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Formal title:: Birckhead collection of Redwood family papers
Extent:: 0.21 linear feet (1 half document case)
Date range:: 1730-1866 (bulk 1730-1774)
Abstract:: This collection consists mainly of letters, receipts, and accounts relating to Abraham Redwood (1709-1788), the founder of the Redwood Library, and his business dealings in Newport, Rhode Island. Also included are documents concerning the Redwood Library, Abraham Redwood’s contemporaries in Newport, and later letters from David King, a former president of the Redwood Library.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.025

Brown (Samuel) letter

Formal title:: Samuel Brown letter
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1folder)
Date range:: 1788
Abstract:: Letter from Samuel Brown (1753 or 1754-1825), a prominent Boston merchant, to William Vernon (1719-1806), regarding papers received from William Tudor (1750-1819) and a letter from a man called “Gray” about his slaves.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.570

Formal title:: Guide to the Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., collection of manuscripts
Extent:: 0.42 linear foot (1 document case)
Date range:: 1711-1920 and undated (bulk 1711-1870)
Abstract:: This collection consists mainly of letters, receipts, and accounts from 1711-1920 that were collected by Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr. (1910-2009). The majority of these documents regard various people, places, and events in Newport, Rhode Island, from the colonial period through the early twentieth century.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.040

Ellery (William) letter

Formal title:: William Ellery letter
Extent:: 0.02 linear feet (1 oversize folder)
Date range:: 1798
Abstract:: This collection consists of one letter from William Ellery (1727-1827), collector of the port of Newport, Rhode Island, to David L. Barnes (1760-1812), Rhode Island District Attorney, regarding maritime law.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.536

Holmes (Samuel) letter

Formal title:: Samuel Holmes letter
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1753
Abstract:: This collection consists of one letter from Samuel Holmes of Newport, Rhode Island, to Thomas Fareweather, a merchant in Boston, Massachusetts.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.520

Formal title:: Thomas Jefferson letter
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1821
Abstract:: A letter from Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) to Craven Peyton (1775-1837), a merchant, regarding Jefferson’s partial payment on a loan from Peyton.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.568

Formal title:: Godfrey Malbone letter
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1780
Abstract:: This collection consists of one letter from Godfrey Malbone (1724-1785) regarding his petition for his land confiscated by the state of Connecticut.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.551

Formal title:: John E. Rovensky papers
Extent:: 2.33 linear feet (1 document case, 2 flat boxes)
Date range:: 1901-1970 (bulk 1913-1965)
Abstract:: John E. Rovensky (1880-1970) was a successful businessman and philanthropist who spent his time between New York, New York, Palm Beach, Florida, and Newport, Rhode Island. These papers document his career and personal life from 1901-1970 with correspondence, photographs, his own personal memoir and other miscellaneous materials.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.004

Wanton (Gideon) letters

Formal title:: Gideon Wanton letters
Extent:: .21 linear feet
Date range:: 1782-1786
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of letters sent by Gideon Wanton of Newport, Rhode Island, to members of his family detailing his experiences as a young man learning the mercantile trade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1782-1786.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.014

Formal title:: Oliver Ring Warner letter
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1755
Abstract:: This collection consists of one letter from Oliver Ring Warner (ca. 1729-1799) in Kingston, Jamaica, to his employers Samuel (1711-1792) and William (1719-1806) Vernon in Newport, Rhode Island, on January 5, 1755.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.535

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