Name/Title
The Charter from King Charles II to the English Colony of Rhode Island (copy1)Entry/Object ID
2025.04.03.01Secondary Title
Full Title: “The Charter, Granted by His Majesty, King Charles II. To The Governor and Company of The English Colony of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, in New-England, in America.”Description
This is a latter-printed copy of the Charter, which was originally established in 1663.Context
Writing inside cover indicates it belonged to John Child, acquired in 1771, and later belonged to his granddaughter Sarah Hail.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
CharterNomenclature Sub-Class
Legal DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsPublication Details
Publication Type
BookPlace Published
City
NewportState/Province
Rhode IslandRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1767Time Period
18th CenturyPrinter
Samuel HallPlace Printed
City
NewportState/Province
Rhode IslandRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaDate Printed
1767Publication Language
EnglishInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
handwrittenLocation
Inside front coverTranscription
“John Child (illegible)
March 20: 1771
[line]
John Child His Book
(Illegible) March 20: 1771 (illegible) 18/—
Warren May 19: 1775
[line]
From Miss Sarah Hail
Grand daughter of the
Former owner of this
Book”Dimensions
Width
7-1/2 inLength
11-3/4 inLocation
Location
Room
Director's OfficeBuilding
George Hail Free LibraryDate
April 4, 2025Exhibition
Warren During the Revolutionary WarCreate Date
April 3, 2025Update Date
April 30, 2025
