Samuel Neilson Papers (Mss. Gr. 72)
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
15 Lippitt RoadKingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632
email: archives@etal.uri.edu
Collection Overview
| Title: | Samuel Neilson Papers |
| Date range: | 1799-1977 |
| Creator: | Neilson, Samuel, 1761-1803 |
| Extent: | 0.5 linear feet 1 box |
| Abstract: | This collection contains some of the papers of Samuel Neilson. Neilson was an Irish patriot and newspaper editor who emigrated to New York in 1802 and became an activist for equal political and civil rights for Irish Catholics. |
| Language of materials: | English. |
| Repository: | University Archives and Special Collections |
| Collection number: | Mss. Gr. 72 |
