This came through on one of my mailing lists today. I know it is not "new" but thought some might like to see how they group it on the free newsletter that I gett. Misc. Early Rhode Island Records : . Travel Permit during Revolutionary War, 1777. . 1770 Rhode Island Government by Town. . Rhode Island’s first Postmasters, Appointed June 1777. . A school for Providence, 1770. . Incorporation of the Benevolent Congregational Society, in the town of Providence, 1770.