Written Record of Smithfield’s First Town Meeting – 1730
The first town meeting for the town of Smithfield, R.I., was held in the home of Captain Valentine Whitman. The house is still standing today at 1147 Great Road in Lincoln, R.I., and is open to the public.
Images courtesy of Robert Leach, Greenville, R.I.
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The original handwritten record of the first town meeting held in Smithfield, R.I., March 17, 1730
