The Rhode Island State Archives is home to more than 10 million letters, photographs, and important state documents that form a permanent, tangible record of Rhode Island’s rich history. It strives to protect, maintain, and preserve Rhode Island’s powerful history with holdings dating back to 1638, including early American Revolutionary documents such as Rhode Island’s copies of the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights.
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