Canonicus Memorial: Services of Dedication, Under the Auspices of the Rhode Island Historical Society. September 21, 1883.

Providence, RI: Providence Press Company, 1883. First Edition. Wraps. 31 pp. 4to. Terra cotta colored paper stiff paper wraps, small tear at head and foot of spine. Very Good. Item #30051

Program from the dedication ceremony for the Canonicus Memorial. Canonicus (c. 1565-1647) was a chief of the Narragansett tribe who welcomed Roger Williams into the tribe when he was driven from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and granted him a parcel of land that led to the establishment of the Providence Plantation and Colony of Rhode Island.

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