(RHODE ISLAND) Manuscript land agreement for the purchase of

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THE FOUNDING OF JAMESTOWN (RHODE ISLAND.) Manuscript land agreement for the purchase of Quononaqutt, i.e. Jamestown, Rhode Island, Signed by over 80 colonists, including William Coddington, Benedict Arnold, William Baulston, Richard Smith, and John Cranston, written in the hand of John Sanford (who has also signed). 7 pages, plus 11/4 pages added at a slightly later date, five 4to sheets, stitched together at an early date. Newport, 10 March 165

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an exceptionally early colonial rhode island document, signed by many of its founding colonists.