Raynors HCA 2014-11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2014
This is an original, exceedingly rare, 1731 edition of Laws "Made and Passed by the General Assembly of HIS MAJESTY'S COLONY OF RHODE-ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS, IN NEW-ENGLAND". This important extremely early 18th Century treatise was printed by James Franklin (no notation), at Newport, Rhode Island. It was James Franklin who established Rhode Island's first printing press, and was the elder brother of Benjamin Franklin, whom he originally taught the printing trade. This historically significant treatise contains a collection of Five different Acts passed in colonial Rhode Island in the year 1730 (see John Alden's Rhode Island Imprints, 1727-1800, number 23). We could not locate another available copy. This volume contains two leaves, 4 pages, quarto. The Five printed Acts include: 1. "An Act for regulating Appeals from Judgments obtained upon Bond, at any of the Inferior Courts of this Colony." 2. "An Act for erecting and incorporating the Outlands of the Town of Providence into three Towns." 3. "An Act for expediting Business in Town Councils." 4. "An Act to prevent Indians being abused and wronged by designing and ill minded Persons in making them Servants." 5. "An Act for enlarging the Naval Officer's Fees for collecting Moneys arising upon the Importation of Negro Slaves into this Colony". The printed text is dark and bold upon watermarked British period laid paper. It is extremely clean and has only one small quill pen made tear at a one word notation "resolved" on the back page. An important early Colonial imprint. Fine condition. James Franklin (1697-1735) was a noted colonial author, printer, newspaper publisher, and almanac publisher. James published the "New England Courant", one of the oldest and the first truly independent American newspaper.
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