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An Attleboro Mililtiaman in Warwick Neck. by Robert A. Geake

Posted on October 11, 2017 by

The past six months or so have largely been spent in transcribing the journals of Noah Robinson, a young man of Attleboro who initially listed in Capt. Caleb Richardson’s company of Keye’s Regiment, and would go on to serve in … Continue reading →

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Was Cacauwonch “The Beginning Place”?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

Was Cacauwonch “The Beginning Place”? by Robert A. Geake The first place name under the letter C in Frank Waabu O’Brien’s  American Indian Place Names in Rhode Island, is the name Cacauwonch, with its literal translation as “the beginning place”.  In geographical … Continue reading →

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Anthony Benezet and Moses Brown: A Legacy and a Lost Correspondence

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000188 EndHTML:0000099318 StartFragment:0000003523 EndFragment:0000099282 SourceURL:file:///Users/robertgeake/Documents/Anthony%20Benezet%20and%20Moses.doc Anthony Benezet and Moses Brown A Legacy and a Lost Correspondence A talk by Robert A. Geake to the John Carter Brown Library Fellows Luncheon April 2009 One evening last October, I attended the … Continue reading →

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