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Formal title:: Adam Philippe, comte de Custine letter of recommendation
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1782
Abstract:: Adam Phillippe, comte de Custine (1740-1793) was the colonel of the Saintonge regiment, part of the French expeditionary force led by Comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807), during the American Revolutionary War. In this document, written in French, Custine lists the various soldiers in his regiment and explains why they are deserving of payment, a pension, or promotion.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.512

Formal title:: Alexander A. Phillips letters
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1966-1987 (bulk 1971-1975)
Abstract:: Letters received by Alexander A. Phillips of Newport, Rhode Island, from various prominent political, literary, and artistic figures.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.511

Formal title:: Mary Ellen Chase letter
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1942
Abstract:: This collection consists of one letter from Mary Ellen Chase (1887-1973), a noted American novelist and professor at Smith College, regarding a public speaking engagement in 1942.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.506

Formal title:: Phillips Brooks letter
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1880
Abstract:: Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) was a prominent Episcopal clergyman of Boston, Massachusetts. This collection includes one letter written to Thomas M. March (1812-1903), the Bishop of Rhode Island from 1854-1903.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.504

Formal title:: William Claggett invoice
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1748
Abstract:: This collection contains an invoice from printer and engraver William Claggett (1696-1749) of Newport, Rhode Island, to the Colony of Rhode Island for currency printed in 1748.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.508

Formal title:: William Coddington papers
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1735, 1775
Abstract:: This collection consists of a copy of the Brenton family marriage and birth records and minutes from town meetings in Newport, Rhode Island, both transcribed by William Coddington (b. 1710), town clerk.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.509

Conkling (Hilda) poems

Formal title:: Hilda Conkling poems
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: undated
Abstract:: Hilda Conkling (1910-1986) was a poet who produced all of her work by age fourteen. This collection includes three of her poems printed by the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College in Vermont under the title of “Hill Songs.”
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.510

Formal title:: Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., papers
Extent:: 29.5 linear feet (15 record boxes, 1 document case, 1 half document case, 3 small flat boxes, 11 oversize flat boxes)
Date range:: 1870-2009 (bulk 1950-2006)
Abstract:: Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., (1910-2009) was a respected connoisseur and collector of American decorative arts, instrumental in various historical preservation projects throughout Newport, Rhode Island. This collection consists of his correspondence, subject files, personal records, research materials, photographs, and scrapbooks documenting his career, historical preservation pursuits, and other personal interests.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.002

Formal title:: Benjamin Franklin and John Foxcroft receipt
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1763
Abstract:: This collection consists of one receipt to Thomas Vernon (1718-1784), postmaster for Newport, Rhode Island, from Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and John Foxcroft (d. 1790), the deputy Postmasters General for North America in 1763.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.513

Formal title:: Roderick Terry journal with Ituna's log
Extent:: 0.1 linear foot (1 volume)
Date range:: 1913-1920
Abstract:: Journal kept by Rev. Roderick Terry (1849-1933), Presbyterian minister and Newport philanthropist, while onboard the steam yacht,
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.Bound.0003

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