Sullivan Dorr Papers (MSS 390)
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Collection Overview
| Title: | Sullivan Dorr Papers |
| Date range: | 1799-1852 |
| Creator: | Sullivan Dorr |
| Extent: | 0.75 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Sullivan Dorr (1778-1858) was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Ebenezer (1739-1809) and Abigail (Cummingham) Dorr (1762-1796).Early in life Sullivan was engaged in the fur trade on the northwest coast of the United States and at the age of twenty, he went to Canton, China to follow mercantile pursuits. Much of his business was for the firm of J.& J. Dorr; based in Boston and owned by his brothers, Jonathan and Joseph. He stayed in Canton for five years (1799-1803) and upon returning to the States he settled in Providence and became a prosperous merchant. He resided in a home he built in 1811 on the northeast corner of Benefit and Bowen Streets. |
| Language of materials: | English. |
| Repository: | Rhode Island Historical Society |
| Collection number: | MSS 390 |
