Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Rhode Island” in entry united-states-of-america-rhode-island of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

...e of 1647, forbid sale of liquors to Indians, and prohibit French and Dutch trade with them......Aug. 31, 1654 Pawtuxet men withdraw allegiance to Massachusetts, given in 1642, and transfer it to Rhode Island ......May 26, 1658 Block Island is granted for public services to Governor Endicott and three others, Oct. 19, 1658, who sell it to Simon Ray and eight associates in 1660; they begin a settlement...
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Entity Corpus Doc Corpus Doc  
Rhode Island (Rhode Island, United States) 3,308 738 0 0 0 user votes
Rhode Island (California, United States) 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
Rhode Island (New York, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Rhode Island (Texas, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes

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