RHODE ISLAND

The general histories are J.N.  Arnold, History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation (2 vols., 1878), and Irving B. Richman, Rhode Island, Its Making and Meaning (2 vols., 1902).  The chief original authorities for the early history of Rhode Island are John Winthrop, History of New England, and the Colonial Records, beginning in 1636.  The publications of the Rhode Island Historical Society consist of Collections (9 vols.), Proceedings (21 numbers), and Publications (8 vols.).  In all of these important material for history is preserved.  The Narragansett Club, Publications (6 vols.), contain Roger Williams’s letters; and there is some important matter in S.S.  Rider, Rhode Island Historical Tracts (1877-1895), in the Narragansett Historical Register (9 vols.), and the Newport Historical Reports (4 vols.).

CONNECTICUT AND NEW HAVEN

For Connecticut the standard authority is Benjamin Trumbull, History of Connecticut (2 vols., 1818).  Other general histories are by Theodore Dwight, G.H.  Hollister, and W.H.  Carpenter.  Original material is found in the Colonial Records, edited by J.H.  Trumbull and C.J.  Hoadly; Winthrop, History of New England; Connecticut Historical Society, Proceedings, which contain Hooker’s famous letter to Winthrop; and Massachusetts Historical Society, Collections.

For New Haven the reader should consult Edward E. Atwater, History of New Haven (1881); Charles H. Levermore, Republic of New Haven (1886); and the publications of the New Haven Historical Society and the Records of the Colony of New Haven, in which the documentary material is chiefly printed.  In connection with this volume the records of Hartford and of Southold are important.  Special authorities are cited in chaps, xiv., xv. above.

NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE

The standard authority for the history of New Hampshire is Jeremy Belknap, History of New Hampshire (3 vols., 1784-1813); and that for Maine is William D. Williamson, History of Maine (2 vols., 1832).  Documents illustrating the history of New Hampshire can be found in the New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers and in John Scribner Jenness, Transcripts of Original Documents in the English Archives Relating to the Early History of the State of New Hampshire (1876).

Important papers occur in the ten volumes of Collections published by the New Hampshire Historical Society.  For Maine the reader is referred to the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society and those of the Maine Historical Society.  Important original material may be found in York Deeds (11 vols., 1642-1726).