Guide to the United States Army Hospital meteorological diary, 1833-1835
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: (401) 847-0292
Fax: (401) 841-5680
email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org
Published in 2015
Collection Overview
| Title: | United States Army Hospital meteorological diary |
| Date range: | 1833-1835 |
| Creator: | United States Army Hospital (Fort Wolcott, R.I.). |
| Extent: | 0.2 linear feet (1 folder) |
| Abstract: | A detailed daily recording of the weather, wind direction, and temperature maintained by a United States Army Hospital at Fort Wolcott on Goat Island in the Newport Harbor. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Redwood Library and Athenaeum |
| Collection number: | RLC.Ms.592 |
Scope & content
This collection consists of a detailed daily recording of the weather, wind direction, and temperature maintained by the United States Army Hospital at Fort Wolcott on Goat Island in the Newport Harbor. Entries from January 1833 to December 1834 are recorded as "weather at Newport, R.I.," and January to August 1835 entries are recorded as "weather at Fort Wolcott, R.I." These records also include remarks and monthly summaries of the weather and illnesses, such as scarlet fever and influenza.Arrangement
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Historical note
In 1798, President John Adams signed into law the Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen, which helped fund medical care and build additional hospitals for seamen. A year later, Congress extended the Act to cover every officer and sailor in the U.S. Navy. The Act led to the gradual creation of a loose network of locally controlled marine hospitals along coastal and inland waterways. Fort Wolcott was the primary fort protecting Newport, Rhode Island from 1703 until 1836. At various times it served the Rhode Island colonial militia, the British Army, the French Army, and the United States Army. Fort Wolcott was Newport's primary means of defense against sea attack until the new Fort Adams was garrisoned in 1841.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: | United States Army hospital meteorological diary, RLC.Ms.592, 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 2014, this collection was classified as: mIC465N//U. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Phoebe Bean, 2014; Elizabeth Delmage, 2015 |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-08-14 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Bibliography: |
Inventory
| Manuscripts Box 2 | Meteorological diary |
1833 Jan-1835 Aug |