Samuell Gorton

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. IT has been the misfortune of Rhode IS Iand to have had its earlier history written and read under the bias Of prejudices engen dered by the controversies which led to its settlement. Justice has not yet been done to the prescience and statesmanship Of the remarkable men who were the builders Of the first Commonwealth in the world's his tory dedicated to Soul Liberty.