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2 Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England 561 (1857)

dc.coverage.spatialRhode Island
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T14:13:41Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-12T17:07:14Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-17T13:17:36Z
dc.date.issued1677
dc.description.abstractRequired seizure of guns and ammunition from "any Indian."
dc.description.lawtextOrdered, the Council taking in their serious considerations not only the inconveniencies, but the discontent which arises in several inhabitants of this Island, by reason that several Indians do pass and repass on and off this Island, with guns and ammunition, showing no ticket or order so to do, these are to order and authorize any inhabitant of this Island that shall meet any Indian or Indians with either gun or guns, or ammunition to take them from him or them, and bring both guns, ammunition, and Indians before the governor or Deputy Governor, to be examined of the reason of their so doing, and to dispose of them according to either their discretions.
dc.description.summaryProhibited Indians from congregating in RI with weapons.
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/5193
dc.relation.isreferencedbyGalehttps://link.gale.com/apps/doc/DT0103439491/MMLP?u=fpcaf&sid=bookmark-MMLP&xid=525742fa&pg=563
dc.relation.isreferencedbyGooglehttps://www.google.com/books/edition/Records_of_the_Colony_of_Rhode_Island_an/vCFPAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=records+of+rhode+island&printsec=frontcover
dc.subjectENSLAVED PERSONS & OTHER MINORITIES
dc.title2 Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England 561 (1857)

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