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Formal title:: Account of the destruction of the British armed sloop Liberty at Newport, Rhode Island
Extent:: 0.2 linear feet
Date range:: 1769 and undated
Abstract:: Anonymous letter written to Edes and Gill, printers of the Boston Gazette, describing the destruction of the Sloop
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.591

Formal title:: Mrs. Mary Almy's account of the cannonading of the French Fleet in Newport
Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (2 folders)
Date range:: 1778, 1878
Abstract:: Account of the cannonading of the French Fleet in Newport, Rhode Island, while the city was occupied by the British Army written by Mary Almy (1735-1808), a Loyalist, to her husband, Benjamin Almy (1724-1818).
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.032

Formal title:: Birckhead collection of Redwood family papers
Extent:: 0.21 linear feet (1 half document case)
Date range:: 1730-1866 (bulk 1730-1774)
Abstract:: This collection consists mainly of letters, receipts, and accounts relating to Abraham Redwood (1709-1788), the founder of the Redwood Library, and his business dealings in Newport, Rhode Island. Also included are documents concerning the Redwood Library, Abraham Redwood’s contemporaries in Newport, and later letters from David King, a former president of the Redwood Library.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.025

Formal title:: Guide to the Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., collection of manuscripts
Extent:: 0.42 linear foot (1 document case)
Date range:: 1711-1920 and undated (bulk 1711-1870)
Abstract:: This collection consists mainly of letters, receipts, and accounts from 1711-1920 that were collected by Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr. (1910-2009). The majority of these documents regard various people, places, and events in Newport, Rhode Island, from the colonial period through the early twentieth century.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.040

Formal title:: Federal Adelphi Society records
Extent:: 1 linear foot (1 letter-size and 1 legal-size Hollinger document cases)
Date range:: 1796-1833
Abstract:: The Federal Adelphi Society records contain records and correspondence of the organization.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: MS-1Q-F1

Green (William) letter

Formal title:: William Greene letter
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1784
Abstract:: This letter from Governor William Greene (1731-1809) to the sheriff of Newport County, William Davis (fl. 1784), gives direction on when and how to announce the success of the Treaty of Paris (1783) between the United States and the King of England.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.576

Formal title:: Helen Lanier collection of William Ellery papers
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1783, 1813, and undated
Abstract:: Three items relating to William Ellery (1727-1820) of Newport, Rhode Island.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.567

Formal title:: Henry Ledyard collection
Extent:: 0.2 linear feet(1 oversize folder)
Date range:: 1726-1899 and undated (bulk 1840-1859)
Abstract:: Letters and legal documents collected and received by Henry Ledyard (1812-1880), who lived in Newport, Rhode Island, during his later years.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.565

Formal title:: Elinor A. Leonberger collection of Redwood, Ellery, and other related families
Extent:: 0.21 linear feet (1 half document case)
Date range:: 1746-1895 (bulk 1789-1809)
Abstract:: This collection consists of letters, family papers, and newspaper clippings regarding the Redwood, Ellery, and related families such as the Weissenfels and Andersons from the 1746 through 1895. All of the represented families are lineal descendants of Abraham Redwood (1709-1788), the founder of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.026

Turner family papers

Formal title:: Turner family papers
Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (5 folders)
Date range:: 1797-1846 (bulk 1823-1846)
Abstract:: Deeds, accounts, court martial proceedings, and correspondence concerning various members of the Turner family of both East Greenwich and Newport, Rhode Island, particularly Dr. Peter Turner (1751-1822), Dr. William Turner (1757-1837), and Commodore Peter Turner (1803-1871).
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.573

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