Samuell Gorton
A Forgotten Founder of Our Liberties First Settler of Warwick, R. I (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Samuell Gorton: A Forgotten Founder of Our Liberties First Settler of Warwick, R. I

It has been the misfortune of Rhode Island to have had its earlier history written hand read under the bias of prejudices engendered by the controversies which led to its settlement. Justice has not yet been done to the prescience and statesmanship of the remarkable men who were the builders of the first Commonwealth in the world's history dedicated to Soul Liberty.

Among these men, none were possessed of a personality more striking and picturesque than the subject of this paper, Samuell Gorton. The cordial reception of this brief historical sketch by the distinguished audience which gave it a hearing before the Rhode Island Historical Society has induced me to consent to its publication.

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