Providence, RI
2 first-person accounts from the Revolutionary era.
Historical Voices
Abraham Whipple
The Night They Burned the King's Ship
The Gaspee ran aground on the evening of June 9, 1772, while chasing a Providence packet boat through the shallow waters of Narragansett Bay. By nightfall, word had spread through Providence that the ...
Modern Voices
The Merchants Who Made War Pay
The Brown family papers in our archives tell a story about the Revolution that is not especially comfortable but is honest. The Browns — Nicholas, John, Joseph, and Moses — were among the wealthiest m...
