Excerpt from The Collection of Rare American Autographs Formed by the Late Edwin Barrows, Providence, R. I, Vol. 1: To Be Sold by Order of His Son Mr. Edwin A. Barrows; Autograph Document, Signed, of Roger Williams, the Founder of Rhode Island; Autograph Letters and Documents of the Colonial and Later Governors of New York and the New England States The highest bidder to be the buyer. In all cases of disputed bids the lot shall be resold, but the Auctioneer will use his judgment as to the good faith of all claims and his decision shall be final. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.