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Hunter House Collection

Formal title:: The Hunter House Collection
Extent:: 1 document case, 1 oversized box
Date range:: circa 1745-1990
Abstract:: The Hunter House Collection is comprised of materials relating to the home’s various occupants, as well as some of the restoration activities carried out by the PSNC. The documents cover the period from circa 1745 until 1990.
Repository:: The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:: PSNCA.H.006

Formal title:: Inferior Court of Common Pleas (Newport County) records
Extent:: 1.3 linear feet (1 volume)
Date range:: 1754-1756
Abstract:: Record book of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in Newport County documenting civil disputes between individuals. Also includes loose copies of court decisions.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.033

Formal title:: Inferior Court of Common Pleas (Newport County) records
Extent:: 1.3 linear feet (1 volume)
Date range:: 1754-1756
Abstract:: Record book of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in Newport County documenting civil disputes between individuals. Also includes loose copies of court decisions.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.038

Irish family papers

Formal title:: Irish family papers
Extent:: 1.04 linear feet
Date range:: 1755-1991 (bulk 1755-1815)
Abstract:: This collection consists of financial accounts, legal documents and correspondence relating primarily to George Irish (1729-1801) and his immediate family. Records from the Bailey, MacKaye, Goodwin, and Atwood families, all descendants of George Irish, are also included.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.016

Formal title:: James Brown II (1698-1739) Papers
Extent:: 2 linear feet
Date range:: 1719-1739
Abstract:: James Brown II (1698-1739) was born in Providence. His father was Elder James Brown (1666-1716), a pastor on the First Baptist Church; his mother was Mary (Harris) Brown. James II established himself early in the mercantile business, trading in rum, molasses, slaves and less controversial wares.
Repository:: Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:: MSS 309

John Brown Papers

Formal title:: John Brown Papers
Extent:: 1 linear foot
Date range:: 1743-1829
Abstract:: John Brown (1736-1803) was born in Providence, R.I., the fourth son of merchant James Brown II (1698-1739) and Hope (Power) Brown (1702-1792). He began his working life in partnership with his three brothers (Nicholas, Joseph and Moses) and his uncle as Obadiah Brown & Co., a mercantile firm that traded in rum, slaves, molasses and other goods. The firm was renamed Nicholas Brown & Co. after the death of Obadiah in 1762.
Repository:: Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:: MSS 312

Jones (Samuel) papers

Formal title:: Samuel Jones papers
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1760-1794
Abstract:: These papers consist primarily of correspondence from James Manning, first president of Brown University, discussing issues relating to the founding of the college, such as fundraising, the charter, and the use of University Hall as barracks by the United States government during the American Revolutionary War.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1E.2

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

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