Name/Title
The Rhode Island Declaration of Independence (1776)Entry/Object ID
2025.02.07.10Tags
LegalSecondary Title
1907 copy of the 1776 Declaration of Independence by the Colony of Rhode Island along with historical contextContext
Rhode Island declared its independence two months before all 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence. On May 4, 1776, the General Assembly of the Colony of Rhode Island declared its absolute independence from Great Britain. The members voted nearly unanimously, thus making Rhode Island the first independent sovereign state in the western world. (Source: https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/may-4-1776-rhode-island-independence-day/).Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Primary Object Term
DeclarationNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Sub-Class
Declaratory DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsGetty AAT
Concept
books, declarationsBook Details
Place Published
State/Province
Rhode IslandRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaDate Published
May 4, 1907Time Period
20th CenturyDate Printed
1907Location
Location
Other
Main Floor Stair CaseBuilding
George Hail Free LibraryDate
July 24, 2025Location
Box
Box 21Room
Director's OfficeBuilding
George Hail Free LibraryDate
March 27, 2025Condition
Overall Condition
Very GoodMaterials
PaperExhibition
Warren During the Revolutionary WarCreate Date
February 7, 2025Update Date
August 11, 2025
