Guide to the John Slater papers
, 1804-1846
John Hay Library
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
Fax: 401-863-2093
email: hay@brown.edu
Published in 2009
Collection Overview
| Title: |
John Slater papers |
| Date range: |
1804-1846 |
| Creator: |
John Hay Library |
| Extent: |
130 items
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| Abstract: |
Correspondence relating to the personal life and manufacturing career of John Slater. Includes letters documenting the establishment, operation, and expansion of his yarn company in Slatersville (originally Smithfield), Rhode Island. Subjects include labor issues (e.g., wages, hiring, etc.) and technical questions (e.g., water looms, aqueduct, etc.) |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
John Hay Library
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| Collection number: |
Ms.89.1 |
Scope & content
Correspondence relating to the personal life and manufacturing career of John Slater. Includes letters documenting the establishment, operation, and expansion of his yarn company in Slatersville (originally Smithfield), Rhode Island. Subjects include labor issues (e.g., wages, hiring, etc.) and technical questions (e.g., water looms, aqueduct, etc.)
Access Points
Subject Topics
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in 64 folders.
Historical note
Correspondence relating to the personal life and manufacturing career of John Slater. Includes letters documenting the establishment, operation, and expansion of his yarn company in Slatersville (originally Smithfield), Rhode Island. Subjects include labor issues (e.g., wages, hiring, etc.) and technical questions (e.g., water looms, aqueduct, etc.)
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
| Use of the materials: |
Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: |
John Slater papers, Ms.89.1, Brown University Library. |
| Contact information: |
John Hay Library
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
Fax: 401-863-2093
email: hay@brown.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by John Hay Library. |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Reiko Davis
2009 March 06 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Folder 1 |
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Anonymous list
Contents Note: Not dated
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| Folder 2 |
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Aldrich, Nathan, promissory note to, from Samuel and John Slater
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1842 |
| Folder 3 |
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Almy, Joseph, promissory note to, from Samuel and John Slater
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1843 |
| Folder 4 |
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Almy, William, letter to John Slater
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1832 |
| Folder 5 |
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Almy (William) and Brown, Letters to John Slater
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1821, 1832 |
| Folder 6 |
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Anderson, James, letter to John Slater
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1823 |
| Folder 7 |
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Andrews, Thomas, promissory note to, from Samuel and John Slater
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1841 |
| Folder 8 |
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Beal, Samuel R., lease to, by Samuel and John Slater
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1839 |
| Folder 9 |
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Benthall, John O., letter to John Slater
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1822 |
| Folder 10 |
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Bosworth, Richard J., lease to, by Samuel and John Slater
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1842 |
| Folder 11 |
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Bowers, Enoch J., promissory note to, from Samuel and John Slater
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1842 |
| Folder 12 |
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Brown, J.M. and M.D. Lewis, invoice (consignment to, by John Slater)
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1834 |
| Folder 13 |
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Bucklin, John, John Slater order, receipt
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1813, 1816 |
| Folder 14 |
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Clarke, William F., letters to John Slater
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1832-1833 |
| Folder 15 |
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Collyer, S.C., letter to John Slater
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1832 |
| Folder 16 |
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Croade, Nathaniel, bill to John Slater
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1804 |
| Folder 17 |
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Dorr, Samuel, letter to John Slater
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1823 |
| Folder 18 |
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Farnum, Caleb, letter to John Slater
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1823 |
| Folder 19 |
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Fearing and Hall, letter to John Slater
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1838 |
| Folder 20 |
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Ferguson, John, letter to Mr. Slater
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1832 |
| Folder 21 |
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Fletcher, E.W. (Samuel and John Slater), letter to John Slater -- accounts
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1821 |
| Folder 22 |
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Foss, Robert, letters to John Slater
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1820, 1833 |
| Folder 23 |
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Hayden, John, letter to "Sir"
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1823 |
| Folder 24 |
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Higginbottom, Thomas, letter to Samuel Slater
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1822 |
| Folder 25 |
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Huntington, Jedediah, letter to John Slater
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1834 |
| Folder 26 |
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Hutchins, Shubael, promissory note to, by Samuel and John Slater
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1843 |
| Folder 27 |
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Hyatt, Chad L., letter to John Slater
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1832 |
| Folder 28 |
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Jenkins, William, letter to John Slater
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1823 |
| Folder 29 |
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Jenks, Nathaniel, promissory note to, by Samuel and John Slater
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1842 |
| Folder 30 |
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Kimball, Arthur M., letter to John Slater
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1832 |
| Folder 31 |
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Kimball, Silas H., letter to John Slater
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1832 |
| Folder 32 |
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Lees, John, letters to John Slater
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1820, 1821, 1823 |
| Folder 33 |
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Lewis, M.D. (J. and M.B. and N.D. Lewis), letter to John Slater
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1823 |
| Folder 34 |
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Lockwood, A.D., bill
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1846 |
| Folder 35 |
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Mallery, Garrick (per Thomas King), letter to Almy, Brown, and Slater
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1823 |
| Folder 36 |
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Meston, William, letters to John Slater
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1814, 1815 |
| Folder 37 |
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Perkins, Mrs. Susan, promissory note to, by Samuel and John Slater (Joseph Almy)
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1842 |
| Folder 38 |
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Providence Dying, Bleaching and Calendering Co., promissory note to, by Samuel and John Slater
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1842 |
| Folder 39 |
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Providence Dying, Bleaching and Calendering Co., invoices to Samuel and John Slater
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1843 |
| Folder 40 |
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Rhode Island Court of Common Pleas -- Providence County -- arrest warrant -- Dawby, Joseph E. -- complaint of William Almy, Obadiah M. Brown, and Samuel and John Slater
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1816 |
| Folder 41 |
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Rogerson, Robert, letters to John Slater
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1816, 1820, 1823 |
| Folder 42 |
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Saunders, Israel, promissory notes to, by Samuel and John Slater
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1842 |
| Folder 43 |
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Shinkwin, Austin, letter to John Slater
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1821, 1823 |
| Folder 44 |
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Slater, John, letter to "Uncle"
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1832 |
| Folder 45 |
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Slater, John, check (Eagle Bank)
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1834 |
| Folder 46 |
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Slater, Samuel, letters to John Slater
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1808 |
| Folder 47 |
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Slater, Samuel, letter to John Slater
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1816 |
| Folder 48 |
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Slater, Samuel, letters to John Slater
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1823 |
| Folder 49 |
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Slater, H.N. (for Samuel Slater), letter to John Slater
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1833 |
| Folder 50 |
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Smith, Amos D., promissory notes to, by Samuel and John Slater
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1842 |
| Folder 51 |
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Smithfield Union Bank, promissory notes to, by Samuel and John Slater
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1842, 1843 |
| Folder 52 |
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Spring, George, letter to John Slater
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1832 |
| Folder 53 |
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Spring, John (and Co.), letters to John Slater
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1832, 1833 |
| Folder 54 |
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Sweeter, William and George Staples, lease to, by Samuel and John Slater
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1841 |
| Folder 55 |
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Taber, William B., lease to, by Samuel and John Slater
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1839 |
| Folder 56 |
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Tiffany, William, and Co., letter to John Slater
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1832 |
| Folder 57 |
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Tillinghast, Stephen (Marine Insurance Co.), letter to Joh Slater
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1832 |
| Folder 58 |
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Vaughan, Berry, letter to Slater
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1822 |
| Folder 59 |
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Village Bank, promissory notes to, by Samuel and John Slater
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1842, 1843 |
| Folder 60 |
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Waldo, H., and Co., letter to John Slater
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1832 |
| Folder 61 |
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Wardwell, George S., letters to John Slater
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1832, 1833 |
| Folder 62 |
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Waterman, Elisha H., bill to Samuel and John Slater
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1845 |
| Folder 63 |
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Whitney, William, account of sales for Samuel and John Slater
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1842 |
| Folder 64 |
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Wilkinson, David, and Co., letter to John Slater
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1823 |