Provost Marshal
a commissionriver, where the Indian chief, Canonicus, ed officer specially appointed, at great granted him a piece of land. In 1643- permanent camps or in the field on active 1644 local government was formed under a royal charter. In 1675, during King Philip's War, the city was partly burned.
Providence received its city charter in 1832. Subsequently Cranston and North Providence were annexed, and a part of Johnson in 1900. Pop. (1890) 132,146; (1900) 175,597; (1910) 224,- 326; (1920) 237,595.