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Middletown Town Records Collection Middletown, R.I. Records, 1795-1823 Size: .25 ft. Catalog number: MSS 205 Processed by: Elizabeth Delmage, May 2008 ©Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division |
Historical note:
The town of Middletown is located in the middle of Aquidneck Island with Portsmouth to the north and Newport to the southwest. Middletown had originally been part of Newport until 1743 when it was set off as a separate town.
Scope and content:
This collection includes town and state tax records for Middletown from 1822-1823 as well as a record from the West School Meeting House, which determined how the school would be managed in 1795.
Provenance:
The State of Rhode Island deposited tax records from 1822 and 1823 in 1829 (#1829. 3. 16. 1-) and it is recorded in the Acts and Resolves of the R.I. General Assembly, January 1829, page 43 that: "The clerk of the committee appointed to take an estimate of the rateable property in this state [in June 1822]. . . deposit in the Cabinet of the R.I.H.S. . . .all other papers and files used by said committee now in their hands..."
The provenance of majority of the material is unknown. It is likely that many of these items were part of a miscellaneous collection and rearranged together at an unknown date.
Processing note:
This collection was rehoused to full archival standards in April 2008. The items in this collection are arranged in chronological order.
Inventory:
Box |
Folder |
Description |
Date(s) |
1 |
1 |
Minutes from the West School Meeting in Middletown |
4 Apr 1795 |
1 |
2 |
Taxes - Town Tax |
Apr 1822 |
1 |
3 |
Taxes - State Tax |
Jun 1822 |
1 |
4 |
Taxes - Schedule of the Valuation of the Real and Personal Estate |
1822 |
1 |
5 |
Taxes - Town Tax |
Apr 1823 |
1 |
6 |
Taxes - State Tax |
Jun 1823 |
1 |
7 |
Taxes - Statement of Taxes Assessed in Middletown, 1818-1820 |
4 Sep 1823 |
1 |
8 |
Taxes - Examination of Tax Assessor in Middletown |
3 Nov 1823 |
Subjects:
Property tax - Rhode Island - Middletown
Schools - Rhode Island - Middletown
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