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Roger Williams (c. 1603 – March 1683) was an English-born New England minister, theologian, author, and founder of the Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island. He was a staunch advocate for religious liberty, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with the Native Americans. (From Wikipedia) More about Roger Williams:
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- Underhill, Edward Bean, 1813-1901
- Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886
- Caldwell, Samuel L. (Samuel Lunt), 1820-1889
- Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890
- Cotton, John, 1584-1652
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Books by Roger Williams Books about Roger Williams: Filed under: Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683![[Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/info.gif) The Bloudy Tenent, Washed, and Made White in the Bloud of the Lambe (London: Printed by M. Symmons for H. Allen, 1647), by John Cotton (HTML at EEBO TCP)- A Key Into the Language of America (London: Printed by G. Dexter, 1643), by Roger Williams
- A Key Into the Language of America (originally published 1643; reprinted in Collections of the Rhode-Island Historical Society v1; 1827), by Roger Williams (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- A Question in Baptist History: Whether the Anabaptists in England Practiced Immersion Before the year 1641? With an Appendix on the Baptism of Roger Williams, at Providence, R. I., in 1639 (Louisville, KY: C. T. Dearing, 1896), by William H. Whitsitt
42 additional books about Roger Williams in the extended shelves:![[X-Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/infouc.gif) Roger Williams, prophet and pioneer (Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1930), by Emily Easton and Irving Stone (page images at HathiTrust)- They worked for a better world (Macmillan, 1939), by Allan Seager (page images at HathiTrust)
- The case of Richard Chasmore alias Long Dick (Printed for the Society the Roger Williams press, 1944), by Bradford F. Swan (page images at HathiTrust)
- The political thought of Roger Williams (University of Washington press, 1929), by James Emanuel Ernst (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ancestry of thirty-three Rhode Islanders (born in the eighteenth century): also twenty-seven charts of Roger Williams' descendants to the fifth generation, and an account of Lewis Latham, falconer to King Charles I ; with a chart of his American descendants to the fourth generation, and a list of 180 existing portraits of Rhode Island governors, chief justices, senators, etc. (Albany, N.Y. : J. Munsell's Sons, 1889., 1889), by John Osborne Austin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Roger Williams : a study of the life, times and character of a political pioneer (Grafton Press, 1909), by Edmund J. Carpenter (page images at HathiTrust)
- As to Roger Williams and his 'banishment' from the Massachusetts Plantation : with a few further words concerning the Baptists, the Quakers, and religious liberty : a monograph (Congregational Pub. Society, 1876), by Henry Martyn Dexter (page images at HathiTrust)
- Life of Roger Williams, the earliest legislator and true champion for a full and absolute liberty of conscience. (A. Cockshaw;, 1852), by Romeo Elton (page images at HathiTrust)
- Roger Williams, New England firebrand. (The Macmillan company, 1932), by James Emanuel Ernst (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ceremonies at the unveiling of the monument to Roger Williams : erected by the City of Providence (Angell, Hammett, City Printers, 1877), by Providence (R.I.). City Council and J. Lewis Diman (page images at HathiTrust)
- Roger Williams the pioneer of religious liberty (Century, 1894), by Oscar S. Straus and Woodrow Wilson Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Footprints of Roger Williams. (Tibbitts & Preston, 1886), by Reuben Aldridge Guild (page images at HathiTrust)
- Memoirs of the life and writings of the Rev. William Richards, LL. D. : who died at Lynn, September 13, 1819 [i.e. 1818] in the sixty-ninth year of his age : with some account of the Rev. Roger Williams, founder of the state of Rhode Island, as well as the first assertor of complete religious liberty in the United States of America (Printed by Charles Whittingham ... :, 1819), by John Evans (page images at HathiTrust)
- The baptism of Roger Williams. (Preston & Round co., 1897), by Henry Melville King (page images at HathiTrust)
- How in the world do Americans! : A biographical inquiry (Pageant Press, 1957), by K. Palmer Miller (page images at HathiTrust)
- Roger Williams (The Pilgrim Press, 1917), by May Emery Hall (page images at HathiTrust)
- Foot-prints of Roger Williams: a biography, with sketches of important events in early New England history, with which he was connected. (Carlton & Lanahan;, 1871), by Zachariah Atwell Mudge (page images at HathiTrust)
- Roger Williams, prophet and pioneer of soul-liberty (The Judson Press, 1919), by Arthur Barsazou Strickland (page images at HathiTrust)
- Life of Roger Williams : the founder of the state of Rhode Island (Gould and Lincoln, 1854), by William Gammell (page images at HathiTrust)
- The spirit of Roger Williams, with a portrait of one of his descendants. (Pub. for the author, by Cassady and March, 1839), by Lorenzo D. Johnson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Memoir of Roger Williams, the founder of the state of Rhode-Island. (Lincoln, Edmands, 1834), by James D. Knowles (page images at HathiTrust)
- Roger Williams : the pioneer of religious liberty (The Century Co., 1899), by Oscar S. Straus (page images at HathiTrust)
- Life of Roger Williams, founder of the state of Rhode Island. (Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, 1846), by William Gammell (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Pilgrims, Puritans, and Roger Williams vindicated. (Estes and Lauriat, 1892), by T. M. Merriman (page images at HathiTrust)
- Notes concerning Roger Williams. (Priv. print., 1899), by Almon D. Hodges (page images at HathiTrust)
- Memorial of Roger Williams. Paper read before the Rhode Island Historical Society, May 18, 1860. ([Providence?, 1860), by Zachariah Allen, YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress), and Rhode Island Historical Society (page images at HathiTrust)
- Life of Roger Williams, the earliest legislator and true champion for a full and absolute liberty of conscience. (G.H. Whitney, 1853), by Romeo Elton (page images at HathiTrust)
- "Welcome, Englishmen"; or, Pilgrims, Puritans and Roger Williams vindicated and his sentence of banishment ought to be revoked. (Arena publishing company, 1896), by T. M. Merriman (page images at HathiTrust)
- Roger Williams, the prophetic legislator, a paper read before the Rhode Island historical society, November 8, 1871. (A. C. Greene, printer to the state, 1872), by Thomas T. Stone, YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress), and Rhode Island Historical Society (page images at HathiTrust)
- Makers of American history: Roger Williams (University Society, 1904), by Jacob Bailey Moore and William Gammell (page images at HathiTrust)
- Roger Williams : a study of the life, times and character of a political pioneer (Grafton Press, 1909), by Edmund J. Carpenter (page images at HathiTrust)
- The true Roger Williams; an address delivered by request in the First Baptist Meeting House, Providence, R. I., July 28, 1907. (F. H. Townsend, 1907), by Henry Melville King (page images at HathiTrust)
- Roger Williams and the Massachusetts Charter : A paper read before the Massachusetts Historical Society / by Charles Deane. (Press of John Wilson and son, 1873), by Charles Deane and Massachusetts Historical Society (page images at HathiTrust)
- Roger Williams and the Baptists : an historical discourse delivered before the Young Men's Christian Union, in Hollis Street Church, Dec. 2, 1860 (Andrew F. Graves, 1861), by Daniel C. Eddy (page images at HathiTrust)
- The trading post of Roger Williams, with those of John Wilcox and Richard Smith (Printed for the Society by E. L. Freeman, 1933), by Howard M. Chapin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Answer to a letter sent from Mr. Coddington of Rhode Island, to Governour Leveret of Boston in what concerns R.W. of Providence. (Massachusetts Historical Society, 1922), by Roger Williams (page images at HathiTrust)
- Letters and papers of Roger Williams 1629-1682. (Massachusetts Historical Society, 1924), by Roger Williams, Howard M. Chapin, Massachusetts Historical Society, and Rhode Island Historical Society (page images at HathiTrust)
- The baptism of Roger Williams : a review of Rev. Dr. W.H. Whitsitt's inference (Providence : Preston & Rounds, 1897., 1897), by Henry Melville King (page images at HathiTrust)
- Roger Williams, by May Emery Hall (Gutenberg ebook)
- Roger Williams, Prophet and Pioneer of Soul-Liberty, by Arthur Barsazou Strickland (Gutenberg ebook)
- Memoir of Roger Williams, the Founder of the State of Rhode-Island, by James D. Knowles (Gutenberg ebook)
- Mr. Cottons letter lately printed, examined and ansvvered: by Roger Williams of Providence in New·England.: (London : [s.n.], Imprinted in the yeere 1644), by Roger Williams (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Books by Roger Williams: - Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The Bloody Tenent Yet More Bloody, by Mr Cottons Endevour to Wash it White in the Blood of the Lambe (London: Printed for G. Calvert, 1652)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution (Publications of the Narragansett Club, first series, v3; 1867), ed. by Samuel L. Caldwell
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience Discussed, and Mr. Cotton's Letter Examined and Answered (London: Printed for the Hanserd Knollys Society by J. Haddon, 1848), ed. by Edward Bean Underhill, contrib. by John Cotton
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience Discussed; and Mr. Cotton's Letter Examined and Answered (originally published 1644; London: J. Haddon, 1848), ed. by Edward Bean Underhill
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The Bloudy Tenent, of Persecution, for Cause of Conscience, Discussed, in a Conference Betweene Truth and Peace (1644), contrib. by John Cotton
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Experiments of Spiritual Life and Health, and Their Preservatives (originally published 1652; this edition Providence: S. S. Rider, 1863) (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The Hireling Ministry None of Christs: or, A Discourse Touching the Propagating the Gospel of Christ Jesus Humbly Presented to Such Pious and Honourable Hands Whom the Present Debate Thereof Concerns (London, 1652) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: A Key Into the Language of America (London: Printed by G. Dexter, 1643)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: A Key Into the Language of America (originally published 1643; reprinted in Collections of the Rhode-Island Historical Society v1; 1827) (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Letters of Roger Williams, 1632-1682, Now First Collected (Providence: Printed for the Narragansett Club, 1874), ed. by John Russell Bartlett (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Roger Williams's "Christenings Make Not Christians," 1645: A Long-Lost Tract Recovered and Exactly Reprinted; Followed by Certain Letters Written by Rgert Williams, and Believed to Have Been Hitherto Unpublished (Rhode Island Historical Tracts #14; Providence: S. S. Rider, 1881), ed. by Henry Martyn Dexter (bound with tract #15: page images at HathiTrust)
Additional books by Roger Williams in the extended shelves:- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Answer to a letter sent from Mr. Coddington of Rhode Island, to Governour Leveret of Boston in what concerns R.W. of Providence. (Massachusetts Historical Society, 1922) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: An answer to a letter sent from Mr. Coddington of Rode-Island, to Governour Leveret of Boston in what concerns R.W. of Providence. ([Boston : Printed by John Foster, 1678]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The bloudy tenent of persecution ([Narragansett Club], 1867), also by Samuel L. Caldwell (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The bloudy tenent of persecution (Providence : [Narragansett Club], 1867., 1867), also by Samuel L. Caldwell (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The bloudy tenent of persecution for cause of conscience discussed; and Mr. Cotton's letter examined and answered (Hanserd Knollys Soc., 1848), also by Edward Bean Underhill (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The bloudy tenent of persecution for cause of conscience discussed : and Mr. Cotton's letter examined and answered (London : Printed for the Society by J. Haddon, 1848., 1848), also by Edward Bean Underhill, John Cotton, and Hanserd Knollys Society (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Christenings make not Christians, or A briefe discourse concerning that name heathen, commonly given to the Indians. As also concerning that great point of their conversion. Published according to order. (London : Printed by Iane Coe, for I.H., 1645) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Complete writings. (Russell & Russell, 1963) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The correspondence of Roger Williams (Published for The Rhode Island Historical Society by Brown University Press/University Press of New England, Hanover and London, 1988), also by Bradford F. Swan, Robert S. Cocroft, and Glenn W. LaFantasie (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Experiments of spiritual life & health, and their preservatives in which the weakest child of God may get assurance of his spiritual life and blessednesse, and the strongest may finde discoveries of his Christian growth, and the means of it. (Re-printed by S.S. Rider, 1863) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Experiments of spiritual life & health and their preservatives in which the weakest child of God may get assurance of his spiritual life and blessedness, and the strongest may finde proportionable discoveries of his Christian growth, and the means of it / by Roger Williams ... (London : [s.n.], 1652) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The fourth paper, presented by Maior Butler, to the Honourable Committee of Parliament, for the propagating the gospel of Christ Jesus.: VVhich paper was humbly owned, and was, and is attended to be made good by Major Butler. Mr. Charles Vane. Col. Danvers. Mr. Iackson. Mr. VVall. And Mr. Turner. Also a letter from Mr. Goad, to Major Butler, upon occasion of the said paper and proposals. Together with a testimony to the said fourth paper, by way of explanation upon the four proposals of it. / By R.W. Unto which is subjoyned the fifteen proposals of the ministers. (London : Printed for Giles Calvert, at the Black-spred-Eagle at the West-end of Pauls, MDCLII. [1652]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The fourth paper presented by Major Butler (Providence, R.I., 1903), also by Clarence S. Brigham, Christopher Goad, and William Butler (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: George Fox digg'd out of his burrovves, or An offer of disputation on fourteen proposalls made this last summer 1672 (so call'd) unto G. Fox then present on Rode-Island in New-England, by R.W. ; As also how (G. Fox slily departing) the disputation went on being managed three dayes at Newport on Rode-Island, and one day at Providence, between John Stubs, John Burnet, and William Edmundson on the one part, and R.W. on the other. In which many quotations out of G. Fox & Ed. Burrowes book in folio are alleadged. ; With an apendix of some scores of G.F. his simple lame answers to his opposites in that book, quoted and replyed to by R.W. of Providence in N.E. (Boston : Printed by John Foster,, 1676), also by King of England Charles II (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: George Fox digg'd out of his burrowes, or, An offer of disputation on fourteen proposals made this last summer 1672 (so cal'd) unto G. Fox, then present on Rhode-Island in New England by R.W. : as also how (G. Fox slily departing) the disputation went on being managed three dayes at Newport on Rhode Island, and one day at Providence between John Stubs, John Burnet, and William Edmondson on the one part, and R.W. on the other : in which many quotations out of G. Fox and Edward Burrowes book ... are alleadged : with an appendix of some scores of G.F. his simple lame answers to his opposites in that book quoted and replyed to / by R.W. (Boston : Printed by John Foster, 1676) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: A key into the language of America (Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Tercentenary Committee, 1936), also by Howard M. Chapin and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Tercentenary Committee (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: A key into the language of America (Printed by G. Dexter, 1643. [Providence, Reprinted 1827], 1827) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: A key into the language of America, or an help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England; together with briefe observations of the customes, manners, and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death. On all which are added, spirituall observations generall and particular. ([Providence, 1827) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: A letter of Mr. John Cottons, teacher of the Church in Boston in New-England, to Mr. Williams, a preacher there wherein is shewed that those ought to be received into the Church who are Godly, though they doe not see nor expressely bewaile all the pollutions in church-fellowship, ministery, worship, government. ([London] : Printed at London for Benjamin Allen, 1643), also by John Cotton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Letters and papers of Roger Williams 1629-1682. (Massachusetts Historical Society, 1924), also by Howard M. Chapin, Massachusetts Historical Society, and Rhode Island Historical Society (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Letters of Roger Williams, 1632-1682. (Printed for the Narragansett Club, 1874), also by John Russell Bartlett (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Letters of Roger Williams. 1632-1682. Now first collected. (Printed for the Narragansett club, 1874), also by John Russell Bartlett (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Mr. Cottons letter lately printed, examined and ansvvered: by Roger Williams of Providence in New·England.: (London : [s.n.], Imprinted in the yeere 1644) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: A paraenetick, or, Humble addresse to the Parliament and assembly for (not loose, but) Christian libertie (London : Printed by Matthew Simmons for Henry Overton ..., 1644) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: A paraenetick or Humble addresse to the Parliament and assembly for (not loose, but) Christian libertie. Perused and allowed according to order.: (London : Printed by Matthew Simmons for Henry Overton in Popes-Head-Alley, 1644) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Publications of the Narragansett Club : (First series) ([Providence Press Co., printers], 1866), also by R. I.) Narragansett Club (Providence (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Publications of the Narragansett Club. (First series) v. 1-6. ([Narragansett Club], 1866), also by Narragansett Club (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Publications of the Narragansett Club. First series. ([s.n.], 1866), also by Narragansett Club, Samuel L. Caldwell, J. Lewis Diman, Reuben Aldridge Guild, and Cotton Mather (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Queries of highest consideration, proposed to the five Holland ministers and the Scotch Commissioners (so called) upon occasion of their late printed apologies for themselves and their churches. In all humble reverence presented to the view of the Right Honourable the Houses of the High Court of Parliament. (London : [s.n.], Imprinted in the yeare MDCXLIV. [1644]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: A review of the "Correspondence" of Messrs. Fuller & Wayland, on the subject of American slavery. (Published at the Christian Contributor Office, 1847), also by Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Roger Williams and the King's colors : the documentary evidence (Printed for the Society by E.L. Freeman company, 1928), also by Howard M. Chapin and Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: The Roger Williams calendar. (E. L. Freeman & sons, printers, 1897), also by John Osborne Austin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683: Roger William's key to the indian language. (Providence, 1827), also by Rhode Island. Historical society (page images at HathiTrust)
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