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Rand, William, 197

Randolph, Edward, 206

Rawle, Francis, 138

Reformed (Calvinist), 57, 58

Relating to Negroes,175

religious hatred, 55

religious liberty, 20, 21, 26–27, 76, 111, 156, 168, 183, 198, 240, 242. See alsofreedom of religion

representation, legislative, 74–75, 95, 102, 111, 139–140, 203–204

Reynolds, John, 119

Rhett, William, 102, 103

Rhode Island, 34, 118, 208, 213, 233, 250;

as chartered colony, 202;

Assembly, 26, 27, 154, 234;

education in, 26;

militia, 26–27;

money in, 133, 134, 137, 138–139;

newspapers in, 154;

postal service in, 143;

religion in, 26–27, 156, 164, 165, 186;

slavery in, 34–35, 175, 178

Rhode Island College, 165

Ribiero, Samuel Nuñez, 118

rice, 34, 83, 97, 98, 118, 127, 206, 212

Roan, John, 163

Roberts, Amos, 49, 50, 51

Robinson, George, 40

Robinson, Henry, 129

Robinson, James, 84

Robinson, John, 228, 229, 230

Roman Catholics, 27, 46, 54, 111, 156, 197, 240, 243, 265, 266

rotten boroughs, 37, 203, 204

Rowe, Jacob, 154