Providence in colonial times . rother,Major William, is almost overwhelming in the sump-tuousness of its household appointments. The differ-ent rooms are carefully designated. There was anEast Chamber, a northwest chamber, a CreateChamber, a West Chamber, a garret, a CreateRoome (evidently the living-room), a BedRoome, a dairy, lean-to, and kitchen. Then comethe various warehouses, — the Rum warehouse,the Salt warehouse, the north warehouse, the shopp,and the back shopp. Besides these accommoda-tions, the Major owned a new house, and twobarns. His sloope Sarah boate, evidently namedfor his wif

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Providence in colonial times . rother,Major William, is almost overwhelming in the sump-tuousness of its household appointments. The differ-ent rooms are carefully designated. There was anEast Chamber, a northwest chamber, a CreateChamber, a West Chamber, a garret, a CreateRoome (evidently the living-room), a BedRoome, a dairy, lean-to, and kitchen. Then comethe various warehouses, — the Rum warehouse,the Salt warehouse, the north warehouse, the shopp,and the back shopp. Besides these accommoda-tions, the Major owned a new house, and twobarns. His sloope Sarah boate, evidently namedfor his wife, Sarah Whipple, was appraised at fourhundred pounds. In the back shopp were goodsamounting to sixteen pounds, the greater part beingtools of different sorts, while the shop proper held Peter Randall House Opposite the North Burying Ground. Built about a photograph taken in 1902. John Crawford House Mill Street. Built about 1710, torn down 1898. Froma photograph in the Rhode Island Historical Societytaken in

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