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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
Commissioners from New York, New Jersey, and Nova Scotia held hearings to settle a Rhode Island-Massachusetts boundary dispute.
Records of the commission's proceedings include: summaries of each party's argument; questions and testimony of surveyors,
residents of the disputed areas, and other witnesses; and copies of documentary evidence produced by the parties, such as
Indian treaties, acts of the Rhode Island General Assembly, and letters patent. The records were damaged in the 1911 State
Capitol fire.
Creator:
Title:
Minutes of the proceedings of the Commissioners for Settling the Boundaries between Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Quantity:
0.3 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1741-1742
Series Number:
A1892
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