William Arnold Autograph Collection, 1655-1922


Providence Public Library, Special Collections
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401.455.8021
Fax: 401.455.8065
email: special_collections@provlib.org

Published in 2013

Collection Overview

Title: William Arnold Autograph Collection
Date range: 1655-1922
Creator:
Extent: 1.0 Linear feet
Abstract: The William Arnold Autograph Collection is part of a larger collection of books and manuscripts dealing with American, especially Rhode Island, history. The entire collection was donated to the Providence Public Library in 1923 by Mr. Frederick Augustus Arnold. In an effort to support collections at other Providence libraries, the following transfers of materials were made: items representing “Americana” before the year 1801 were transferred to the John Carter Brown Library; items relating to American poetry were transferred to the John Hay Library; and publications concerning the Arnold family were transferred to the Rhode Island Historical Society. The remaining materials constitute the William Arnold Autograph Collection. The collection was named for William Arnold, an ancestor of Frederick A. Arnold. The collection consists mainly of legal documents and correspondence, but also includes poems, portraits, business records, and ephemera dating from 1655 to 1922.
Physical location: The collection is housed in the Providence Public Library Special Collections department.
Language of materials: English
Repository: Providence Public Library, Special Collections
Collection number: MSS016

Scope & content

The William Arnold Autograph Collection is part of a larger collection of books and manuscripts dealing with American, especially Rhode Island, history. The entire collection was donated to the Providence Public Library in 1923 by Mr. Frederick Augustus Arnold. In an effort to support collections at other Providence libraries, the following transfers of materials were made: items representing “Americana” before the year 1801 were transferred to the John Carter Brown Library; items relating to American poetry were transferred to the John Hay Library; and publications concerning the Arnold family were transferred to the Rhode Island Historical Society. The remaining materials constitute the William Arnold Autograph Collection. The collection was named for William Arnold, an ancestor of Frederick A. Arnold. The collection consists mainly of legal documents and correspondence, but also includes poems, portraits, business records, and ephemera dating from 1655 to 1922. The collection deals mainly with United States history, particularly that of Rhode Island.

Access Points

Subject Topics

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by name/document title.

Biographical/Historical note

William Arnold (collection namesake)

Son of Nicholas Arnold and Alice Gully Arnold, William Arnold was born June 24, 1587, in Ilchester, Somerset, England. He married Christian Peake in 1610, and they had four children: Elizabeth, Benedict, Joanna, and Stephen. Arnold sailed with his family from Dartmouth, England to America on May 1, 1635. With Roger Williams, Arnold was one of the founding settlers of Rhode Island, and settled in Providence. After several years, he moved and formed the settlement known as Pawtuxet, now a part of Cranston. Arnold died during King Philip’s War sometime between1675-1676.

Frederick Augustus Arnold (collector)

Son of Russell G. Arnold and Sarah P. Arnold, Frederick A. Arnold was born March 21, 1841. He served in the Second Rhode Island Infantry Regiment during the Civil War and later served as Secretary for the Second Regiment Rhode Island Voluntary Infantry Veteran Association. He worked in the water department for the City of Providence, and was a well-known figure among Providence Public Library users of the time. He was also a member of the Rhode Island Historical Society. Arnold died August 8, 1924.

Access & Use

Access to the collection: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Providence Public Library Special Collections department.
Use of the materials: The Providence Public Library owns the property rights to this collection. Researchers are requested to cite the collection name and the Providence Public Library in all bibliographic references.
Preferred citation: William Arnold Autograph Collection, MSS 016, Providence Public Library, Special Collections.
Contact information: Providence Public Library, Special Collections
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401.455.8021
Fax: 401.455.8065
email: special_collections@provlib.org

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: The entire collection was donated to the Providence Public Library in 1923 by Mr. Frederick Augustus Arnold.
Processing information: The collection was processed in 2013 by Stephanie Knott.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Encoding: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-12-16
Descriptive rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Additional Information

Related material: Providence Public Library Special Collections: Rhode Island MSS 010, 1723-1939.Providence Public Library Special Collections: Rhode Island Ephemera

Inventory

Box 1 Letter stamped "Presidencia, Republica de Filipinas."
General Note:
    In Spanish. Letter to an unknown recipient. Stamped "Presidencia, Republica de Filipinas."



Names:
Aguinaldo, Emilio.


 1897-11-03
Box 1 Statement of debt.
General Note:
    Letter to an unknown recipient. Statement of debt.



Names:
Allyn, Thomas.


 1664-04-04
Box 1 Letter concerning sales.
General Note:
    Concerns sales of his American biographical and historical dictionary.



Names:
Drake, Samuel Gardner.


Names:
Allen, William.


 1868-01-07
Box 1 Aboard His Majesty's Sloop of War Ring Dove.
General Note:
    Aboard His Majesty's Sloop of War Ring Dove. Letter mentions both Bristol and Newport.



Names:
Anonymous.


 1813-11-04
Box 1 Poem.
General Note:
    Poem about daughter’s marriage.



Names:
Anonymous.


 1700s?
Box 1 Commission.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Commission of Henry Anthony, Esq. as Rail Road Commissioner in Rhode Island. Signed by Governor Henry B. Anthony, and Secretary Chris B. Robbins. Certified by Charles Hart, Justice of the Peace.



Names:
Anthony, Henry B., Governor.
Hart, Charles , Justice of the Peace.
Robbins, Chris B. , Secretary.


Names:
Anthony, Henry.


 1850-05-15
Box 1 Request for information.
General Note:
    Request for information on the Pawtuxet region.



Names:
Rousmanière, H.


Names:
Anthony, Henry Bowen.


 1858-09-14
Box 1 Order of payment.
General Note:
    Order of payment to Daniel Branch for attendance at RI Superior Court.



Names:
Branch, Daniel.


Names:
Arnold, Jonathan.


 March, 1769
Box 1 Receipt for a bond.
General Note:
    Receipt for a bond from William Wood to Reuben Sprague.



Names:
Sprague, Reuben.
Wood, William.


Names:
Arnold, Oliver.


 1769-06-03
Box 1 Letter to daughter.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Letter to daughter visiting Uncle Whipple.



Names:
Arnold, Susan S.


Names:
Arnold, Russell Greene.


 1837-09-11
Box 1 Request to meet.
General Note:
    Request to meet to discuss a common ancestor, William Arnold.



Names:
Arnold, Fred Augustus.


Names:
Arnold, Samuel Greene.


 1861-03-07
Box 1 Letter concerning eyesight.
General Note:
    Letter concerning Arnold's poor eyesight. Request to leave service?



Names:
Waterman, John.


Names:
Arnold, Stephen.


 1777-09-28
Box 1 Draft.
General Note:
    Draft. Payment ordered to Timothy Phelps. Address listed is that of Gen. Benedict Arnold in London, father of Richard.



Names:
Phelps, Timothy.


Names:
Arnold, Richard.


 1792-10-24
Box 1 Draft.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Draft. Filled out printed form. Payment ordered to Timothy Phelps. Address listed is that of Benedict Arnold in London, father of Richard.



Names:
Phelps, Timothy.


Names:
Arnold, Richard.


 1792
Box 1 Draft.
General Note:
    Draft. Payment ordered to Timothy Phelps. Address listed is that of Benedict Arnold in London, father of Richard.



Names:
Phelps, Timothy.


Names:
Arnold, Richard.


 1793-12-25
Box 1 Bill of sale of a negro man.
General Note:
    Bill of sale of a negro man named Harry.



Names:
Backus, Joseph.


 1729-10-06
Box 1 Letter accompanying warrant application.
General Note:
    Letter accompanying the application of Edward William Brown for a gunner's warrant. Refers to Captain Stephen Decatur Sr.



Names:
Brown, Edward William.
Decatur, Stephen, Jr., Captain.
Smith, Robert.


Names:
Bainbridge, William.


 1809-01-26
Box 1 Letter concerning arrival.
General Note:
    Concerns Bancroft's arrival on Monday. Expresses thanks to J.Y. Mason.



Names:
Appleton, John.


Names:
Bancroft, George.


 1846-10-18
Box 1 Regarding sending a copy of a speech.
General Note:
    Regarding him sending a copy of speech made at dedication of monument in Plymouth to Bates.



Names:
Bates, Phineas, Jr.


Names:
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss.


 1878-06-19
Box 1 Draft on the French Navy.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    In French. Draft on the French Navy. Includes small etching of Count de Barras.



Names:
Barras, Jacques Melchior Saint-Laurent, Comte de.


 1781-08-01
Box 1 Inquiry about burial place.
General Note:
    Inquiring about burial place of Susannah (Staples) Arnold, wife of Philip Arnold. Mentions their daughter Hannah (Arnold) Edmunds.



Names:
Arnold, Fred Augustus.


Names:
Bates, Louise Prosser.


 1908-11-25
Box 1 "Battle of Bunker's Hill"
General Note:
    Song about the Battle of Bunker Hill. Signed at end "Mr. Almy Arnold present".



Names:
Arnold, Almy.


 1770s?
Box 1 Draft on the Committee of Safety.
General Note:
    Draft on the Committee of Safety for payment to Miles Wister for two tons of iron.



Names:
Wister, Miles.


Names:
Biddle, Owen.


 1775-12-18
Box 1 "Black-Eyed Susan"
General Note:
    “Black Eyed Susan”, a poem.



Names:
Anonymous.


 1700s?
Box 1 Acceptance of invitation.
General Note:
    Acceptance of invitation to attend reunion of Second RI Volunteers and the Battery A Veterans Association.



Names:
Arnold, Fred Augustus.


Names:
Bourn, Augustus Osborn.


 1885-07-16
Box 1 Record of account with post office.
General Note:
    Record of account with post office.



Names:
Bowler, Metcalf.


 1764-11-14 to 1765-06-19
Box 1 Request to borrow manuscripts.
General Note:
    Request to borrow RI manuscripts for RI historical exhibit at Jamestown Tercentenary celebration. Mentions John T. Blodgett. Written on yellow paper with letterhead. Four pages.



Names:
Arnold, Fred Augustus.
Blodgett, John T.


Names:
Brigham, Clarence Saunders.


 1907-08-08
Box 1 Inquiry about the first Providence edition of Matthew Bunn's Narrative.
General Note:
    Inquiring whether Arnold had ever seen a copy of the first Providence edition of Matthew Bunn's Narrative. Includes newspaper clipping.



Names:
Arnold, Fred Augustus.


Names:
Brigham, Clarence Saunders.


 1909-09-02
Box 1 Letter containing several inquiries.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Includes inquiries regarding the Warren Association Minutes and the Charter of the 1730 Rhode Island Digest. Typed letter.



Names:
Arnold, Fred Augustus.


Names:
Brigham, Clarence Saunders.


 1909-10-27
Box 1 Posted bond.
General Note:
    Bond posted for privateer James Munro, commander of the Ship General Washington. Signed by both Brown and Munro.



Names:
Munro, James.


Names:
Brown, John.


 1780-05-12
Box 1 Deed of sale.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Deed of sale of a parcel of land in South Kingston to Walter Watson.



Names:
Watson, Walter.


Names:
Brown, John.


 1786-10-28
Box 1 Draft on RI General Treasury.
General Note:
    Draft on RI General Treasury to be paid to Edward Bosworth for transporting stone to the court house.



Names:
Bosworth, Edward.


Names:
Brown, John.


 1769-12-22
Box 1 War Office instructions.
General Note:
    War Office instructions regarding examination of shoes.



Names:
Bangs, Samuel.
Gorman, John.


Names:
Brown, John.


 1780-01-20
Box 1 Bill of sale.
General Note:
    Bill of sale. Signed by John Crane.



Names:
Crane, John.


Names:
Brown, Nicholas.


 May, 1779
Box 1 Proclamation of Thanksgiving Day in Rhode Island.
General Note:
    Proclamation of Thanksgiving Day in Rhode Island as Nov. 28, 1867. Printed text including a red seal with the word Hope.



Names:
Burnside, Ambrose Everett.


 1867-11-06
Box 1 Warrant.
General Note:
    Warrant for Ebenezer Pitts for selling alcohol without a license to Mary Rowland.



Names:
Pitts, Ebenezer.
Rowland, Mary.


Names:
Byfield, Nathaniel.


 1703-03-09
Box 1 Lease.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Lease. Signed by John Brown, Mordecai Gist, and Benjamin Rogers. Includes small etching of Gist.



Names:
Brown, John.
Gist, Mordecai.
Rogers, Benjamin.


Names:
Carnan, Christopher.


 1769-06-20
Box 1 Action for debt.
General Note:
    Action for debt. Signed by James Honeyman.



Names:
Honeyman, James.


Names:
Case, John.


 1756-01-22
Box 1 Acceptance of an invitation.
General Note:
    Acceptance of an invitation to a Veteran Association dinner. Written on House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. letterhead.



Names:
Rhodes, Elisha Hunt.


Names:
Chace, Jonathan.


 1882-02-10
Box 1 The Children in the Woods.
General Note:
    The Children in the Woods, poem. Based a true story of two orphans, Jon and Jane, who were killed by "ruffians" at the order of their uncle, who hoped to inherit the estate. Signed "Sally Ann Arnold's".



Names:
Arnold, Sally Ann.


 1798-05-05
Box 1 Receipt for a draft.
General Note:
    Receipt for a draft.



Names:
Clarke, Joseph.


 1792-06-21
Box 1 Patent certificate.
General Note:
    Certificate of a patent granted to Elisha Miner Pomeroy.



Names:
Pomeroy, Elisha Miner.


Names:
Clay, Henry.


 1826-09-23
Box 1 Warrants for expenses owed.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Warrants for expenses owed.



Names:
Clinton, Henry, Sir.


 1780-09-28 and 1780-12-31
Box 1 Certificate of payment.
General Note:
    Certificate for payment of the Deputy Pay Master of the Forces, William Salmond. Sent from Spanish Town, Jamaica.



Names:
Salmond, William.


Names:
Coote, Eyre.


 1806-02-01
Box 1 Acknowledging the receipt of vouchers.
General Note:
    Acknowledging the receipt of vouchers.



Names:
Kilty , John.


Names:
Coxe, Tench.


 1797-10-02
Box 1 Chestnut Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Providence.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Deed for a pew for Theodore B. Talbot. Signed by James Lewis.



Names:
Lewis, James.
Talbot, Theodore.

 1862-03-17
Box 1 Lien.
General Note:
    Lien against Sylvester Woodman. Signed Josias Lyndon. Includes a card with a portrait of the Prince of Wales on reverse.



Names:
Woodman, Sylvester.


Names:
Crossing, William.


 1760-02-04
Box 1 Letter of praise.
General Note:
    Praising his memorial address to A.E. Burnside. Includes portrait of Curtis.



Names:
Anthony, Henry Bowen.


Names:
Curtis, George William.


 1882-02-11
Box 1 Statement.
General Note:
    Statement concerning Robert M. Fryers and his process of refining noble metals.



Names:
Fryers, Robert M.


Names:
Davis, George A.


1874-12-24
Box 1 Invitation decline.
General Note:
    Declining attendance at the annual meeting of the 2nd RI Volunteers.



Names:
Rhodes, Elisha Hunt.


Names:
Davis, John William.


 1887-07-18
Box 1 Certificate.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Certificate stating that his company did not draw any supplies.



Names:
Dearing, Ebenezer.


 1777-07-26
Box 1 Draft on French Navy.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    In French. Draft on French Navy.



Names:
Destouches, Charles Rene Dominique Gochet, Chevalier.


 1781-01-31
Box 1 Petition.
General Note:
    To the Governor of the State of Rhode Island. Petition for appointment to the office of Commissioner.



Names:
Dibblee, Thomas Bloodgood.


 1800s?
Box 1 Letter regarding rally.
General Note:
    Regarding inability to attend Republican rally. Mentions Henry Clay. 3 pages, each page with small embossment in upper left hand corner.



Names:
Bowen, Henry Chandler.


Names:
Dyer, Elisha.


 1888-08-25
Box 1 Letter and portrait.
General Note:
    In French. Includes portrait of Charles Henri Comte D'Estaing.



Names:
Jefferson, Thomas.


Names:
Estaing, Charles Henri, Comte D'.


 1787-06-21
Box 1 Survey of land.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Survey of land.



Names:
Fenner, Arthur.


 1699-03-08
Box 1 Fulton (ship).
General Note:
    Requisition for the payment of the officers and crew of the ship. Signed Isaac Chauncey.



Names:
Chauncey, Issaac.


 1826-04-11
Box 1 Letter of appreciation.
General Note:
    Appreciation for praise of his Parables.



Names:
Foster, William Eaton.


Names:
Garrison, Wendell Phillips.


 1898-02-17
Box 1 Letter accompanying tickets.
General Note:
    To his dear friend Nell. Letter accompanying tickets in aid of the Home for Aged Colored Women.



Names:
Garrison, William Lloyd.


 1873-04-01
Box 1 Signature and portrait.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Signature mounted on larger sheet with engraved portrait of George II.



Names:
George II, King of Great Britain.


 1731
Box 1 Request for court proceedings.
General Note:
    Requesting copies of Proceedings in court martial of Fitz-John Porter.



Names:
Randolph, Theodore Fitz.


Names:
Getty, George Washington.


 1879-12-09
Box 1 Request for enlistment dates.
General Note:
    Asking for date of enlistment of Cyril L. Morse and Jonathan Nichols.



Names:
Greene, Stephen.
Morse, Cyril L.
Nichols, Jonathan.


Names:
Gladding, John.


 1814-01-02
Box 1 Deed.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Deed.



Names:
Gray, Edward.


 1687/8-02-06
Box 1 Great Britain Privy Council.
General Note:
    Report of petition of Charles Dudley for an appeal. Signed by Henry Ward and Stephen Cottrell.



Names:
Dudley, Charles.


Names:
Cottrell, Stephen.
Ward, Henry.


 1774-01-15
Box 1 Account.
General Note:
    Account with O.C.W. Arnold.



Names:
Arnold, O.C.W


Names:
Greene, Stephen.


 April, 1825 to December, 1825
Box 1 Letter regarding military affairs.
General Note:
    Regarding military affairs, particularly removal of militia from Sheerness and enlisting soldiers from German prisoners of war.



Names:
French, Major.


Names:
Hadden, James Murray.


 1813-11-12
Box 1 Family letter.
General Note:
    Family letter inquiring after several relatives.



Names:
Andrews, Sarah.


Names:
Hall, Lovice (Louise?).


 1797-01-22
Box 1 Letter of appreciation.
General Note:
    Appreciation for information received in prior letter.



Names:
Sinclair, John, Sir.


Names:
Hastings, Francis Rawdon.


 1788-01-27
Box 1 Letter regarding proposals.
General Note:
    Regarding proposals for relief of U.S. treasury. Held together by a grommet in upper left hand corner.



Names:
Fessenden, William Pitt.


Names:
Hazard, Rowland Gibson.


 1864-08-20
Box 1 Letter.
General Note:
    Letter stating he will not leave town unless starved out. Religious theme.



Names:
Anthony, Susa.


Names:
Hopkins, Samuel.


 1771-03-25
Box 1 Deed.
General Note:
    Deed.



Names:
Hosford, Benjamin.


 1734-01-21
Box 1 Bill.
General Note:
    Bill. Signed by William Greene.



Names:
Greene, William.


Names:
Howard, Martin.


 July, 1746
Box 1 Record.
General Note:
    Record of provision return.



Names:
Jackson, Andrew.


 1813-03-01
Box 1 Military pass.
General Note:
    Military pass for Charles Muencheur.



Names:
Muencheur, Charles.


Names:
Jenckes, Thomas Allen.


 1842-06-27
Box 1 Bill of sale.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Bill of sale.



Names:
Jenckes, William.


 1717-04-19
Box 1 Draft.
General Note:
    Draft for payment to Major Ball for restrained rations.



Names:
King, Jonathan.


 1778-12-12
Box 1 Letter regarding provisions.
General Note:
    To contracting Commissary at Fort Cumberland. Concerns lack of provisions for troops involved in Whiskey Rebellion.



Names:
Lee, Henry.


 1794-10-06
Box 1 Acceptance of invitation.
General Note:
    Accepting invitation to annual meeting of 2nd RI Volunteers.



Names:
Bradford, W.J.


Names:
Lippitt, Henry.


 1876-07-15
Box 1 Acceptance of invitation.
General Note:
    Accepting invitation to 11th reunion of 2nd RI Volunteers. Written on State of Rhode Island letterhead.



Names:
Bradford, W.J.


Names:
Littlefield, Alfred Henry.


 1880-07-13
Box 1 Deed.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Deed.



Names:
Loomis, Stephen.


 1707-04-07
Box 1 Requisition.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Requisition for Parliament at Nancy.



Names:
Louis XVI, King of France.


 1776-07-14
Box 1 War orders.
General Note:
    Orders to assemble his detachment ready to march.



Names:
Goodwin, Major.


Names:
Lyman, Daniel.


 1778-10-22
Box 1 Draft.
General Note:
    Draft on the RI General Treasury for payment to Henry Bull.



Names:
Bull, Henry.


Names:
Lyndon, Josias.


 1752-11-24
Box 1 Deposition.
General Note:
    Deposition. Signed by Edward Rawson.



Names:
Rawson, Edward.


Names:
Martin, Michael.


 1655-04-30
Box 1 Meeting notes.
General Note:
    Meeting of the purchases, moderated by Daniel Abbot. Signed by Stephen Hopkins.



Names:
Abbot, Daniel.
Hopkins, Stephen.

 1743-01-02 to 1744-09-17
Box 1 Action for debt.
General Note:
    Action for debt against Stephen Larkin of Westerly, RI. Signed by Daniel Updike.



Names:
Larkin, Stephen.
Updike, Daniel.


Names:
Nichols, Benjamin.


 1750-01-24
Box 1 Certified copy of draft.
General Note:
    In French. Certified copy of draft on French Ministry of War.



Names:
Oster, Martin.


 1782-12-07
Box 1 Deed of sale.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Deed of sale of land to John Allyn signed by Matthew Allyn.



Names:
Allyn, John.
Allyn, Matthew.


Names:
Porter, Daniel.


 1705-04-16
Box 1 Deed of sale.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Deed of sale of land to Samuel Allyn signed by Matthew Allyn.



Names:
Allyn, Matthew.
Allyn, Samuel.


Names:
Porter, Daniel.


 1715-04-02
Box 1 Receipts.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Receipts from the founding members of Providence, including genealogical information. Signers include: Valentine Whitman, Richard Waterman, Mercy Waterman, Thomas Walling, Edward Smith, Benjamin Smith, Nicholas Power, James Mathewson, Andrew Harris, Thomas Harris, William Harris, Henry Harris, and Henry Esten. 10 pages.



Names:
Esten, Henry.
Harris, Andrew.
Harris, Henry.
Harris, Thomas.
Harris, William.
Mathewson, James.
Power, Nicholas.
Smith, Benjamin.
Smith, Edward.
Walling, Thomas.
Waterman, Mercy.
Waterman, Richard.
Whitman, Valentine.

 1718-1723
Box 1 Request to attend meeting.
General Note:
    Request to attend meeting.



Names:
Miller, John.


Names:
Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co..


 1835-07-10
Box 1 Draft.
General Note:
    Draft on the General Treasury for payment to Daniel Jenckes. Signed by J. Gardner, Tho. Cranston, and Peter Bours.



Names:
Bours, Peter.
Cranston, Tho.
Gardner, J.
Jenckes, Daniel.


Names:
Rhode Island (Colony) Committee of War.


 1756-12-10
Box 1 Draft.
General Note:
    Draft on the General Treasury for payment to Joseph Wanton. Signed by Henry Ward.



Names:
Wanton, Joseph.
Ward, Henry.


Names:
Rhode Island (Colony) General Assembly.


 July, 1771
Box 1 Draft.
General Note:
    Draft on the General Treasury for payment to William Bradford (Deputy Governor).



Names:
Bradford, William.


Names:
Rhode Island General Assembly.


 June, 1777
Box 1 Certificates of enrollment.
General Note:
    Ten certificates of enrollment. All signed by Robert M. Bennett. Names on certificates include: Samuel Dyer, Christopher Tanner, Calleb Rice, George Well, Rice Miller, G. Capron, Henry Capron, J. Tanner, John Capron, and John Smith.



Names:
Bennett, Robert M.
Capron, G.
Capron, Henry.
Capron, John.
Dyer, Samuel.
Miller, Rice.
Rice, Calleb.
Smith, John.
Tanner, Christopher.
Tanner, J.
Well, George.


Names:
Rhode Island Militia 5th Regiment.


 1843-03-02 to 1843-03-04
Box 1 Muster roll.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Muster roll of Captain Asa Prince's company. Signed by Andrew Brown.



Names:
Brown, Andrew.
Prince, Asa, Captain.


Names:
Rhode Island Militia.


 1777-12-22
Box 1 Letter with request.
General Note:
    Sent to the Governor of Maryland. Letter requesting that important mail be sent express.



Names:
Rochambeau, Le Comte de.


 1781-12-17
Box 1 Letter regarding refusal to sign a law.
General Note:
    Concerns Varnum's refusal to sign law regularizing marriages in the Northwest Territory. Mentions S.H. Parsons.



Names:
Varnum, James Mitchell.


Names:
St. Clair, Arthur.


 1788-11-04
Box 1 Letter regarding appointment.
General Note:
    Concerns his appointment to settle accounts of New York State with the US government. Will begin in April unless Robert Morris' resignation alters the system.



Names:
Cuyler, Jacob.


Names:
Sherburne, Henry.


 1783-03-24
Box 1 Letter requesting pension.
General Note:
    Requesting pension and giving a history of his military and public service.



Names:
Monroe, James.


Names:
Sherburne, Henry.


 1814-11-26
Box 1 Letter denying acceptance of appointment.
General Note:
    Denying acceptance of appointment as commissioner of accounts for New York State. Mentions Robert Morris.



Names:
Clinton, George.


Names:
Sherburne, Henry.


 1783-10-14
Box 1 Certificate.
General Note:
    Certificate supporting claim of three RI regiments to payment by the US government. Sent to Col. Crary?



Names:
Sherburne, Henry.


 1792-07-25
Box 1 Receipt.
General Note:
    Receipt for public document.



Names:
Smith, James Youngs.


 n.d.
Box 1 Certificate of enlistment.
General Note:
    Certificate of enlistment in the Regiment of Artillery. Signed by Henry Burbeck and John Crane.



Names:
Burbeck, Henry.
Crane, John.


Names:
Spooner, William.


 1782-06-18
Box 1 Draft.
General Note:
    Draft for payment to Jonathan Arnold for service to the hospital.



Names:
Arnold, Jonathan.


Names:
Sullivan, John.


 1778-08-03
Box 1 "Morning, noon, and night".
General Note:
    Morning, noon, and night. Poem.



Names:
Swain, Charles.


 n.d.
Box 1 Dimensions.
General Note:
    Dimensions of a vessel load of oak wood to be delivered to Tousard in Newport.



Names:
Tousard, Lewis.


 1799-09-24
Box 1 Vessel's manifest.
General Note:
    Trial (Sloop). Vessel's manifest. Signed by Joseph Crandell, Master of the ship. Certificate for part of cargo signed by Thomas Arnold. Two documents.



Names:
Arnold, Thomas.
Crandell, Joseph.

 1794-06-06
Box 1 Bill.
General Note:
    Bill for rations.



Names:
Turner, Peter.


 1778-07-20
Box 1 Signature.
General Note:
    Signature. Includes portrait of Daniel Turner, MD (Peter's father).



Names:
Turner, Daniel, MD


Names:
Turner, Peter.


 1789
Box 1 Instructions.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Instructions to captains and commanders of private armed vessels. Eleven numbered instructions. Extract from the minutes of a meeting by Charles Thomson. Signed by Henry Ward and James Munro.



Names:
Munro, James.
Ward, Henry.


Names:
U.S. Continental Congress 1780.


 1780-05-02
Box 1 Letter regarding signals.
General Note:
    Regarding signals to be observed by commanders in the Continental Navy. Signed by John Browne and John P. Rathburne.



Names:
Browne, John.
Rathburne, John P.


Names:
U.S. Marine Comm..


 1778-01-14
Box 1 Letter regarding Newport.
General Note:
    Regarding the fact that Newport cannot entertain the 2nd RI Regiment except on July 4th.



Names:
Rhodes, Elisha Hunt.


Names:
Van Zandt, Charles Collins.


 1880-06-21
Box 1 Invitiation decline.
General Note:
    Declining attendance at the meeting of the 2nd RI Volunteers.



Names:
Bradford, W.J.


Names:
Van Zandt, Charles Collins.


 1877-07-19
Box 1 "A Second Psalm of Life".
General Note:
    Poem. A Second Psalm of Life.



Names:
Vaughan, Henry.


 1838-12-29
Box 1 Draft.
General Note:
    Draft. Mentions Taunton, Bristol, and Little Compton.



Names:
Walley, John.


 1689-01-18
Box 1 Deposition.
General Note:
    Deposition. Signed by John Dexter, Justice of the Peace. Mentions Warwick and Boston. Mentions Gideon Croford.



Names:
Croford, Gideon.
Dexter, John.


Names:
Waterman, Nathaniel.


 1698-12-30
Box 1 Navy Department orders.
General Note:
    Orders from the Navy Department.



Names:
Welles, Gideon.


 1864-05-25
Box 1 Letter regarding autographs.
General Note:
    Stating he will obtain requested autographs as soon as possible. He has been very busy in valley of Virginia with Sheridan.



Names:
Benedict, Henry M.


Names:
Wheaton, Frank.


 1864-12-13
Box 1 Letter regarding a waterway obstruction.
General Note:
    Regarding an obstruction across a channel. The weather is delaying the repair, as the boats cannot work. Mentions the immediate procurement of a memorandum of materials for five ships.



Names:
Lincoln, General.


Names:
Whipple, Abraham.


 1780-01-27
Box 1 Letter of congratulations.
General Note:
    Congratulations on the capture of the Sloops Henry and Swift and many British Troops. Includes list of prisoners captured from both ships.



Names:
Lincoln, General.


Names:
Whipple, Abraham.


 1780-03-07
Box 1 Letter regarding return trip.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Regarding safe return from trip to visit him. Includes family details. Whipple is married to Arnold's sister.



Names:
Arnold, Russell Greene.


Names:
Whipple, R.R.


 1833-11-05
Box 1 Family letter.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Family letter to his parents.



Names:
Whipple, Job.


Names:
Whipple, R.R.


 1832-12-02
Box 1 "The Last Flowers".
General Note:
    Poem. The Last Flowers.



Names:
Whitman, Sarah Helen Power.


 1855-10-19
Box 1 Letter requesting changes to a manuscript.
General Note:
    Requesting to make changes to a manuscript. Mentions articles about Edgar Allan Poe.



Names:
Didier, Eugene Lemoine.


Names:
Whitman, Sarah Helen Power.


 1876-09-15
Box 1 Letter with enclosures.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Includes copy of Edgar Allan Poe bibliography, but asks for it returned. Has known of one or two copies of Tamerlane. Includes etching of a bust of Whitman.



Names:
Didier, Eugene Lemoine.


Names:
Whitman, Sarah Helen Power.


 1876-09-22
Box 1 Letter regarding a check.
General Note:
    Regarding sending a check for a book.



Names:
Arnold, Fred Augustus.


Names:
Winship, George Parker.


 1900-05-26
Box 1 Letter with request.
General Note:
    Asking him to allow George G. Wolkins to see his manuscript of Winslow's Hypocrisie Unmasked. Typed letter on The John Carter Brown Library letterhead.



Names:
Arnold, Fred Augustus.


Names:
Winship, George Parker.


 1905-06-01
Box 1 Letter concerning book.
General Note:
    Concerns 1639 Psalter for sale at Libbie's.



Names:
Arnold, Fred Augustus.


Names:
Winship, George Parker.


 1912-01-29
Box 1 List of manuscripts.
General Note:
    List of manuscripts which he will keep for exhibition at John Carter Brown Library.



Names:
Arnold, Fred Augustus.


Names:
Winship, George Parker.


 1913-12-03
Box 1 Letter with information on American imprints.
General Note:
    Letter to unidentified recipient. Giving sources for information on early American imprints.



Names:
Anonymous.


Names:
Winsor, Justin.


 1885-05-14
Box 1 Letter regarding joining a club.
Oversized flat box.

General Note:
    Regarding joining Century Club if he can find enough money for the fees. Mentions George Arnold. Includes portrait of Winter.



Names:
Stedman, Edmund Clarence


Names:
Winter, William.


 1886-08-26
Box 1 Promissory note.
General Note:
    Promissory note promising to pay Samuel Allyn.



Names:
Allyn, Samuel.


Names:
Wolcott, Charles.


 1721-08-29
Box 1 Assignment of balance.
General Note:
    Assignment of balance of legacy to brother-in-law Samuel Allyn.



Names:
Allyn, Samuel.


Names:
Wolcott, Henry.


 1710-04-28
Box 1 Summons.
General Note:
    Summons for Jonathan Mit of New Haven.



Names:
Mit, Jonathan.


Names:
Wooster, Daniel.


 1775-12-16