Sullivan Dorr Papers (MSS 390)

Rhode Island Historical Society

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Providence, RI 02906
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Series 1. Personal Papers

Container	Description	Date
Box 1, Folder 1	Correspondence: bound volume of transcribed letters Dorr sent to various individuals from China	1799-1801
Box 1, Folder 2	Correspondence, bound volume transcribed letters Dorr sent to various individuals from China	1801-1803
Box 1, Folder 3	Correspondence: single letter / agreement re Woonsocket Company	1836
Box 1, Folder 4	Correspondence: pertaining to the case between the Star Manufacturing Company and the Providence Washington Insurance Company	1841
Box 1, Folder 5	Deed (2) from Sullivan Dorr to Cooke & Brown re: Crawford Estate	1824
Box 1, Folder 6	Diary	1843-1844
Box 1, Folder 7	Diary: removals and undated	1845-1852
Box 1, Folder 8	Memoranda book, (original and transcription) Contents Note: Expenses for furniture and other goods (1-7) Description of various kinds of tea (p. 7-10) Ship Compedore (p.10-16) Servant wages (p. 16-17) Ship Neptune (p. 18-19) List of Ships and value of cargo (p.20-21) Memos (p.22-25)	1801

Series 2. Receipts related to the building and furnishing of the Sullivan Dorr House

Container	Description	Date
Box 2, Folder 1	Bricks and tile	1809-1810
Box 2, Folder 2	Drawing of chandelier, undated (original in oversized storage)
Box 2, Folder 3	Fireplaces and Stoves	1810
Box 2, Folder 4	Front door and portico	1810-1811
Box 2, Folder 5	Greene, John Holden and Russell Potter	1809-1811
Box 2, Folder 6	Gravel, sand, lime, and wood for plaster of paris	1809-1811
Box 2, Folder 7	Hardware purchased from Boston	1809-1811
Box 2, Folder 8	Hardware purchased from Providence	1809-1811
Box 2, Folder 9	House plan	1809
Box 2, Folder 10	Labor: general miscellaneous	1809-1812
Box 2, Folder 11	Marble mantle	1810
Box 2, Folder 12	Masonry	1809-1812
Box 2, Folder 13	Miscellaneous: house receipts	1809-1810
Box 2, Folder 14	Miscellaneous: other Contents Note: Stock certificate for shares in the Providence bank, 1817 Letter from H. Hildrith concerning one of Sullivan Dorr's sons, 1822 Letter from Benjamin Abbott concerning one of Sullivan Dorr's sons, 1818 Stock certificate for shares in the Roger Williams Bank, 1817	1817-1830
Box 2, Folder 15	Oil	1809-1810
Box 2, Folder 16	Painting	1809-1812
Box 2, Folder 17	Plastering	1809
Box 2, Folder 18	Pump and pump well	1809
Box 2, Folder 19	Rum and molasses for the workmen	1809
Box 2, Folder 20	Silver and glass
Box 2, Folder 21	Stone brick	1809-1812
Box 2, Folder 22	Stone walls, steps, and yard paving	1809-1811
Box 2, Folder 23	Timber and lumber	1809-1812
Box 2, Folder 24	Windows and doors: glazing and leading	1809-1810