THE MINOR NAVIES OF THE NORTHERN STATES
Arnold, Samuel G. History of Rhode Island, 2 vols. New York, 1859.
Volume II contains a few items of naval information.
Carson, H. L. Supreme Court of the United States. Philadelphia, 1902.
Contains references to the admiralty legislation of New York.
Connecticut Gazette for 1779. New London.
Gives a good account of the achievements of Captain Talbot.
Fernow’s New York in the Revolution. Albany, 1887.
Contains the rolls of several New York vessels.
Force, Peter. American Archives. 9 vols. Folio. Washington, 1837-53.
Prints important records for Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and New York.
New Hampshire Archives. MSS. Concord.
References to the “Hampden.”
New Jersey, Minutes of the Provincial Congress and Council of Safety, 1775-1776. Trenton, 1879.
Of some value for the prize legislation in New Jersey.
New York, Journals of New York Provincial Convention, etc. 2 vols. Albany, 1842.
Valuable for the history of the New York navy.
Providence Gazette for 1775-1779. Providence.
Valuable for the movements and prizes of Rhode Island vessels.
Pennsylvania Packet for 1779. Philadelphia.
Contains original material for the cruises of Captain Talbot.
Poore’s Constitutions. Washington, 1877.
Contains the constitution of New York for 1777.
Rhode Island, Acts and Resolves for 1775-1783.
Contemporaneous prints. A valuable source for the history of the Rhode Island navy.
Rhode Island Colonial Records. 10 vols. Providence, 1856-65.
Supplements the information contained in the Acts and Resolves.
Rhode Island Historical Collections. 8 vols. Providence, 1827-92.
Contains letters which are valuable for the naval history of 1775.
Rhode Island Historical Society Publications VIII. Providence, 1900.
Important for the naval history of Rhode Island for 1778.
Rhode Island. Journals of the Council of War. MSS. Providence.
Of some value for the years 1779-1781.
Staples, W. R. Annals of Providence. Providence, 1843.
Contains a brief account of the Rhode Island navy.
Sheffield, W. P. Rhode Island Privateers and Privateersmen. Newport, 1883.
A fairly good account.