Guide to the Letters and documents relating to Samuel Winsor and Rhode Island Baptists. , 1760-1802
Brown University Library, Special Collections
Box A, John Hay Library
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
E-mail: hay@brown.edu
Published in 2010
Collection Overview
| Title: | Letters and documents relating to Samuel Winsor and Rhode Island Baptists. |
| Date range: | 1760-1802 |
| Creator: | Winsor, Samuel |
| Extent: | 50 item(s) |
| Abstract: | Predominantly letters to Winsor; with other letters signed by him. Includes documents and records generated from church business and membership concerns. Also includes material about Winsor and his work as a Baptist minister. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Brown University Library, Special Collections |
| Collection number: | Ms. 89.22 |
Scope & content
Predominantly letters to Winsor; with other letters signed by him. Includes documents and records generated from church business and membership concerns. Also includes material about Winsor and his work as a Baptist minister.Access Points
Subject TopicsArrangement
Arranged chronologically in two boxes.
Predominantly letters to Winsor; with other letters signed by him. Includes documents and records generated from church business and membership concerns. Also includes material about Winsor and his work as a Baptist minister.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
| Use of the materials: | Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: | Letters and documents relating to Samuel Winsor and Rhode Island Baptists., Ms. 89.22, Brown University Library. |
| Contact information: | Brown University Library, Special Collections Box A, John Hay Library Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 E-mail: hay@brown.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Brown University Staff. |
| Encoding: | Finding aid encoded by Mark Chepkwony 2010 April 19 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Elders Josiah and Nathaniel Cook to Samuel Winsor. |
1760 Jan 04 |
| Box 1, Folder 1 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Letter of introduction: church in Swansey to church in Providence; concerns Ephraim Wheaton; signed Job Mason, Russel Mason, Noah Wood, Thomas Wood, John Mason. |
1760 Nov 30 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Church in Swansey to church in Providence; signed Job Mason, James Brown, John Mason. |
1761 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Elders in general council at Providence: Job Mason, Josiah Cook, Nathaniel Cook, Samuel Winsor, Reuben Hopkins. |
1762 Jun 25 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Elders Josiah and Nathaniel Cook to general meeting at Providence |
1762 Jun 17 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: To Rhode Island General Assembly requesting a partially completed meeting house to be given to their care; unsigned from Baptist Society? |
1763 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Request for testimonial for Mary Olney |
1764 May 26 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Sending delegates from Newport to general meeting at Providence; propose to have Greeen Rogers and Ephraim Macomber to represent Newport church; signed by James Barker, Junior (clerk). |
1764 May 31 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Elders and Messengers setting up an annual meeting of Baptist churches in Rhode Island; signed Job Mason, Gardner Thurston, Samuel Winsor, Reuben Hopkins, Charles Holdon. |
1764 Jun 23-1764 Jun 25 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: To general meeting regarding the preaching of a Mr. Edwards of Philadelphia the next day; addressed to Samuel Winsor; signed Daniel Jenckes. |
1764 Jun 24 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Members of Baptist Church in Warwick requesting liberty to settle in church order in Cranston under Elder Burllinggame; signed Charles Holdon. |
1764 Jun 18 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Regarding an affair between members of the church in Providence and Smithfield; signed Jeremiah Lewis. |
1764 Apr 23 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Cranston church setting up with Elder B and our principles as Hebrews 6:1, 2; about twenty signers. |
1764 May 20 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Notes of meeting moderated by SW of Association of Baptist Churches; signed by Charles Rhodes Clark, Daniel Martin, Nathan Paine. |
1765 May 16 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Meeting of Association of Baptist Churches; summary of actions; written by James Barker. |
1766 Sep 18 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Letter of recommendation, church in North Kingston to Providence; signed James Wightman Dixon. |
1769 Jan 14 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Elisabeth Rhoades ( who had been rebuked) to SW, asking to be received again. |
1769 Feb 26 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Letter of recommendation, Cranston to Providence; signed Elisha Greene |
1770 May 06 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Letter from the church in Providence (SW) to adjust matter in New London; signed by SW? |
1770 Aug 21 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Proceedings of association: agreeing that old church should retain name. " The Church of Providence", and the new one to include "Johnston", addressed to SW. |
1771 Sep 20 |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Propositions to the church at Providence by James Manning, regarding fellowship with those who did not hold the 4th principle and in regard to singing in church; for admission of Manning to communion. Undated. |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Agreement to withdraw fellowship with those who hold not to laying hands on every member. |
1771 May 30 |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Withdrawing from fellowship with those who do not subscribe to the 4th principle: a bar to communion; probably by SW?; signed by Mercy Winsor, Mary Potter, Elisabeth Potter. |
1771 Feb 27 |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Statement of intention to follow old six principles, probably in conjunction with new church at Johnston; about sixty signers, including Mercy Winsor (widow) undated. |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Deleted |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Subscriptions to deacons with specific amounts for building church at Johnston; by committee of deacons (John Dyer, Job Olney, Ather Fenner) |
1772 Aug 24 |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Association held at Newport ordering a certificate showing the church in New Providence has same faith and order with us; witnessed by James Barker. |
1772 Sep 17 |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Jeremiah Barstow to Samuel and John Winsor |
1774 May 28 |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Reporting a general conference at Cranston to SW; witnessed by Stephen Knight. |
1774 Dec 03 |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: General conference of six principle Baptists; addressed to Samuel Winsor; witnessed by Stephen Knight (clerk). |
1775 Jun 23 |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: General conference of six principle Baptists; addressed to Samuel Winsor; witnessed by Stephen Knight (clerk) with addendum. |
1775 Jun 23 |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Record of church meeting with SW moderating; signed by Stephen Knight (clerk). |
1777 Jun 20 |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Record of yearly meeting; no matters of difficulty; signed and witnessed by Stephen Knight (clerk). |
1779 Jun 25 |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Record of Rehobeth meeting; signed and witnessed by Stephen Knight (clerk). |
1779 Sep 10 |
| Box 1, Folder 20 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Request from church at Richmond to SW at Johnston to assist in the ordination of a deacon; addressed to Samuel Winsor; writted by Henry Joslin Clarke. |
1780 Jun 10 |
| Box 1, Folder 21 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Mediation of demand of SW on estate of John Manton -- agreement to settle inheritance dispute between Winsor and Greene, to be mediated by Sessions; signed by Darius Sessions, Darius Sessions Junior, Samuel Winsor, Joshua Greene; with note on verso by Darius Sessions. |
1792 Jul 19 |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Request to SW to assist in ordaining an assistant in Rehobeth; addressed to SW; signed by Thomas Simmons |
1786 Sep |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Excuse "weakness" from N. Pearce for absence from general meeting; signed by Thomas Simmons. |
1786 Jun 21 |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: General meeting records (Warwick); signed and witnessed by Stephen Knight (clerk) |
1788 Jun 20 |
| Box 1, Folder 23 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Record of general meeting at Warwick; for the church at Johnston; signed and witnessed by Stephen Knight (clerk). |
1788 Jun 20 |
| Box 1, Folder 24 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Record of general meeting (Johnston); addressed to SW; witnessed and signed by Stephen Knight (clerk). |
1789 Sep 11 |
| Box 1, Folder 24 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Record of general meeting; names of those in attendance include: Oliver Franklin, Timothy Green, Valentine Bowen, James Barker, Aaron Lemans, Nathan Wood. |
1789 Jan 08 |
| Box 1, Folder 25 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Johnston church election of messengers to general meeting Friday the 7th; recorded by John Dyer Junior (clerk for the day). |
1792 Sep 01 |
| Box 1, Folder 26 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Monetary settlement between Elder Winsor and Brother William Burder; recorded by Anthony Potter (clerk of the day). |
1802 Jul 03 |
| Box 1, Folder 27 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Text preached in various places by SW. Undated. |
| Box 1, Folder 27 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Letter commending Mary Fisk from church at Rehobeth to church at Johnston; signed by Nathan Green, Nathan Wood, Thomas Seamans; undated. |
| Box 1, Folder 27 | Letters and Documents Contents Note: Handwritten form for renting pews in Johnston church; origianl draft? Undated. |
| Box 28, Folder | Letters and Documents Contents Note: "Samuel Winsor Quit Because They Wanted to Pay Him," by Wilfred E. Stone (The Providence Sunday Journal). |
1933 Dec 03 |