ da.

1:,,'11 ,, S" wih- of W illi;llll P. D" dg,', died Jail. lB. WB7, :1\'. 2~1 yr,.Loui-e :\ I illi ld 'n. wife of W illia ll l 1'. ]) od !:: ,' , Xov. zn, lfF)7 FI'h.

2 -,. 1897.I Ianir-t Littlefield. \\'ik of \\-illi;ll il 1'. I l" dg-t" 1B.i-) - I~n I.R ue! .-\rrhi,', ,on of Wi lli,lIll 1'. and l l au nuh A. l rod gc. died .\ug.

.u, 18R-I. ;1<', 11 vrx.

W illiam II . l) odW'. 11'171-[9'2 1. ( O il \ \ -ill ia lll C. Link-field '[Ollt' )

O n i,' .\ 1. l .inh-tield. lRfI:;-lYln.

IIInd- ' 111/ 1I t! ('fll/r/oy R eco rds [januarv 19:'14J lIIark ldand ('nflr/f'ry R ecords

ll REWEmma] , Il lTW, 1919 .

[l LT:\' :\'A ug u, tinl' W. Du nn. [fl.-If) 19:\1.Rosin;1 \ \" Dun n , 18·1-9 -19:11.

Fa the r Harxilln B. l runn horn 11l1n: died l!UG.Mot her Marv R. D un n. horn 1813: died 18~J:I.

J oh n, son of-na rzilb B. and ~lary R, D unn , (lieu Sept . 2/, lR\f1.at'. 2 yrs" 12 d a .

~lary L ucy, daughn-r of Ib rzilb B. "lid ~ lary R. Dunn, died Jum>20,1866, in ltith yr.

Barzilla B. D un n, [8·L) - 192 1.Ahbv C .. wife of Ba rzilla B. D u nn, d ied ~lay 27,11199, ;w. li vrv..

+~n'r'ks,Addie R. l Junn, Iflf16-19n:1.E lisha I' . Dunn , son of Ib rzilla B., j r., and Ahbv C , I hUIII. dird

Sept. --1-,1871. ,II', i IIIOS., 2f) da.Elizab-rh A .. daughter of Batvilla B. and .\hh\ C. D unn . 1878

1929,

r. ik , 1'. l Jun n , died I k e 22,1927. ac-. Ilf; \1" .. 7 llIOS., 211 d.r.Abb v 1.., wife nf Gi"' , 1'. l Junn, died \ov. r. 18H~j, .u-. ·l'!. yr'"

7 ;110'., 28 da.

( ; i"' s 1'. I lunn. died A]Jr . 2.'" llltl.), a... .,7 yl'" '\ 1110'" TI da.hi, wih-. Lyd ia Dunn. died J une :1, IBtl[, ;11'. IJ[ vrc., 6 muv., 211 da.

G iles P. Du nn, J uly I'l. IIIW-A ug. 28, 19:'):).H ann ah c., hi. wik. .lUIll' II, 1HiO-Auc:. [8. l~rFI .O t is ~t () tt Dun n. Ik e, 21, 190:1-0n. 19. 1~)11.

J ohn D u nn, E, 'I., dit-d junr- I, IIH9 . at', T, yf".. 6 mos.H e was a llIa lll'0" l'S' l'd of a mind di" ...rlling ami adi\<' and heldthe ofiic(' of J Il, t ice 2,) yf". H,' wa-, a ln-lit-vr-r- ill Ood and died infull faith in thl' n-vur rr-rtion of Cbri-t.

J ohn B. Du nn. c\ug. :\ 1, Ifill - A pI, 2, 1911).Lv dia. hi, 1\ ife-. 0 ,,1. 2:\. 1II11 - 0rt. Ill, EHtI ..I<;h n .-\., son of J oh n B. and l .ytli;\ Il llllll, drown :\br. 21, lHB1,

al', 17 HS.. --l- 11I0S.

Infall1 '0;' of J ohn H. alld Lyd ia [huHI, ,]i, 'd Oll. 21l. 1871, :W. 1,1 dol.

J" hn Ed ]) u lIn , [R-lli.~\[[Il('ia C., hi, wik. 11167-1921.

L yd ia D UIlII. died .1 111 1<" :;, IWII, al,.!n yls .. l' 1110' .. 21l da,

I ll 'r-;WELLLydi a L. Dunwt-ll. Ifr)n 19:1:1.

ECC U :sFrank E("f · lt , ~ . 18BO.1.(' 1\;1 U. l>od g.·, h i_ wife. illiG. ( 0 11 Ib y Dodge vtone]

H I :"; "\ ,," ili o n of :'\a tha nid I h m n. died Fr-h, " . 28. I 7:1-,. ;u-. 6-1.\kllle,,\" of Elizabeth. ,t· "i[,- of Xatliallid Dun n. dh-d \by 19.

17-11 : :\1". 69 vrx. .\\-illia rn.....m of X'Hha ni,-' ;HId Eli7aho·tll . di ..d \lar Ifl, 1721. :1.1',

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:'\" ;Ih I>. D Ulin. d ied JUIl\' 2!'. 1877, a.' , h i yr'_. R tuoc.. 28 d.1W('ahhy D., will, of :'\(,,-.11 DUUIl, d ied Mar. S. 1871. a". -18 Y'f__ ,

I 1110•• :1 da.Farlu-r Xoah II . Ihmn. 18.",,"1 -\(111 ,\l otl wl" .\gne, R . Allell . 1870 19 1.",.O d.-r S. DUTlIl. UI9 1 ~ 1 9Tc,.

Farh-r Roher! D . Dunn. 1112 1 lWIH.~l odl ('r Lucretia B. Dunn. 11129 \909 ,11l LIIl { daughter of Rolu-rt l ). nud L urn-tia H. D unn . du-d D"r.

1H, IR-)o,,\ h1J, Delila, d<lllt::!lttT of H.ol ....rt D. and Lucretia B. Durin, du-d

'\ ;11;:- . ;-1, Won, a t' , 2 111'''' . , :1 dn.

:"ot lo"t , but gone Iid on'\\'" Ini ", th l'" dear Al fn-d wlwn"Tr we gofri l'll<j.. and rclarive-, could 110 1 _;1\"1' -

tlll T Irmu th e ragillt! W;l\T"Th.. _";I ran hich \\11l'1I tlln \ \rn' atl ''-"lInnd hurled tltt'l~l from the-ir iitllt- bo.n."C a pt. William.\ . Dunn. dnJ\\ 1I ~I ar . 21. lR8-1. ne. 2 :~ ~r".

.\ hil-:<I il, w ifc (If Sa muel Ihum . d ied J uly 17. 177 I. ill ~llh ~ r.

~.lIliud I iun n. who du-d I), 'c . 16, 181.",. a t'. :i I vr-.W;lit \· ~1. .\Ii tchd l. n-lkt <lr S;unud Du nn. died Apr. I-I. 18 -1:\ ,

;It' .· 6,", ~ rs.

Eliza .....·t11 C. D UIIIl, wi ft' of 11011. S;II11ud Du nn and daughter {Iflk-ujamin T . and (:;11I",rill{' ~1. Cot', horn of :"l' \ \ po rt, R. I.,Fl'h ,26. 181-1 , d ied <II :" t·wp orl . Ocr . 8. 18,il.

,,1_0:) childn-n .-\ ugu_till<' W,. (;"orgt' C.. .\ laria .

' I'!la d d" u_ 1'. l Iu rm, I8fi.",-1 9 II.Ada .\1. .\ l itrhdl. h i" wift" 11Ili'l.In Llllt "0 Il of Thnddeuv 1', and .\ da .\1. Dunn . d ied J a il. 2,1, IWI,",.

.u-. :, da .

FOLEY\Ian t'tt .t Fok-v . .\1.1\ 2, lR:\9 Ik e 9. I~UI.

FERG C SO :"Capr . T holll;1 \ Fcr eu -ou. 1 116 :)~ 1 (1 1 1o I I .· t"" \\a";1 fi-lu-rmnu.

JUIIf' 7. 19 , 0.1R81-1919.

E R:" STEmma 1.. T. Andcr-ou. \, if,· nf Akin C. Em _' . .\Ll r. 1-,. 188 1­

DIT. 7. 191ft

FR .\:\KU:"'\ [r. Stephen Franklin. wl10 (kparl<"d thi_ lifr-..\ pr, IHll:~ III hi­

87th H .

ELYI lt-llrid la . d ;llIi!ht' "f of ( ; ' "f,rt! (' E. S. and Curr",lia S. Ely, d it'll

Apr. I",. 1816, ar-. 2 lilt".• 20 d a.

Twill (b u~ h t " r _ uf Alvin a mi Emma El'll_t.IH'1Il .-\ u~, T, lff n"J.Alice B. \1.. died o«, 2. 1907 ,El_i, ' S, T ,. du-d :'\0 ' ·. :), 1912.

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EDDYr." OI"R" W. Edd v. born Feb. 22. 1862. di..d o«. n. 1'128,L illi,· a.u. horu ':-';o\". 9. 186:1. died ::'\0\", 27. 19:\7.

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GOOL EY,\ II)1'rt Frami, (;,,,,Io- ' -, IIIl. :k L' .s .:" .R .. born ()<I , 2:1, 1111-1- : died

at Sea. 1), '('. :11, 1'1-i I. O rillaI' RI Y·. Levn-, J'hi lippillt, I _LUlU,hiv M ot her, Lcom., .\ . H arvev, hum Ik t. Ii . 111'11;.

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(;IU\ l EJoh n CrillH' , IH.i:'1 - 1'1:\'2.: \ Il Tl (; rilll" , 1ll:"{ l-19TI.Willial)l (; rillll'. R . l. 1'\"1. fidd Art 'y . \la y HI. 19:1h.

GI{l' \ L \:"Sannn-l (;l\ lllldll. 2nd. of :"orwal k. Coun. who wa, drown J U ll C I -I ,

1791. in 2 7 vr ., Crah .\ Ieadow, Long Lland.

W..edell 11 . n orton , du-d Sqll , I-I. IRR.'. in 8(1th yr. of hi, ;)g" .Cvnrhia 1'.. wik of " '("ed en II , Gorton nud Ionm-rlv vvi do,," of

· \ la rt in W . Rose. died Feh . '-" 11170, ac . .-)9 vrs. ;-, Illos:" ·illi.-. m C ast· Gorton. SOil nf \ V' Tck n H. and Lou is,' ( ;n rl nn , died

;>-;0\' , 1, 18fifi, ae-. :1:1 HS. I mo.Comeli., E. Ro-c. wir',· of William C. Gorton. I k e. 26. 18-11 ­

n, 'c 10, 192-1 ,

(; R,\TT,\(;EG"nrge H c-rtu-r t ( ;r;lIt;lgT. R . [ fire-man 2nd fl . U . S. :" ;1\"y, July

28. EH1.

CIC\ \"C"on!;\' I. Gray, R hod.. I, la nd p\'t. 72 IIlL I I Di\" . o,«. 6, 19%,

CR EE:"" 'ilJialll Gn·'·Il. horn S' ·pl. 12, I i I.-I, dro«n at HInck " la nd . Dec.

12, 17 ~ti.

llush.md Willia lll J. ( ;n't"n. din] J uly 28 , 1912 . ;1(' . 69 YlS.. 9 lllO'.

Sa rah \1.. wire of \\' illia lll J. Ort-e-n.

( ;R [F F lTl l\\-ill'" Critkth. horn Sept. 2 1. 171:"'1 . drown at Hlock Isla nd . Oct. IR.

17.');1.

(;O I{TOXJohn Oonon. Esq., di ed I k e 2-1-. 1822. in 6i1lh ~r. of hi, ag' ·.\I rs, Alice- Corton. till' nmia bk- c-onsor-t of J ohn Corton. Esq . died

Sqll ..-', IRI2 in ·tRth yr.I lcp-ibah . wid ow of John (;nrton. died Xov. 21. IH.i :\, ne. nil .

.1 01111 A _ C o lto n . IR:\6 -IWI7.\lary Loui-e, only chil d of J o hn A . and Catln-rim- W . Gorton. died

Ma r. 2:1 , 18f:i:\, ae. l :i mos . and H da .Ph ilip W'Td,·n. SOil of J oh n A. and Catlll'rilll ' W. Gorton , died

J uly I-I. 1866 , ac-. 22 1110' . , and 26 da.

J ohn A.. Jr. , SOli of J oh n A. a nd C;ltlll'ril((' " -. Gorton, died Aug. : )J

IR71i, ar-. ;-, 1ll0S,

Bertha \ lari;l. dauuhn-r of J oh n A. and Cathr-rim- , \", ( ;ort n n. du-dAug. .j . lR76. a«. .imo-.

Gl)T HERRolu-rt Guthel", {sunken]

G L'TRY\ fargaret CUlry. ar-. 8+ yrs.. who depa rted this lifr-, Apr. _J . 1087.

H ADLEY11i Lm t d au glulT of Dr. C . H . and V. 1.. l Iadl ev, J uly -1- ,1883.

IL\ LLCharks It.Hatl. 1839-1916, ( 0 11 Gt'org:1' Liub-fu-ld ' tOlW)C"'llathy Lorenza H all, 181.1-1897.

Lewis:'\. H all. Nov. 6, 1895, ar. 69 yrs.Effie, daughter of L,'wis x , and Effi ,' A. H all. di ed n'T. HlAl.

ae. I vr.. ::\ mos .

[10 Iw mnli nw'd J

Sibs C. lI all, AUg". 7, 187.'"J-July 2:1. 19-1l.Cora E. Willi" his wife, Feb. 5, 188 1.Infan t daugh te r of Silas C . and Cora E. II all. ApI'. 28. 1907.

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Jamt-, Hammond. born O ct. 10. 1816, dir-d On, 7. 18'11.iii, wif, ', Eliza P. H ammond, born Feb . 16, 181:J-R ebecca P.. their d au g-hter, horn Ju ly -I. IIlil. died Aug-. 18, 1842,

J1.-\:"1.1-:)"\ L1 rga ret H a nley, died M ar. 12, l AW), in l Hth ~'r. of ag:e,

HAR VEYLeona A. H arvey, born Dec. 16. 1896.

H AYESEd wa rd H ayes, d ied Ik t". :\ . HIR·I. ar- . .°,2 yr, ., 9 mos. and 2:) d.r.Emile V ' J SO li of Ed wa rd and \ LIIY H aves, died Dec. 9, I861i, ;U' . B

vrv., 2 mos., I I da. . .

John H ayes, d ied A pril 9, 181)2, ;W , 79 vrx., 3 mos .. 2( da .\larg-;lfet A., wi fe of J ohn Ha~Ts . di-d Fl·h. 21, 1899, ne. 86 yrs,

J ohn Haves, J r" art. 29, IRn Sr-pr, 10, 1911.Carrah T. H ayes, his wife, Sept. II, 186.'"1 .Allll a L., wife of Joh n Have- j r.. June -1- , 18-1-5~Apr. 22 . 1882.

J ohn F . H ayes, JUIl C 2, 18.')6-~\LI\· 2.°" 19:16.M arv Milliken, wife of J. Fra nk l Iavr-«, Feb, I I, IBGl-l k c. 1'1,

I!H2.Frnnrr-s L. H ayes, Aug-. 2, 1891 -J;Ul. 8, 19-1-6.

Samuvl L. H ayl" , 18 --1- 6----1922.Zilpuh A. , hi s wife , 18·18~19-1-3, Wakefield , R. LInfa nt son, horn and died Ik e 29 , lB70 ,

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\Ir. j ohn \f . Bake r.\ Irs . John \\'. HakerProf. Do nald HradlJllr ~

K inlNon, R. I.

\lr. Charles J. B ouruault\\' '' ' 1 Warw ick , R. I,

Dr. Will iam P. BulTum.\ Irs, .\Ia rion O . Bllrkt·

Ch"padH'l, R. I.

.\ Irs. f-: ~t hn .\. ercI'r

.\Jr. Frederick W . Ca \'Warwick, R. 1. .

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l'awtnek"I , R. I..\1r. I.. Francis H ('frt'~holf

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.\l i s~ Esther F. H illR umfo rd , R , I.

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\I rs..Ymold S. Hoff ma nB.l rr imtt on. R. I.

.\Ir . Theodore R. JdfC'f'!'

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.\ Ir~. Cha rles P. Sisson~ Ir. \\'al :<ol1 Smith

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Prof. Randall ~t("" art~I r. .'I ack L Tholll p."OIl\l r. J ohn .\. Ti ll i ll ~h <t:< l . II\ Ir. \\ 'i:< IU'r H . Town-end

W" k..fi ..ld, R. I .

Mrs. Howard K. Turner.'Jr. Ed gar A. \ \'t-l):>.tn

C h..paeh.-I, R. I.

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