A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Biographies:
Backus, “History of New England.” (First history in which Williams’ life-story is told at length.)
Knowles, “Memoir of Roger Williams.”
Gammell, “Life of Roger Williams.”
Elton, “Life of Roger Williams.”
Straus, “Roger Williams, Pioneer of Religious Liberty.”
Carpenter, “Roger Williams, A Political Pioneer.”
Hall, “Roger Williams.”
Original Documents:
“Complete Writings of Roger Williams,” Narragansett Club Publications.
Bradford, “The Bradford History.”
Winthrop, “History of the Puritans.”
Chapin, “Documentary History of Rhode Island.”
Early Colonial Records.
Early Records of the Town of Providence. Vols. III, IV, V, VIII.
Cotton, “Magnalia.”
General Histories:
Arnold, “History of Rhode Island.”
Staples, “Annals of Providence.”
Greene, “Providence Plantations for 250 Years.”
Richman, “Rhode Island, Its Making and its Meaning.”
Evolution of Soul-liberty:
King, “Religious Liberty.”
Ivimey, “History of English Baptists.”
General Baptist Church Histories, by Benedict, Armitage, Newman, Cathcart, Vedder, etc.
Mullins, “Axioms of Religion.”
Historic Spots:
Guild, “Footprints of Roger Williams.”
Hopkins, “The Home Lots of the Early Settlers.”
State of Rhode Island, “Report of Committee on Marking of Historic Sites in Rhode Island.”
Rider, “Lands of Rhode Island as They Were Known to Canonicus.”
Fiction:
Butterworth, “In the Days of Massasoit.”
Hall, “The Golden Arrow.”
Durfee, the epic poem, “What Cheer.”
Other Books and Pamphlets:
H. M. King, “Baptism of Roger Williams,” “Summer Visit of Three Rhode Islanders,” “The Mother Church,” “The True Roger Williams,” “Life of John Miles,” “Historical Catalog of First Baptist Church.”
Kimball, “Providence in Colonial Times.”
Dexter, “As to Roger Williams’ Banishment.”
Burrage, “Why Was Roger Williams Banished?”
Merriman, “Pilgrim, Puritan, and Roger Williams.”
Dorr, “The Planting and Growth of Providence.”
Burgess, “Reconciliation of Government with Liberty.”
Eaton, “Roger Williams, the Founder of Providence.”
Durfee, “Complete Works of Job Durfee.”
Backus Historical Society, “Elements in Baptist Development.”
Notable Addresses:
Z. Allan, “Memorial of Roger Williams.”
W. H. P. Faunce, “Roger Williams and His Doctrine of Soul Liberty.”
Mowry, “Concerning Roger Williams.”
Durfee, “Oration on 250th Anniversary.”
Rabbi A. Simon, “Thanksgiving Address on Roger Williams.”
Diman, “Address at Unveiling of Statue of Roger Williams at Roger Williams Park.”
Proceedings in Congress on Receiving the Roger Williams Statue.
AN ITINERARY FOR A HISTORIC
PILGRIMAGE
I
Places of Interest Outside of Rhode Island
In England: Charterhouse School. Pembroke College, Cambridge.
In America: Salem: Site of First Meeting House. The original old First Church. The Original Roger Williams House (The Witch House).
Plymouth: Coles Hill. The Burial Hill. Harbor. The Meresteads.
Boston and Vicinity: Original Bradford History in State House. Site of Meeting House where trial took place (Dunster and Meeting Streets, Cambridge). Site of old First Church.
New York City: Roger Williams’ Watch, in Fraunce’s Tavern.
II
Places of Interest in Rhode Island
In Providence: Study a map of the original Home Lots in relation to the present streets of Providence. (Hopkins, “Home Lots,” is good.)
Capitol Building: The Original Charter from Charles II. The Original Portsmouth Compact in Secretary of State’s Office.
Court House: Grant’s picture of Landing of Williams.
City Hall: Original Deeds from the Indians. Williams’ Letter of transference. Original Compact of Providence Settlers.
Civic Center: Symbolical Statuary on Post Office Building. Civic Center is probably the site of Williams’ baptism.
The Rhode Island Historical Society’s Building: The Apple Tree Roots from Grave of Williams, his Compass, etc.
John Hay Library: Copy of Roger Williams’ Indian Bible.
John Carter Brown Library: Original Copies of Williams’ books and letters.
Brown University.
Site of Town Meetings at Entrance to Tunnel.
First Baptist Church: The Bell. Specimen from What Cheer Rock in Lobby. Pictures of Pastors, etc.
Pardon Tillinghast’s Grave, Benefit Street near Transit.
What Cheer Rock, Roger and Williams Streets.
Sabin Tavern, South Main Street and Transit, Where Gaspee Plot was hatched.
Old School House on Meeting Street Opposite to this, Site of First Post Office.
Old State House, where First Declaration of Independence was signed.
Site of Spring, 244 North Main Street.
Site of Roger Williams House, North Main and Alamo Streets.
Grave of Roger Williams, rear of Stable, 108 Benefit Street.
North Burial Ground: Canonicus Rock. Randall Tomb. (Removal Place for Dust of Williams.) Graves of Manning and Wayland. Memorial to Chad Brown.
Hopkins Square: Grave and Monument to Admiral Hopkins, Charles Street and Branch Avenue. The Home of Admiral Hopkins on Admiral Street.
Roger Williams Park: Statue of Williams. Museum with Indian Relics and Model of Indian Village.
Out from Providence: Fort Independence Site at Field’s Point. Gaspee Point beyond. Drum Rock, Apponaug. Grave of Ezekiel Holliman, Shawomet. Site of Williams’ Trading-post, Wickford. Indian Soapstone Quarry, Johnston. Barrington, R. I. Pierce’s Fight, Central Falls.
Sites at Newport: Town of Portsmouth on Island. Site of Governor Bull’s House. First Baptist Church. Graves of Clarke and of Coddington.
Old Houses: Gilbert Stuart’s House, North Kingston. Nathanael Greene’s House, Cumberland. Reynolds’ House (Headquarters of Lafayette), Bristol. Prescott’s Headquarters, Portsmouth. Stephen Hopkins’ House, Hopkins Street, Providence.
Transcriber’s Notes:
Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.
Perceived typographical errors have been changed.
Repetative chapter headings have been removed.