Guide to the Collection of Newport, R.I. deeds, 1731-1835

(bulk 1761-1800)


Redwood Library and Athenaeum
50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: (401) 847-0292
Fax: (401) 841-5680
email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org

Published in 2014

Collection Overview

Title: Collection of Newport, R.I. deeds
Date range: 1731-1835, (bulk 1761-1800)
Creator: Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Extent: 0.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract: Deeds, receipts, memos, and plat maps concerning land in Newport, Rhode Island, particularly on Thames Street.
Language of materials: English
Repository: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection number: RLC.Ms.574

Scope & content

This collection consists of deeds, receipts, memos, and plat maps concerning land in Newport, Rhode Island, particularly on Thames Street. According to the inventory created by previous Library staff at an unknown date, the first twelve items all refer to the same piece of land on Thames Street, which included a dwelling house and a joiner’s shop. This land passed through various members of the Wickham, Trevett, Dyre, Marchant, and Turner families of Newport, Rhode Island. The remaining items in this collection refer to land sales in New Jersey.

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Arrangement

This collection is arranged by the number that was assigned to them by previous Redwood Library Staff members when this collection was placed into the former Steel Cabinet collection.

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: Collection of Newport, R.I. deeds, RLC.Ms.574, 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: Prior to processing in November 2014, this collection was found within the Steel Cabinet Collection: Drawer 14, Folder 3. The contents of this collection were most likely numbered by Library Staff at an unknown time, and it is unapparent why they chose this particular order. The inventory created by Library staff is included with the collection.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Delmage.
Encoding: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-12-23
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 2, Item 1 Receipt from the payment of a mortgage given by Francis Brinley to Joshua Stutson
 1761 Feb 9
Item 2 Memo referring to a quitclaim given by Francis Brinley to Joshua Stutson
 [1761]
Item 3 Mortgage deed from Charles Wickham to Eleazar Trevett
Contents Note: Also includes the sale of the mortgage by Charles Wickham to Samuel Dyre (1775 Mar 10), and its subsequent sale by Dyre to Henry Merchant (1784 Nov 17)

 1766 May 2
Item 4 Statement of debt from Eleazar Trevett to Samuel Dyre, Jr.
 1768 Mar 7
Item 5 Memo of debts and mortgages owed by Eleazar Trevett to Charles Wickham and Samuel Dyre
 1767 Jun
Item 6 Warrant for the arrest of Eleazar Trevett on the complaint of Charles Wickham
 1775 Mar 6
Item 7 Quitclaim deed from Eleazar Trevett to Henry Marchant
 1785 Aug 3
Item 8 Deed of gift from Henry Marchant to William Marchant
 1796 Apr 18
Item 9 Quitclaim deed from Sarah Trevett to William Marchant
 1800 Jan 6
Item 10 Quitclaim deed from Rebecca Marchant to William Marchant
 1800 Jan 10
Item 11 Mortgage deed from the Bank of Rhode Island to James R. Dockray
Contents Note: Also includes the sale of the mortgage by the Bank to William Turner (1819 Jun 24)

 1813 Apr 23
Item 12 Copy of a plat of land
Contents Note: Copy by William Turner of an original plat drawn in 1749.

 1840 Apr 21
Item 13 Deed – Sale of land by Mary Crowell to Peleg Barker
 1761 Mar 2
Item 14 Deed – Sale of land by Susannah Ladd to Benjamin Harrison
 1731
Item 15 Deed – Sale of land by Thomas Stelle to Elias Bland
 1773 Sep 7
Item 16 Plat map of land and property owned by William Turner
 1835 Oct 10