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in Boston and had them submit themselves and their lands to Massachusetts, claiming that the sale of Shawomet to Gorton was done "under duress." Now with a claim to Shawomet, Massachusetts directed Gorton and his followers to appear in Boston to answer "complaints" made by the two minor sachems.
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succeeded Arnold as president in 1660, but Arnold continued as a Commissioner for many years, as well as an Assistant from 1660 to 1661. In these roles, he headed a committee to draft and send a new commission to Dr. Clarke, giving due credit to the King's father Charles I for the Patent of 1643
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wrote was "bewitching and bemadding poor Providence." In one incident, "Upon the attempt to enforce the execution of an award against Francis Weston made by eight men orderly chosen, Gorton, with many of his followers, assailed the representatives of law and order making a tumultuous hubbub."
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which gave the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations its official existence. He spoke of "sundry obstructions" stemming from "claims of neighbors about us," referring to interests that both the
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3195:New England Historical and Genealogical Register
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3058:New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial
983:Lieutenant Governor and Rhode Island historian
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2904:Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
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3086:The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton
3021:. Privately published. p. 77.
2898:"Arnold, Benedict (governor)"
1890:7. Juliann Marchante (born c. 1600)
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3055:Cutter, William Richard (1915).
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1867:29. Eva Corninge (born c. 1550)
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372:Massachusetts Bay Colony
4313:Burials in Rhode Island
3146:. privately published.
3106:Hubbard, Edwin (1879).
3083:Gorton, Adelos (1907).
3017:Brayton, Alice (1960).
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4111:Edward Hutchinson, Sr.
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4020:Founders of Portsmouth
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1058:Convention of Kanagawa
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3522:Royal Charter of 1663
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2950:Arnold, Samuel Greene
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274:Newport, Rhode Island
3290:Judges of Portsmouth
3228:Rhode Island History
2972:Austin, John Osborne
2789:, pp. 243, 245.
1974:United States portal
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535:In 1637, Arnold was
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4298:1615 births
4253:John Warner
4239:John Wickes
4235:John Greene
4185:John Clarke
4099:John Walker
4065:John Porter
4040:John Clarke
3947:John Greene
3694:John Wanton
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3137:(30): 1–18.
3040:. Arcadia.
2850:Austin 1887
2838:Arnold 1935
2826:Arnold 1935
2811:Arnold 1935
2799:Austin 1887
2787:Austin 1887
2775:Austin 1887
2763:Cutter 1915
2703:Austin 1887
2671:Arnold 1935
2659:Gorton 1907
2647:Arnold 1859
2570:Arnold 1859
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2505:Arnold 1859
2406:Austin 1887
2271:Austin 1887
2196:Austin 1887
2132:Arnold 1921
2093:Arnold 1921
2081:Arnold 1921
1673:(1592–1677)
1235:(1587–1676)
1046:War of 1812
1044:during the
1042:Great Lakes
1005:John Clarke
926:Long Island
892:John Greene
869:West Indies
708:restoration
478:New England
364:New England
212:Preceded by
179:Preceded by
148:Preceded by
109:Preceded by
74:Preceded by
4292:Categories
4203:Henry Bull
4116:Henry Bull
3581:P. Sanford
3571:Coddington
3556:Coddington
3506:J. Sanford
3501:Coddington
3486:Portsmouth
3410:Coggeshall
3361:Coddington
3339:Coddington
3308:Hutchinson
3303:Coddington
3177:August 15,
2045:References
1023:Henry Bull
1001:Coddington
922:Wampanoags
712:Charles II
629:Pawtuxet.
594:Miantonomi
452:Early life
330:Occupation
267:1678-06-20
3719:G. Wanton
3709:G. Wanton
3689:W. Wanton
3674:W. Clarke
3664:J. Easton
3596:W. Clarke
3561:W. Clarke
3551:N. Easton
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704:Charles I
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482:Dartmouth
458:Ilchester
360:Limington
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319:Relatives
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206:1677–1678
202:In office
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169:In office
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3384:Williams
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880:Somerset
873:Barbados
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803:Westerly
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462:Somerset
388:Cranston
356:Somerset
299:Children
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3754:S. Ward
3749:Hopkins
3744:S. Ward
3739:Hopkins
3729:Hopkins
3699:R. Ward
3684:Jenckes
3541:Brenton
3482:Newport
3466:Brenton
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3179:2012
3148:OCLC
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