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title: Deed to Providence
author: Joseph Dillaway Sawyer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13351/deed-to-providence/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Deed to Providence

_Authored by Joseph Dillaway Sawyer_

## Image File

[![Deed to Providence](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13351.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13351.jpg)

## Image Caption

Deed to Providence, Rhode Island, received by [Roger Williams](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roger_Williams/) in 1636 CE, printed in *History of the Pilgrims and [Puritans](https://www.worldhistory.org/Puritans/): Their Ancestry and Descendants* by Joseph Dillaway Sawyer, Century History Co., New York, 1922 CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sawyer, J. D. (2021, January 27). Deed to Providence. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13351/deed-to-providence/>
### Chicago
Sawyer, Joseph Dillaway. "Deed to Providence." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 27, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13351/deed-to-providence/>.
### MLA
Sawyer, Joseph Dillaway. "Deed to Providence." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Jan 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13351/deed-to-providence/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Providence,_Rhode_Island,_Original_Deed.jpg) by [**Joseph Dillaway Sawyer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Providence,_Rhode_Island,_Original_Deed.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 27 January 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.