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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.410.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Rhode Island resolution ordering the purchase of land near a gun powder mill |
| Date | 21 August 1777 |
| Author | Rhode Island. Assembly. |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Signed twice by J. Lyndon (clerk of the lower house), R.J. Holme (deputy secretary of the Upper House), and certified a true copy Henry Ward. Authorizes Jacob Goffe to purchase land near the mill and build a house, all at the state's expense. The resolution by the Lower House was agreed to by the Upper House the next day, with the caveat that Caleb Harris "be added to superintend the Business." A signed note by Harris on the verso indicates he received the contents from Joseph Clarke, the state treasurer. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Government and Civics Law Mill Ammunition Building Construction Land Transaction |
| People | Harris, Caleb (1739-1812) |
| Place written | Rhode Island |
| Theme | Industry; Science, Technology, Invention; 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 |
| Related documents | Legal document transfering land to the colony of Rhode Island Rhode Island Council of War resolution of Rhode Island to pay Caleb Harris |