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John Carter Brown Library

Box 1894
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912

Inventory

Correspondence

Container Description Date
Box 1 Correspondence, January 8th, 1772
1772-01-08
Box 1, Folder 1 Copy of Elisha Reynolds' and Robert Potter's division of their cedar swamp bog.
1772-01-8
Box 1 Correspondence, 1791-1831
1791-1831
Box 1, Folder 2 Indentures and leases concerning: Cornelius Smith, Jr.; Lorett Head; Joseph Slawson; Elisha Reynolds; Joshua Maxon; Thomas Rattoone; John Vander Spiegell; Lemuel Covell; Pittstown, NY
1791
Box 1, Folder 2 Leases transferred to Elisha R. Potter by Joshua Maxon, Elisha Reynolds and others
1831-09-26
Box 1 Correspondence, 1794, January 14th
1794-01-14
Box 1, Folder 3 Mortgage deed: Thomas Potter, South Kingstown, to Elisha R. Potter
1794-01-14
Box 1 Correspondence, February - March 1776
1776-02-03-1776-03-07
Box 1, Folder 4 James Aborn and Son, Jabez Bullock to William Earle Tillinghast, Invoice of provisions sent by Capt. Sprague; Order for rum.
1796-02-03
Box 1, Folder 4 Arnold & Mason, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast, St. Croix: Directions for sale of shoes sent by sloop Polly + Betsy
1796-03-02
Box 1, Folder 4 Joseph Tillinghast, Jabez Bullock, Joseph Peck + Co., Providence, to Benjamin E. Gorton and William Earle Tillinghast: Directions for sloop Polly + Betsy, schooner Polly, and brig Polly
1796-03-05
Box 1, Folder 4 Lemuel Bishop, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast, St. Croix: Cargo of salt for brig Nancy [in duplicate]
1796-03-06
Box 1, Folder 4 Joseph Tillinghast, Jabez Bullock, Joseph Peck + Co., Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast and Benjamin E. Gorton, St. Croix: Consignment of cargo on schooner Polly, Joseph Gould, master
1796-03-07
Box 1, Folder 4 Daggett + Reynolds, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Sending provisions by schooner Polly
1796-03-07
Box 1, Folder 4 Samuel McClellan, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Provisions sent by schooner Polly
1796-03-07
Box 1 Correspondence, December 22nd, 1797
1797-12-22
Box 1, Folder 5 Joseph Peck + Co., Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Beef shipped (Schooner Commerce)
1797-12-22
Box 1 Correspondence, January 4th - August 16th, 1798
1798-01-04-1798-08-16
Box 1, Folder 6 T. Tillinghast, East Greenwich, to Capt. Joseph Tillinghast: Running for representative
1798-08-16
Box 1, Folder 6 Joseph Tillinghast to William Earle Tillinghast: Instructions for cargoes
1798-04-01
Box 1, Folder 6 Joseph Tillinghast, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast
1798-01-04
Box 1 Correspondence, May 30th, 1799
1799-05-30
Box 1, Folder 7 Mortgage deed: Robert Helme, South Kingstown, to Elisha R. Potter
1799-05-30
Box 1 Correspondence, February 3rd, 1801
1801-02-03
Box 1, Folder 8 Samuel Foster + John N. Brakle, Christianstadt, to John Bourn: Directions to Capt. of brig Swift to Norfolk
1801-02-03
Box 1 Correspondence, April 2nd - December 22nd, 1802
1802-04-02-1802-12-22
Box 1, Folder 9 William Blodget, Providence, to Wiliam Earle Tillinghast: Hats + shoes
1802-12-22
Box 1, Folder 9 James S. Boyle to Wiliam Earle Tillinghast: Loan request
1802-04-02
Box 1 Correspondence, January 25th - September 30th, 1803
1803-01-25-1803-9-30
Box 1, Folder 10 Oliver Goodrich, Weathersfield, Rocky Hill, to William Earle Tillinghast: Inquiry re: account.
1803-09-30
Box 1, Folder 10 Oliver Goodrich, Weathersfield, to William Earle Tillinghast: Inquiry about property left for sale in St. Croix
1803-09-13
Box 1, Folder 10 Benjamin Woodard, Jr., New Brunswick, to William Earle Tillinghast: Personal news
1803-05-13
Box 1, Folder 10 Benjamin E. Gorton, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Prices of provisions, rum
1803-05-07
Box 1, Folder 10 Oliver Goodrich, St. Croix, to William Earle Tillinghast: Directions for disposal of goods.
1803-04-25
Box 1, Folder 10 Joseph Tillinghast, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast, in St. Croix: Home news
1803-03-16
Box 1, Folder 10 George Earle, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast
1803-03-21
Box 1, Folder 10 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Cargo of hoops, provisions on brig Planter
1803-03-16-1803-03-20
Box 1, Folder 10 Benjamin Clifford, to William Earle Tillinghast: Sending nankeens on brig Planter
1803-03-19
Box 1, Folder 10 Horatio J. Dexter and William G. Bowen, Providence, to Wiliam Earle Tillinghast: Goods at St. Croix
1803-03-15
Box 1, Folder 10 John Innes Clark + Moses Lippitt, Providence, to John Ross, in St. Croix: Sending letter
1803-03-12
Box 1, Folder 10 John Innes Clark + Moses Lippitt, Providence, to John Ross: Settlement against the Diana
1803-02-15
Box 1, Folder 10 William Blodget, Jr., Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Hats
1803-03-15
Box 1, Folder 10 W.G. Woodard, to William Earle Tillinghast: Irons
1803-02-10
Box 1, Folder 10 Benjamin E. Gorton, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Prices of provisions, rum, sugar, coffee.
1803-01-25
Box 1, Folder 10 William Earle Tillinghast to Judge Winding: Schooner Jerusha's condition
1803
Box 1, Folder 10 William Earle Tillinghast to Benjamin E. Gorton: Debts. Iron + rum on hand
1803
Box 1 Correspondence, March 5th - May 2nd, 1804
1804-03-05-1804-05-02
Box 1, Folder 11 William Earle Tillinghast to Captain James DeWolf: Account against Mr. Foster
1804-05-02
Box 1, Folder 11 Daniel McFarlane, St. Croix, to William Earle Tillinghast: Indian meal for sale
1804-04-26
Box 1, Folder 11 William H. Kraun, St. Croix, to William Earle Tillinghast: Declines purchase of articles
1804-04-07
Box 1, Folder 11 Joseph Tillinghast to William Earle Tillinghast: Rum. News of ships
1804-03-20
Box 1, Folder 11 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Brig Planter. Prices of rum, sugar. Launching of the new brig Comet at Newport
1804-03-20
Box 1, Folder 11 John Whipple to William Earle Tillinghast: Sending cargo
1804-03-08
Box 1, Folder 11 Joseph Tillinghast to William Earle Tillinghast: Brig Planter's cargo. Rum, sugar. Home news
1804-03-08
Box 1, Folder 11 Robert Durfey, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Sending harness
1804-03-07
Box 1, Folder 11 Solomon Tyler, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Papers for John Aylmer
1804-03-05
Box 1 Correspondence, January 28th - March 28th, 1805
1805-01-28-1805-03-28
Box 1, Folder 12 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Brig Argus. Death of William Earle Tillinghast's grandfather
1805-01-28
Box 1, Folder 12 Cornelius D. Battelle to William Earle Tillinghast: Offer to charter brig to Copenhagen
1805-01-30
Box 1, Folder 12 William Earle Tillinghast to Benjamin E. Gorton: Sale of hoops + stoves, provisions
1805-02
Box 1, Folder 12 William Earle Tillinghast to Benjamin E. Gorton: Prices current
1805-02-19
Box 1, Folder 12 John Bourn, Somerset, to William Earle Tillinghast: Money due
1805-02-20
Box 1, Folder 12 George Earle, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Plans for brig Argus
1805-02-22
Box 1, Folder 12 Joseph Tillinghast, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Brig Argus. Family matters
1805-02-27
Box 1, Folder 12 Benjamin E. Gorton, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Brig Argus. Prices current
1805-02-27
Box 1, Folder 12 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Directions for the Argus. Brig Planter
1805-03-10
Box 1, Folder 12 B.T. Chandler to William Earle Tillinghast: Cargo on the brig Planter
1805-03-22
Box 1, Folder 12 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Brig Planter. Prices current
1805-03-07
Box 1, Folder 12 Joseph Tillinghast to William Earle Tillinghast: Brig Planter
1805-03-27
Box 1, Folder 12 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Brigs to St. Croix
1805-03-28
Box 1 Correspondence, April 8th - December 23rd, 1805
1805-04-08-1805-12-23
Box 1, Folder 13 Bailey and Bogert, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Prices rum, sugar
1805-04-08
Box 1, Folder 13 William Earle Tillinghast, St. Croix, to Benjamin E. Gorton: Argus's cargo to New York. Insurance on Fair American. Prices current
1805-04-24
Box 1, Folder 13 Oliver Barber, West End, St. Croix, to William Earle Tillinghast: Business
1805-05-22
Box 1, Folder 13 Daniel Allin, in Havana, to Samuel B. Allin + Co., Providence: Salt. Prices of provisions, lumber.
1805-05-08
Box 1, Folder 13 Samuel P. Allin, St. John's, Puerto Rico, to William Earle Tillinghast: Cargoes for the brig
1805-05-16
Box 1, Folder 13 William Earle Tillinghast, Samuel P. Allin + Daniel Allin, Providence, to J.S. Addams, Charlestown, South Carolina: Disposal of sugar in Fair American belonging to J. Rice, Boston.
1805-08-11
Box 1, Folder 13 Payson + Smith, Baltimore, to William Earle Tillinghast: Cargo on the Argus
1805-12-06
Box 1, Folder 13 Bailey + Bogert, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Account
1805-12-21
Box 1, Folder 13 Benjamin E. Gorton, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Cargo of Argus
1805-12-23
Box 1 Correspondence, January 13th - February 15th, 1806
1806-01-13-1806-02-15
Box 1, Folder 14 Young Seamons, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Sending goods
1806-01-13
Box 1, Folder 14 [Dr. M.F. Keatch] to William Earle Tillinghast: Request delay
1806-01-15
Box 1, Folder 14 Joseph Tillinghast, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Local news
1806-01-16
Box 1, Folder 14 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Prices current
1806-01-16
Box 1, Folder 14 Bailey + Bogert, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: State of market. [Duplicate of letter of Dec. 21, 1805]
1805-01-16
Box 1, Folder 14 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Argus and Planter. Prices current
1806-02-15
Box 1 Correspondence, March 20th - April 11th, 1806
1806-03-20-1806-04-11
Box 1, Folder 15 George Benson, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Order for castor oil
1806-03-20
Box 1, Folder 15 Robert Durfey to William Earle Tillinghast: Sending bread
1806-03-20
Box 1, Folder 15 George + Oliver Earle to William Earle Tillinghast: Plans for the Argus
1806-03-22
Box 1, Folder 15 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: State of market. Prices current
1806-03-22
Box 1, Folder 15 Joseph Tillinghast to William Earle Tillinghast: Deaths
1806-03-23
Box 1, Folder 15 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Sending tobacco and pickles
1806-03-23
Box 1, Folder 15 Texcel Fowler, St. John's, Puerto Rico, to William Earle Tillinghast: Permission to land
1806-03-25
Box 1, Folder 15 Bailey + Bogert, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: State of market
1806-04-11
Box 1 Correspondence, May 6th - May 31st, 1806
1806-05-06-1806-05-31
Box 1, Folder 16 Benjamin E. Gorton, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Rum. Prices current
1806-05-06
Box 1, Folder 16 Joseph Tillinghast to William Earle Tillinghast: Local news
1806-05-07
Box 1, Folder 16 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Election at Newport
1806-05-09
Box 1, Folder 16 John C. Bucklin, St. Thomas, to William Earle Tillinghast: Inquiry re: passage to Rhode Island
1806-05-10
Box 1, Folder 16 William Earle Tillinghast to Young Seamons: Prices rum, sugar
1806-05-13
Box 1, Folder 16 John Rice, Boston, to Samuel P. Allen, Daniel Allen, and E. Tillinghast: Settlement of Fair American freight
1806-05-13
Box 1, Folder 16 Samuel P. Allen, St. Thomas, to William Earle Tillinghast: Arrival
1806-05-26
Box 1, Folder 16 Bailey + Bogert, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Rum + sugar
1806-05-31
Box 1 Correspondence, June 2nd - August 27th, 1806
1802-06-02-1802-08-27
Box 1, Folder 17 John S. Adams, Charleston, South Carolina, to Samuel P. Allin: Suit not coming to trial
1806-06-02
Box 1, Folder 17 G. Owesen, St. Croix, to William Earle Tillinghast: Request for delay of debt collection
1806-06-10
Box 1, Folder 17 Texcel Fowler, St. Thomas, to William Earle Tillinghast: New York market
1806-06-24
Box 1, Folder 17 Thomas Clark, St. Croix, to William Earle Tillinghast: Re: accounts
1806-06-29
Box 1, Folder 17 Bailey + Bogert, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Loss of Planter. Price corn meal
1806-08-05
Box 1, Folder 17 John S. Adams, Charleston, South Carolina, to Samuel P. Allin: Logwood sold [in duplicate]
1806-08-24
Box 1, Folder 17 John S. Adams, Charleston, South Carolina, to Byrnes + Bennett: Propose selling logwood from Fair American [copy]
1805-12-02
Box 1, Folder 17 Oliver Goodwin, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Loss of ship
1806-08-27
Box 1 Correspondence, September 1st - December 31st, 1806
1806-09-01-1806-12-31
Box 1, Folder 18 Bailey + Bogert, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast, Joseph Tillinghast and Benjamin E. Gorton: Re: purchase of a vessel
1806-09-01
Box 1, Folder 18 Texcel Fowler, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Sailing for St. Croix
1806-09-03
Box 1, Folder 18 Bailey + Bogert, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Terms for a brig. Inventory
1806-09-05
Box 1, Folder 18 Oliver Goodwin, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Chairs
1806-09-05
Box 1, Folder 18 William Earle Tillinghast and Samuel P. Allin, Providence, to John Rice: Proposed adjustment of Fair American's business
1806-09-16
Box 1, Folder 18 Oliver Goodwin, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Settlement of accounts with Mr. Vosburgh
1806-09-28
Box 1, Folder 18 Oliver Goodwin, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Chairs. Dispute with Mr. Vosburgh
1806-10-17
Box 1, Folder 18 Oliver Goodwin, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Business
1806-11-06
Box 1, Folder 18 Young Seamons to William Earle Tillinghast: Order to collect debts
1806-12-13
Box 1, Folder 18 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Price rum, sugar. No salt
1806-12-31
Box 1 Correspondence, February 19th - November 26th, 1807
1807-02-19-1807-11-26
Box 1, Folder 19 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Floods in Rhode Island. Danger from French privateers. Naval insurance
1807-02-19
Box 1, Folder 19 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Insurance
1807-02-24
Box 1, Folder 19 Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: State of market
1807-04-02
Box 1, Folder 19 John S. Adams (per Chris Fitzsimmons), Charleston, South Carolina, to Samuel P. Allin: Case of ship Fair American
1807-06-20
Box 1, Folder 19 William Earle Tillinghast, Providence, to John S. Adams: Re: new trial of Fair American case. Enclosed: Forbes, Henry + Co. and David Forbes, New Haven, to John S. Adams: Case of the Fair American
1807-07-15-1807-07-22
Box 1, Folder 19 John S. Adams, Charleston, South Carolina, to William Earle Tillinghast: Trial
1807-09-11
Box 1, Folder 19 William Earle Tillinghast to Roger Skinner: Power of attorney. Action against Peter L. Mawney of Marau [Moreau?], New York
1807-10
Box 1, Folder 19 Tirel + Creagh, St. Croix, to William Earle Tillinghast: British fleet at St. Croix and at Copenhagen
1807-10-10
Box 1, Folder 19 Pardon Tillinghast's power of attorney to William Earle Tillinghast
1807-10-24
Box 1, Folder 19 Bailey + Bogert, New York, to Benjamin E. Gorton: Protested bill of exchange
1807-11-14
Box 1, Folder 19 Bailey + Bogert, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast and Benjamin E. Gorton: Price provisions
1807-11-26
Box 1 Correspondence, January 12th - December 30th, 1808
1808-01-12-1808-12-30
Box 1, Folder 20 Bailey + Bogert, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast and Benjamin E. Gorton: Price of provisions, rum
1808-01-12
Box 1, Folder 20 William Earle Tillinghast to Samuel P. Allin: Outstanding debtors in St. Croix
1808-01-27
Box 1, Folder 20 Charles Welling, New York, to Samuel P. Allin: Business of St. Croix Samuel P. Allin to Terrell + Creagh: Mr. Welling's proceeds
1808-05-08-1808-05-21
Box 1, Folder 20 Samuel Betts, New York, to Samuel P. Allin: Payment arranged
1808-05-16
Box 1, Folder 20 William Earle Tillinghast's power of Attorney to Daniel Allen. Governor James Fenner's attestation of signature of James Spaulding
1820-05-20
Box 1, Folder 20 William Earle Tillinghast, Providence, to Capt. Daniel Allen: Debtors in St. Croix
1808-05-21
Box 1, Folder 20 Benjamin Clifford + Samuel P. Allin, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Instructions for brig Mary's cargo
1808-05-21
Box 1, Folder 20 John Earle to "cousin" William Earle Tillinghast: Case
1808-12-30
Box 1 Correspondence, May 11th, 1809
1809-05-11
Box 1, Folder 21 Christopher Rhodes' deed to Elisha R. Potter
1809-05-11
Box 1 Correspondence, February 16th - October 22nd, 1810
1810-02-16-1810-10-22
Box 1, Folder 22 Draft of cedar swamp in South Kingston, Rhode Island belonging to William Potter, Samuel R. Potter, and Timothy Peckham, Jr. [copy made by E.R. Potter]
1810-02-16
Box 1, Folder 22 Bailey + Willis, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast and Benjamin E. Gorton: State of market
1810-06-21
Box 1, Folder 22 Samuel Aborn to William Earle Tillinghast: Shipment of nankeens. Commission
1810-07-14
William Earle Tillinghast to John Imley: Mr. Cremony's note
1810-09-07
Box 1, Folder 22 William Earle Tillinghast to John Imley: John Joseph Cremony's note
1810-09-07
Box 1, Folder 22 William Jacques, Rhinebeck, to Elisha R. Potter: Misunderstanding about a horse
1810-10-22
Box 1 Correspondence, February - April 11th, 1811
1811-02-01-1811-04-11
Box 1, Folder 22 William Earle Tillinghast to Bailey + Willis: Shipment of sugar for Benjamin E. Gorton
1811-02
Box 1, Folder 22 William Earle Tillinghast to Benjamin E. Gorton: Prices
1811-02-11
Box 1, Folder 22 William Earle Tillinghast to Benjamin E. Gorton: Sales
1811-04-11
Box 2 Correspondence, February 1st - April 21st, 1812
1812-02-01-1812-04-21
Box 2, Folder 1 Young Seamans, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Plans for the brig. ("We do not think a warr likely to take place...")
1812-02-01
Box 2, Folder 1 Benjamin T. Chandler, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Embargo by ice. Sloop Rolla's cargo. Other ships, cargoes. Prices provisions.
1812-02-03
Box 2, Folder 1 Benjamin T. Chandler, Providence, to William Earle Tillinghast: Price rum
1812-02-12
Box 2, Folder 1 Daniel Allin, St. Bartholomew's, to William Earle Tillinghast: Flour, provisions
1812-03-08
Box 2, Folder 1 Lemuel Chandler, Baltimore, to Tillinghast, Gorton, and Tillinghast: Sailors' wages. Prices flour.
1812-03-25
Box 2, Folder 1 Young Seamans and Benjamin E. Gorton to William Earle Tillinghast: Difficulty of entry - possibility of seizure. Clearance papers and subterfuge.
1812-04-21
Box 2 Correspondence, January 27th, 1813 - March 21st, 1817
1813-1-27-1817-03-21
Box 2, Folder 2 Henry Payson, Baltimore, to Lemuel Chandler: Accounts. Price of flour
1813-01-27
Box 2, Folder 2 Bailey + Willis, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Estate of John D. Miller. Prices current.
Box 2, Folder 2 Bailey + Willis, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Account with John D. Miller
1813-02-11
Box 2, Folder 2 James Curtis, St. Croix, to William Earle Tillinghast: Sales for Capt. John Bourne
1813-04-08
Box 2, Folder 2 Bailey + Willis, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast and Benjamin E. Gorton: Collection from John D. Miller
1813-07-19
Box 2, Folder 2 [Amiel] Cook, on board frigate President, to William Earle Tillinghast: Personal
1813-11-03
Box 2, Folder 2 William Rodman, Boston, to Lemuel Chandler: Freight for ship
1817-03-21
Box 2 Correspondence, August 4th - September 26th, 1814
1814-08-04-1814-09-26
Box 2, Folder 3 Lemuel Chandler to William Earle Tillinghast: Captain B.G. Dexter brought into concern. Corn
1814-08-04
Box 2, Folder 3 Timothy Peckham Jr.'s deed to Samuel R. Potter, South Kingstown
1814-09-26
Box 2 Correspondence, June 5th - December 17th, 1815
1815-06-05-1815-12-17
Box 2, Folder 4 Bailey + Willis, New York, to William Earle Tillinghast: Price rum
1815-06-05
Box 2, Folder 4 John Imley, St. Barth, to William Earle Tillinghast, Providence: Price provisions, rum, sugar
1815-06-21
Box 2, Folder 4 Depositions of Zachariah Chaffee and Job Seakell, made before Jeremiah Lippitt, for use in the case of Benjamin Baker and William Baker vs William Earle Tillinghast
1815-06-26
Box 2, Folder 4 Lemuel Chandler to William Earle Tillinghast: Insurance
1815-08-04
Box 2, Folder 4 Tirel + Creagh, St. Croix, to William Earle Tillinghast, Providence: Prices provisions
1815-09-04
Box 2, Folder 4 William Earle Tillinghast and B.G. Dexter to Lemuel Chandler: Prize money on ship President
1815-12-17
Box 2 Correspondence, March 6th, 1816 - January 28th, 1817
1816-03-06-1817-01-28
Box 2, Folder 5 [Charles] Creagh, St. Croix, to William Earle Tillinghast: Debt
1816-03-06
Box 2, Folder 5 Nathaniel Millard, Warwick, to William Earle Tillinghast and Benjamin E. Gorton: Fish for the brig Hunter
1816-05-15
Box 2, Folder 5 Benjamin Grange[r], Charleston, South Carolina, to Benjamin E. Gorton, William Earle Tillinghast and Lemuel Chandler: Passengers for New York
1816-05-30
Box 2, Folder 5 Benjamin Grange[r], Charleston, South Carolina, to Benjamin E. Gorton, William Earle Tillinghast, and Lemuel Chandler: Price of provisions
1816-06-08
Box 2, Folder 5 Col. Creagh, St. Croix, to William Earle Tillinghast: Price of meal, flour
1816-08-24
Box 2, Folder 5 William Rodman, Savannah, Georgia, to owners of Brig Hunter: Prices of rice, cotton
1816-10-31
Box 2, Folder 5 Charles Welling to William Earle Tillinghast: Debt
1816-12-19
Box 2, Folder 5 James Burrill, Jr., Providence, to Elisha R. Potter, South Kingstown: Election
1817-01-28
Box 2 Correspondence, October 27th, 1825 - October 16th, 1839
1825-10-27-1839-10-16
Box 2, Folder 6 Thomas Reynolds, Lisle, to William H. Blucker: Debt
1825-10-27
Box 2, Folder 6 George B. Pitman, administrator of Elizabeth Mumford's estate, deed to Elisha R. Potter
1828-03-28
Box 2, Folder 6 [Wilkins] Updike's certificate that Elisha R. Potter, Jr., was a law student in his office
1832-09-15
Box 2, Folder 6 Asa Potter, Kingston, certifies that Elisha R. Potter, Jr. was a law student in his office
1832-10-08
Box 2, Folder 6 Elisha R. Potter, Jr., in Washington, to Wilkins Updike, Kingston: Claims being entered. News from Washington
1833-01-21
Box 2, Folder 6 Elisha R. Potter, to Edward Wilcox: Supporting Sprague and Pearce in the election
1835-08-24
Box 2, Folder 6 James Munroe + Co., Boston: Elisha R. Potter account closed
1836-03-12
Box 2, Folder 6 Copy of deed: Daniel Brown, Newport, to Elisha R. Potter, South Kingston
1838-12-10
Box 2, Folder 6 To Elisha R. Potter [Jr.?]: Receipt for books ordered and request for payment
Box 2 Correspondence, March 21st, 1841 - December 29th, 1859
1841-03-21-1859-12-29
Box 2, Folder 7 W.R. Staples, Providence, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr., Kingston: Details from the Wilcox + Olney case
1841-03-21
Box 2, Folder 7 Charles William Bradley, East Haddam, Connecticut, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Notes on origin of MacSparran family name
1847-07-21
Box 2, Folder 7 W.R. Staples, Providence, to William H. Potter: Miss Angell's will
1855-04-13
Box 2, Folder 7 William G. Hotchkiss, Boston, to William H. Potter: Affair settled
1855-04-19
Box 2, Folder 7 S.O. Shepard, Albany, New York, to William H. Potter: Inquiry into Albert Snow's conviction
1855-05-28
Box 2, Folder 7 Elisha R. Potter, Jr., to "Thomas" [Thomas Mawney Potter?]: Family and local news
1856-12-07-1856-12-18
Box 2, Folder 7 Henry Jackson, Newport, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Re: arrangements with Mr. Brown, plans for visit
1859-08-08
Box 2, Folder 7 C.S. Bradley, Providence, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Cattle purchase
1859-12-29
Box 2 Correspondence, January 11th, 1860 - September 2nd, 1867
1860-01-11-1867-09-02
Box 2, Folder 8 C.S. Bradley, Providence, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Heifers
1860-01-11
Box 2, Folder 8 August Belmont, Newport, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Democratic party
1860-07-24
Box 2, Folder 8 E. Francis, Spring Green, to [Elisha R. Potter, Jr.?]: Portrait of Mr. Angell to accompany his memoir
1860-06-23
Box 2, Folder 8 Joseph S. Pitman, Providence, to Elisha R. Potter: Position under Secretary of War
1860-04-26
Box 2, Folder 8 Joseph S. Pitman, Providence, to Elisha R. Potter: Prefer Col. John L. Slocum for the position in the War Dept.
1860-04-28
Box 2, Folder 8 S. Austin Allibone, Philadelphia, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Thank-you
1860-08-01
Box 2, Folder 8 S.G. Sherman, Providence, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Daniel Hall, Exeter
1860-08-04
Box 2, Folder 8 William Sheffield to [Elisha R. Potter, Jr.]: Re: a document
1863-03
Box 2, Folder 8 William D. Brayton, Warwick, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Re: income tax
1865-04-26
Box 2, Folder 8 W.W. Hoppin, Providence, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Claim against B.F. Robinson
1867-09-02
Box 2 Correspondence, June 2nd, 1874 - October 18th, 1880
1874-06-02-1880-10-18
Box 2, Folder 9 George H. Olney, Providence, to J.W. Douglass: Elisha R. Potter, Jr.'s income tax
1874-06-02
Box 2, Folder 9 J.W. Douglass, Washington, to James M. Pendleton: Elisha R. Potter, Jr.'s tax refunding claims
1874-06-10
Box 2, Folder 9 J.M. Clark, Providence, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Lord Brougham's letter to Mr. Angell
1875-12-08
Box 2, Folder 9 Samuel Tyler, Georgetown, D.C. to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Sending Milford + Tyler's "Pleadings and Practice in Equity."
1876-10-25
Box 2, Folder 9 W.H. Wells, Chicago, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Collection of old dictionaries and grammars. W.G. Medlicott's collection
1878-05-16
Box 2, Folder 9 W.H. Wells, Chicago, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: W.G. Medlicott's library
1878-05-22
Box 2, Folder 9 W.H. Wells, Chicago, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Entick's grammar
1878-11-11
Box 2, Folder 9 Ellen Gray, Boston, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Telegram. At home
1879-06-23
Box 2, Folder 9 S.G. Arnold, Providence, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: History and layout of Ten Rod Road
1879-08-23
Box 2, Folder 9 W.B. Weeden, Matoonoc, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Trip to "the Doctor's cottage on Boston Neck."
1880-08-18
Box 2, Folder 9 F.B. Sanborn, Concord, to Elisha R. Potter, Jr.: Request subscription fee to American Social Science Association publication fund
1880-10-18

Accounts

Container Description Date
Box 2 Accounts, Undated
Box 2 Accounts, 1747 - 1783, Undated
1747-1783
Box 2 Accounts, May 1790 - November 17th, 1795
1790-05-01-1795-11-17
Box 2 Accounts, 1796
1796-01-01-1796-12-31
Box 2 Accounts, January - June 1797
1797-01-1797-06
Box 2 Accounts, July - December 1797
1797-07-1797-12
Box 2 Accounts, January - June 1798
1798-01-1798-06
Box 2 Accounts, July - December 1798
1798-07-1798-12
Box 3 Accounts, 1799
1799
Box 3 Accounts, 1800
1800
Box 3 Accounts, 1801
1801
Box 3 Accounts, 1802
1802-03-08-1802-12
Box 3 Accounts, January - April 1803
1803-01-1803-04
Box 3 Accounts, May - December 1803
1803-05-1803-12
Box 3 Accounts, January - February 1804
1804-01-1804-02
Box 3 Accounts, March - April 1804
1804-03-15-1804-04
Box 3 Accounts, May 1804
1804-05
Box 3 Accounts, June 1804
1804-06
Box 3 Accounts, July - December 1804
1804-07-01-1804-12-19
Box 4 Accounts, January 1805
1805-01
Box 4 Accounts, February - March 1805
1805-02-1805-03
Box 4 Accounts, April - May 1805
1805-04-1805-05
Box 4 Accounts, June 1805
1805-06
Box 4 Accounts, July - September 1805
1805-07-1805-09
Box 4 Accounts, October - December 1805
1805-10-1805-12
Box 4 Accounts, 1806 Undated
1806
Box 4 Accounts, January - February 1806
1806-01-01-1806-02-24
Box 4 Accounts, March - April 1806
1806-03-1806-04
Box 4 Accounts, May 1806
1806-05
Box 4 Accounts, June 1806
1806-06
Box 4 Accounts, July - September 1806
1806-07-1806-09
Box 4 Accounts, October - December 1806
1806-10-1806-12
Box 5 Accounts, Undated - January, 1807
1807-01-01-1807-01-31
Box 5 Accounts, February - April, 1807
1807-02-02-1807-04-27
Box 5 Accounts, May - June, 1807
1807-05-02-1807-06-30
Box 5 Accounts, July - December 1807
1807-07-1807-12
Box 5 Accounts, Undated - February 1808
1808-01-1808-02
Box 5 Accounts, March - June 1808
1808-03-1808-06
Box 5 Accounts, July 1808
1808-07
Box 5 Accounts, September - December 1808
1808-09-06-1808-12-30
Box 5 Accounts, 1809
1809
Box 5 Accounts, Undated - May 1810
1810-01-01-1810-05-26
Box 5 Accounts, June - December 1810
1810-06-14-1810-12-31
Box 5 Accounts, 1811
1811
Box 5 Accounts, Undated - March 1812
1812-01-1812-03
Box 5 Accounts, April - November 1812
1812-04-1812-11
Box 6 Accounts, January - July 1813
1813-01-09-1813-07-12
Box 6 Accounts, August - December 1813
1813-08-19-1813-12-31
Box 6 Accounts, January - May 1814
1814-01-01-1814-05-18
Box 6 Accounts, June - December 1814
1814-06-1814-12
Box 6 Accounts, January - July 1815
1815-01-1815-07
Box 6 Accounts, August - December 1815
1815-08-09-1815-12-22
Box 6 Accounts, January - June 1816
1816-01-13-1816-06-24
Box 6 Accounts, July - December 1816
1816-07-1816-12
Box 6 Accounts, 1817-1820
1817-1820
Box 6 Accounts, 1830 - 1839
1830-1839
Box 6 Accounts, 1840 - 1849
1840-1849

Ships' Papers

Container Description Date
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Unidentified Schooner, 1798
1798
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Alfred, 1809
1809
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Brig Argus, 1805-1807
1805
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Sloop Aurora, 1796
1796
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Brig Betsy, 1799
1799
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Ship Charles, 1806-1811
1806-1811
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Commerce, Undated
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Commerce, 1796
1796
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Commerce, 1797
1797
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Commerce, Undated - January 1798
1798-01
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Commerce, February - March 1798
1798-02-1798-03
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Commerce, April - December 1798
1798-04-17-1798-12-14
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Commerce, January - February 1799
1799-01-1799-02
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Commerce, March - April 1799
1799-03-1799-04
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Commerce, April - December 1799
1799-04-1799-12
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Commerce, 1800 - 1802
1800-01-1802-12
Box 7 Ships' Papers, Schooner Delight, 1797
1797
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Ship Fair American, 1802
1802
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Ship Fair American, Undated - April 1805
1805-01-01-1805-04-30
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Ship Fair American, May - June 1805
1805-05-1805-06
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Ship Fair American, July 1805
1805-07
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Ship Fair American, August - December 1805
1805-08-1805-12
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Ship Fair American, 1811
1811-04-09
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Schooner General, 1814
1814
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hiram, 1806 - 1807
1806-1807
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, 1806
1806
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, Undated 1807
1807
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, January - February 1807
1807-01-1807-02
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, March - April 1807
1807-03-1807-04
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, May 1807 - July 1808
1807-05-1808-07
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, 1809 - March 1810
1809-01-01-1810-03-31
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, April - May 1810
1810-04-1810-05
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, June - July 1810
1810-06-1810-07
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, August - October 1810
1810-08-1810-10
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, January - April 1811
1811-01-1811-04
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, May - July 1811
1811-05-1811-07
Box 8 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, August - December 1811
1811-08-1811-12
Box 9 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, January - February 1812
1812-01-1812-02
Box 9 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, March - May 1812
1812-03-1812-05
Box 9 Ships' Papers, Brig Hunter, 1813-1817
1813-01-1817-12
Box 9 Ships' Papers, Brig Mary Ann, 1816
1816
Box 9 Ships' Papers, Schooner Polly, 1796
1796
Box 9 Ships' Papers, Brig Polly + Betsy, 1797 - 1798
1797-1798
Box 9 Ships' Papers, Schooner Roger Williams, 1803
1803
Box 9 Ships' Papers, Sloop Two Sisters, 1805
1805
Box 9 Ships' Papers, Ship Union, 1815
1815

Bound volumes

Container Description Date
Box 9 Account for Potowomut Mill, 1845 - 1846
1845-1846
Box 9 Landholders' Bank, 1832-1835
1832-1835
Box 10 Undated Account Book ("Sails")
Box 10 Undated Account Book (William Earle Tillinghast's?)
Box 10 Account Book, William Earle Tillinghast, 1796
1796
Box 10 Account Book, Sloop Polly + Betsy, 1796
1796
Box 10 William E. Tillinghast's Day Book, 1798 - 1802
1796-07-28-1802
Box 10 Joseph Tillinghast's Day Book, 1790 - 1797 Brigt Friendship; 1796 Schooner Commerce; 1797 Polly + Betsy
1790-1797
Box 10 Account Book, William Earle Tillinghast, 1810
1810
Box 10 Account Book, William Earle Tillinghast, Brig Hunter, 1810
1810
Box 10 Account Book, Brig Planter, 1803 - 1804
1803-1804
Box 10 William Earle Tillinghast's Day Book, 1804 - 1805
1804-1805
Box 10 William Earle Tillinghast's Day Book, 1797 - 1798
1797-1798
Box 10 William Earle Tillinghast's Day Book, 1801
1801
Box 10 William Earle Tillinghast's Day Book, 1811
1811
Box 10 Account Book, William Earle Tillinghast, St. Croix, 1805
1805
Box 10 Account Book, William Earle Tillinghast, Brig Argus and Brig Planter, 1805
1805
Box 10 Account Book, William Earle Tillinghast, 1794 - 1795
1794-1795
Box 10 Day or Account Book, Joseph Tillinghast, approx. 1755 - 1796
1755-1796
Box 10 Account Book, George A. Davis, Davisville, RI, 1859
1859
Day Book, St. Croix, 1794 - 1799
1794-01-03-1799-06-15
Day Book, William Earle Tillinghast, St. Croix, 1804
1804-01-06-1804-05-15
Day Book, St. Croix, 1803
1803-01-04-1803-06-08
Day Book and Blotter, William Earle Tillinghast, St. Croix, 1806
1806-01-1806-06
Blotter No. 1, St. Croix, 1804
1804-01-1804-07
Day Book, Gorton and Tillinghast, St. Croix, 1798
1798
Day Book, William Earle Tillinghast, St. Croix, 1807
1807-01-1807-05
Day Book, Wiliam Earle Tillinghast, 1807
1807
Petty Ledger, Ephraim Bowen, Jr., commenced 1786
1786
Ledger, Gorton and Tillinghast, St. Croix, 1800
Ledger, William Earle Tillinghast, 1804
1804
Ledger, William Earle Tillinghast, 1806
1806
Ledger, William Earle Tillinghast, 1807
1807

Miscellaneous

Container Description Date
Box 9 Miscellaneous, Wiliam E. Tillinghast, "Notebook," 1797-1816
1797-1816
Box 9 Miscellaneous, Commercial Papers, 1828 - 1844
1828-1844
Box 9 Miscellaneous, Legal Papers, 1756 - 1775
1756-1775
Box 9 Miscellaneous, Legal Papers, 1787 - 1794
1787-1794
Box 9 Miscellaneous, Legal Papers, 1795 - 1798
1795-1798
Box 9 Miscellaneous, Legal Papers, 1801 - 1807
1801-1807
Box 9 Miscellaneous, Legal Papers, 1810 - 1817
1810-1817
Box 9 Miscellaneous, Legal Papers, 1818 - 1828
1818-1828
Box 9 Miscellaneous, Legal Papers, 1838 - 1870
1838-1870
Box 9 Miscellaneous, Navigation and Lunar Observations, 1796 - 1811
1796-1811
Box 9 Miscellaneous, Personal Papers, Undated and 1800-1873
1800-1873