Guide to the John and Oliver Brown guardianship certificate, 1818
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
Published in 2024
Collection Overview
| Title: | John and Oliver Brown guardianship certificate |
| Date range: | 1818 |
| Creator: | Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
| Extent: | 0.1 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of the guardianship certificate for minors John Brown and Oliver Brown who were placed under the care of Benjamin Armington by the Judge Hodijah Baylies. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0131 |
Scope & content
The collection consists of an 1818 guardianship certificate for minors John Brown and Oliver Brown who were placed under the care of Benjamin Armington by Judge Hodijah Baylies.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Topics Geographical NamesArrangement
The collection is arranged in order that it arrived in the Rhode Island College Special Collections.
Biographical/Historical Note
In September 1818, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Judge Hodijah Baylies trusted the care and custody of John and Oliver Brown to Benjamin Armington of Seekonk. John Brown was older than fourteen and Oliver Brown was under fourteen. Their father, John Brown of Seekonk was said to be deceased.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: | John and Oliver Brown guardianship certificate, MSS-0131, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-8380 email:digitalcommons@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Provenance of the collection is unknown. It was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2023 |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Special Collections intern, Naomylee Perez-Carrasquillo, in 2024 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Naomylee Perez-Carrasquillo. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2024. |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |