Guide to the George Gibbs receipt, 1811
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: (401) 847-0292
Fax: (401) 841-5680
email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org
Published in 2013
Collection Overview
| Title: | George Gibbs receipt |
| Date range: | 1811 |
| Creator: | Gibbs, George, 1776-1833 |
| Extent: | 0.01 linear feet (1 folder) |
| Abstract: | This collection includes a receipt from George Gibbs (1766-1833) of Newport, Rhode, Island, for money received from Captain Daniel Brown. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Redwood Library and Athenaeum |
| Collection number: | RLC.Ms.516 |
Scope & content
This collection consists of one receipt for money George Gibbs received from Captain Daniel Brown in October 1811 for sugar and oil.Access Points
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This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Biographical note
George Gibbs (1776-1833) was born in Newport, Rhode Island, on January 7, 1776, the son of Mary Channing and George Gibbs, Jr. (1755-1803), a wealthy merchant. While a young man traveling abroad to learn the mercantile business, Gibbs developed a strong interest in mineralogy thereby devoting much of his time and money to the collection of minerals. By the time Gibbs returned to Rhode Island, he had the largest and most valuable mineral collection seen in the United States up to the time with more than twenty thousand minerals. He first exhibited his massive collection in Newport and gained the attention of Benjamin Stillman, a professor at Yale University. In 1811, Gibbs agreed to put some of his collection on exhibit at Yale and eventually sold his collection to Yale in 1825 for $20,000. George Gibbs died on August 6, 1833.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | Access is open to members and researchers at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Use of the materials: | This collection is owned by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Special Collections Librarian of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Preferred citation: | George Gibbs receipt, RLC.Ms.516, Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Contact information: | Redwood Library and Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840 Tel: (401) 847-0292 Fax: (401) 841-5680 email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Acquisition information is unknown. |
| Processing information: | This collection was initially processed by Aimee Saunders in 2010. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Delmage. |
| Encoding: | Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Delmage 2013 September 13 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
| Sponsor: | Funding for processing and cataloging this collection was provided by the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Manuscripts Box 1 | Receipt |
1811 Oct 31 |