At the General Affembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Rhode-Ijland and Pro­ vidence Plantations, begun and held by Adjourn­ ment at Newport, within and for the State afore­ faid, on the Second Nionday in ']'une, in the Year of our Lord One Thoufand Seven Hun ... dred and Eighty-feven, and in the Eleventh Year of Independence.

P R E S E N T> Hrs ExcELLENCY - JOHN COLLINS, Esq_uIRE,'

GOVERNOR.

TitE HONORABLE DANIEL OWEN, Es~UIRE,'

DE P U T Y-G O VE R N O R.

TliEOl:)ORE FOSTER, Efq. JosEPH STANTON, Jlln. Efq. SYLVANUS SAYLES, Efq. JAMES ARNOLD, Efq. WILLIAM CONGDON, Efq. Affiftants; CALEB GARDNER, Efq. THOMAS G. HAZARD, Efq. JOHN COOKE, Efq. IVER DURFEE, Efq.

Tat S E C R E T A R Y. yune,

• AND the Premifes· being duly confidered, It is Voted and Rejo!ved, That the faid Samuel Gardiner be, and he is hereby fully and amply reftored to all the Rights, Privileges and Immunities of a free Citi­ zen of this State, in the fame Manner as though no fuch Conviction and Sentence had been had againft him.

Acls granting /'I' is Pqted and Rejolved, That the Aces of this Atfembly granting BountyFon a Bounty on Sheep, Flax and Hemp, be, and the fame are ,hereby Sheep, lax l cl and Hemp re- repea e • pealed, Petition re- l'f is Voted and RejolveJ, 'that the Petitioh of the religious Society fpetling Slave called ~akers preferred unto this Afl'embly refpecting the Slave Trade referred Trade be, and the fame is hereby received and referred unto the next Seffion of this Aifembly for further Confideration.

Officer&chofen BoTH Houfes being joined in a Grand Committee, chofe the (ol .. lowing Officers, to wit :

'James Mitchel Varnum, Efq. Major-General of the Militia in and throughout the State.

'John Malbone, Efq. -General of the Militia in the County of Newport.

Simeon CJ'hayrt, Efq. Brigadier-General of the Militia in the County of .Providence._

Joftph Stanton, jun. Efq. Brigadier-General of the Militia in the - County of Wajhington. . c.Ihomas Holden, Efq. Brigadier-General of the Militia in the Coun• ty of Kent. '

Daniel Rogers, Efq. Lieutenant- Commandant of the Firft Regiment of Militia in the County of Newport.

'John Whipple, Efq. Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Firit Regiment of Militia in the County of Providence.

'John Gavet, Efq. Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Firft Regiment of Militia in the County of Wajhington.

David Barton, Efq. Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Regiment of Militia in the County of Brijlol.

Allen ']ohnfan, Efq. Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Firft Reiiment of Militia in the County of Kent.

Benjamin Howland, Efq. Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Second Regiment of Militia in the County of Newport. ·

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