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Collection Reference Number GLC06077
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1784 
Title General Assembly. State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation [with seal]
Date October 1784
Document Type Pamphlet
Content Description Printed by John Carter. Resolution welcoming Lafayette back to America. documentation of payment to Gideon Davenport for service by his slaves in Rhode Island's Continental battalions (p. 12). With state seal.
Subjects African American Troops  African American History  Slavery  Military History  Continental Army  Revolutionary War  France  Revolutionary War General  Soldier's Pay  
Place written Providence, Rhode Island
Theme Government & Politics; The American Revolution
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859