Bartlett, John Russell. History of The Wanton Family, of Newport, Rhode Island (Rhode Island Historical Tracts no. 3). Providence: Sidney S. Rider, 1878. First Edition. [11344]
Original printed blue wrappers, some edge-wear, name erased from the top of the front wrapper, 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches. 152 generally clean pages, a few with marginal jottings. Front of the printed wrapper partly separated. Fair. Paperback.
Limited edition of 250 copies.
"The sketch here given of the Wanton family originally appeared in the Providence Journal, in 1871. It is now enlarged by the addition of letters and public documents illustrative of the four Wantons, who, at different periods, were governors of the Colony of Rhode Island. These papers relate, chiefly, to the wars between Great Britain and France, and Great Britain and Spain, in both of which the Colony took a prominent part. They relate also to the important events that took place in Rhode Island immediately preceding the Declaration of Independence, including the burning of the Gaspec. The genealogical notices of families of Wanton blood have also been considerably enlarged."
