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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:: Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau letter of recommendation
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1781
Abstract:: This collection consists of one letter of recommendation written by Comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807) regarding his recommendation for a soldier’s promotion in the French Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.558

Formal title:: Joseph Trowbridge bill of lading
Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 oversize folder)
Date range:: 1780
Abstract:: Bill of lading for Captain Joseph Trowbridge (1736-1790) of New Haven, Connecticut, for a shipment to Newport, Rhode Island, to be used by the French troops stationed there during the American Revolutionary War.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.566

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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