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Manufacturer, of South Kingstown, R.I. Papers, 1845-1918 Size: 20 linear feet Catalog number: MSS 483 sg 6 Processed by: Steve Dalpe and Rick Stattler, June 1996 ©Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division |
Historical note:
Rowland Hazard II (1829-1898) was the son of textile manufacturer Rowland G. Hazard I (1801-1888) and Caroline (Newbold) Hazard of South Kingstown, R.I. Among his friends and family, he was generally known as "Rowly"; he invariably signed his name with a distinctive "RHazard". In his early years, he attended the Rev. William Vernon’s school in Kingston and the West Town School in Pennsylvania. He enrolled at Haverford College in autumn of 1845. Haverford temporarily closed that winter due to lack of funds, and Hazard finished his course of study at Brown University in 1849, making him the first Hazard in his line to receive a college degree. He then entered the family woolen business, the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company. In 1855 he became the superintendent of the mill, and then worked under his father as assistant treasurer beginning in 1860. When his father retired in 1866, he became treasurer, working closely with his brother John Newbold Hazard (1836-1900), who served as president. In the early 1890s, Rowland assumed presidency of the company, and retained it until his death.
From 1863 to 1868, he was a partner in T.R. Hyde & Co., which leased the Carolina Mills complex from his father. In 1874, he went out to Missouri to supervise operations at a lead mine the family had recently acquired, called Mine la Motte. In 1881, with Mine la Motte manager William Cogswell, he helped found the Solvay Process Company, which was the first company in the United States to use an ammonia process to produce soda ash. He served as president of Solvay from its founding until his death in 1898. He also invested in railroads, especially the Hudson Highland Bridge and Railway Company. Other businesses with which he was closely involved included the Providence Saw Works and the Narragansett Pier Railroad.
Hazard was also involved in the political and civil affairs of Peace Dale and Rhode Island. He donated land to build the Peace Dale High School, the Peace Dale Congregational Church and the Hazard Memorial Building. He help found the Washington County Agricultural Society in 1875 and served as their president until his death. He served as a trustee of Brown University from 1875 to 1889, and a fellow from 1889 to 1898. In 1883, he was president of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He was also active in state politics, as a state representative from 1863 to 1864, and in the state senate from 1867 to 1869. In 1875, he was a Republican candidate for governor of Rhode Island and received a plurality of votes in a three-way race, but not a majority, and lost the election when it went to the General Assembly. Though he did not see active duty during the Civil War, he did serve as clerk of the 13th Regiment of the Rhode Island Militia, a home guard unit. He was an active member of the first state monetary commission in 1897. He died on his 71st birthday on August 16 1898 in Watkins, New York.
Hazard was married to Margaret Anna Rood (1834-1895), daughter of Anson Rood and Alida G. Ogden of Philadelphia, in 1854. That year, they built the Oakwoods house in Peace Dale. The Hazards also maintained a Providence residence at 45 Williams Street, and a vacation home in Santa Barbara, California. They raised five children:
1. Rowland G. Hazard II (1855-1918). Born as Theodore P. Hazard, name changed in 1869.
2. Caroline Hazard (1856-1948)
3. Frederick R. Hazard (1858-1917)
4. Helen (Hazard) Bacon (1861-1925), m. Nathaniel T. Bacon
5. Margaret (Hazard) Fisher (1867-1940), m. Irving Fisher
Bibliography:
Bagnall, William R. The Textile Industries of the United States... (Cambridge, Mass.: Riverside Press, 1893), volume 1, 300-301.
Hayes, William. "Rowland Hazard, 1829-1898: Father of the American Alkali Industry", in Chemical Industries, September 1940.
Hazard, Caroline. A Precious Heritage: An Account of the Life of Rowland Hazard and his Wife Margaret Anna Rood Who Established Their Home Oakwoods, in Peace Dale, Rhode Island (Peace Dale: Privately printed, 1929)
National Cyclopedia of American Biography (New York: James T. White, 1904), volume 43, 221-222.
Scope and content:
This collection is divided into three series, including correspondence, subject files, and financial records. The correspondence files extend from 1846 to 1898, and include a mix of personal and business correspondence. There is also a subseries of letter copy books, and two folders of letters addressed to Margaret A. (Rood) Hazard. The subject files relate to his investments (railroad and miscellaneous); politics and public works; addresses and essays; legal papers; property records; and miscellaneous personal papers. The financial records include his account books; estate management papers; correspondence from his own estate through 1918; and other miscellaneous papers. A smaller collection of Hazard's papers (3 linear feet) consisting largely of correspondence, speeches and early school records can be found at the University of Rhode Island.
Provenance:
These papers were donated by the Hazard family as part of the Hazard Family Papers in 1985. They had been deposited in 1975 and 1983. Two items, the Friday Evening Club membership list and a letter dated April 19 1894, were donated in 1974 by Melville G. Davey Jr. as part of the Bacon Family Papers. The records of the South Kingstown Committee on the Relief Fund were donated in 2002 by Henry Richardson, from the estate of Thomas P. Hazard Jr.
Processing note:
This collection is part of the Hazard Family Papers, which were processed with support from the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities, the Beinecke Foundation, and the extended Hazard Family.
Series Overview:
Box numbers:
Series 1: Correspondence
Subseries 1. Rowland Hazard II correspondence 1 to 11
Subseries 2. Rowland Hazard II letter copy books 11, 13, 14
Subseries 3. Margaret A. (Rood) Hazard correspondence 11
Series 2: Subject files
Subseries 1. Railroad investments 11
Subseries 2. Other investments 11, 12, 15
Subseries 3. Politics and public works 15, 16
Subseries 4. Addresses and essays 16
Subseries 5. Legal papers 16
Subseries 6. Property 16
Subseries 7. Personal and miscellaneous 16
Series 3: Financial
Subseries 1. Account books 16 to 19, loose
Subseries 2. Estate management 19, 20
Subseries 3. Estate of Rowland Hazard correspondence 20, 21, 22
Subseries 4. Miscellaneous financial papers 23
Inventory:
Series 1, subseries 1: Rowland Hazard II Correspondence
The great majority of this correspondence is dated from the last half of Hazard's life, from 1868 onward, when he was in business on his own account. It is generally arranged chronologically, though for some years the original alphabetical filing system was maintained.
Box 1, folder 1. 1846-1851
Box 1, folder 2. 1852-1859
Box 1, folder 3. 1862-1865
Box 1, folder 4. 1866
Box 1, folder 5. 1867, January - October
Box 1, folder 6. 1867, November
Box 1, folder 7. 1867, December
Box 1, folder 8. 1868, January
Box 1, folder 9. 1868, February
Box 1, folder 10. 1868, March 1-19
Box 1, folder 11. 1868, March 20-31
Box 1, folder 12. 1868, April 1-19
Box 1, folder 13. 1868, April 20-30
Box 1, folder 14. 1868, May
Box 1, folder 15. 1868, June
Box 1, folder 16. 1868, July
Box 1, folder 17. 1868, August
Box 1, folder 18. 1868, September
Box 1, folder 19. 1868, October
Box 1, folder 20. 1868, November
Box 1, folder 21. 1868, December
Box 1, folder 22. 1869, A-B
Box 1, folder 23. 1869, C-D
Box 1, folder 24. 1869, E-G
Box 1, folder 25. 1869, H
Box 1, folder 26. 1869, I-K
Box 1, folder 27. 1869, L-N
Box 2, folder 1. 1869, O-R
Box 2, folder 2. 1869, S-T
Box 2, folder 3. 1869, V-W
Box 2, folder 4. 1869, with N.W. Williams
Box 2, folder 5. 1870, January
Box 2, folder 6. 1870, February
Box 2, folder 7. 1870, March
Box 2, folder 8. 1870, April
Box 2, folder 9. 1870, May
Box 2, folder 10. 1870, June
Box 2, folder 11. 1870, July-August
Box 2, folder 12. 1870, September
Box 2, folder 13. 1870, October
Box 2, folder 14. 1870, November
Box 2, folder 15. 1870, December
Box 2, folder 16. 1871, January
Box 2, folder 17. 1871, February
Box 2, folder 18. 1871, March
Box 2, folder 19. 1871, April
Box 2, folder 20. 1871, May
Box 2, folder 21. 1871, June-August
Box 2, folder 22. 1871, September-October
Box 2, folder 23. 1871, November-December
Box 3, folder 1. 1872, January
Box 3, folder 2. 1872, February
Box 3, folder 3. 1872, March-April (no May or June letters found)
Box 3, folder 4. 1872, July-August
Box 3, folder 5. 1872, September-October
Box 3, folder 6. 1872, November
Box 3, folder 7. 1872, December
Box 4, folder 1. 1873, January
Box 4, folder 2. 1873, February
Box 4, folder 3. 1873, March
Box 4, folder 4. 1873, April
Box 4, folder 5. 1873, May
Box 4, folder 6. 1873, June
Box 4, folder 7. 1873, July
Box 4, folder 8. 1873, August
Box 4, folder 9. 1873, September
Box 4, folder 10. 1873, October
Box 4, folder 11. 1873, November
Box 4, folder 12. 1873, December
Box 4, folder 13. 1874, January
Box 4, folder 14. 1874, February
Box 4, folder 15. 1874, March
Box 4, folder 16. 1874, April
Box 4, folder 17. 1874, May
Box 4, folder 18. 1874, June
Box 4, folder 19. 1874, July
Box 4, folder 20. 1874, August-September
Box 4, folder 21. 1874, October-November
Box 4, folder 22. 1874, December
Box 5, folder 1. 1875, January
Box 5, folder 2. 1875, February
Box 5, folder 3. 1875, March
Box 5, folder 4. 1875, April 1-9
Box 5, folder 5. 1875, April 10-20
Box 5, folder 6. 1875, April 21-30
Box 5, folder 7. 1875, May
Box 5, folder 8. 1875, June
Box 5, folder 9. 1875, July
Box 5, folder 10. 1875, August
Box 5, folder 11. 1875, September
Box 5, folder 12. 1875, October
Box 5, folder 13. 1875, November
Box 5, folder 14. 1875, December
Box 5, folder 15. 1876, January
Box 5, folder 16. 1876, February
Box 5, folder 17. 1876, March
Box 5, folder 18. 1876, April
Box 5, folder 19. 1876, May
Box 5, folder 20. 1876, June
Box 5, folder 21. 1876, July
Box 5, folder 22. 1876, August
Box 5, folder 23. 1876, September
Box 6, folder 1. 1876, October
Box 6, folder 2. 1876, November
Box 6, folder 3. 1876, December
Box 6, folder 4. 1877, January
Box 6, folder 5. 1877, February
Box 6, folder 6. 1877, March
Box 6, folder 7. 1877, April-May
Box 6, folder 8. 1877, June-July
Box 6, folder 9. 1877, August
Box 6, folder 10. 1877, September
Box 6, folder 11. 1877, October
Box 6, folder 12. 1877, November
Box 6, folder 13. 1877, December
Box 7, folder 1. 1878, January
Box 7, folder 2. 1878, February
Box 7, folder 3. 1878, March
Box 7, folder 4. 1878, April
Box 7, folder 5. 1878, May
Box 7, folder 6. 1878, June
Box 7, folder 7. 1878, July and August
Box 7, folder 8. 1878, September
Box 7, folder 9. 1878, October
Box 7, folder 10. 1878, November
Box 7, folder 11. 1878, December
Box 7, folder 12. 1879, January
Box 7, folder 13. 1879, February
Box 7, folder 14. 1879, March
Box 7, folder 15. 1879, April
Box 7, folder 16. 1879, June-October
Box 7, folder 17. 1879, November-December
Box 7, folder 18. 1880, from son Rowland G. Hazard II
Box 7, folder 19. 1880, general
Box 7, folder 20. 1880 postcards
Box 7, folder 21. 1881, A
Box 7, folder 22. 1881, B
Box 7, folder 23. 1881, C-D
Box 7, folder 24. 1881, E-G
Box 7, folder 25. 1881, H
Box 7, folder 26. 1881, I-M
Box 7, folder 27. 1881, N-R
Box 7, folder 28. 1881, S-Z
Box 7, folder 29. 1882, A-K
Box 7, folder 30. 1882, L-Z
Box 8, folder 1. 1883
Box 8, folder 2. 1884
Box 8, folder 3. 1885, A-G
Box 8, folder 4. 1885, H
Box 8, folder 5. 1885, K-Z
Box 8, folder 6. 1886, A-G
Box 8, folder 7. 1886, H
Box 8, folder 8. 1886, J-Z
Box 8, folder 9. 1887, A-D
Box 8, folder 10. 1887, E-H
Box 8, folder 11. 1887, J-Z
Box 8, folder 12. 1888
Box 8, folder 13. 1889, January - March
Box 8, folder 14. 1889, April - June
Box 8, folder 15. 1889, July - December
Box 8, folder 16. 1890
Box 8, folder 17. 1891
Box 8, folder 18. 1892, R.G. Hazard II
Box 8, folder 19. 1892, general
Box 8, folder 20. 1893, A-B
Box 8, folder 21. 1893, C
Box 8, folder 22. 1893, D-F
Box 8, folder 23. 1893, G
Box 8, folder 24. 1893, H
Box 8, folder 25. 1893, R.G. Hazard II
Box 8, folder 26. 1893, J-K
Box 8, folder 27. 1893, L
Box 8, folder 28. 1893, M-R
Box 8, folder 29. 1893, S-T
Box 8, folder 30. 1893, W-Z
Box 8, folder 31. 1894, A
Box 8, folder 32. 1894, B
Box 8, folder 33. 1894, C-E
Box 8, folder 34. 1894, G
Box 8, folder 35. 1894, H
Box 8, folder 36. 1894, R.G. Hazard II
Box 9, folder 1. 1894, K
Box 9, folder 2. 1894, L
Box 9, folder 3. 1894, M
Box 9, folder 4. 1894, N-P
Box 9, folder 5. 1894, R-S
Box 9, folder 6. 1894, T-Z
Box 9, folder 7. 1894, W-Z
Box 9, folder 8. 1895, C
Box 9, folder 9. 1895, H
Box 9, folder 10. 1895, R.G. Hazard II
Box 9, folder 11. 1895, L-M
Box 9, folder 12. 1895, R-V
Box 10, folder 1. 1895, W-Z
Box 10, folder 2. 1896, C
Box 10, folder 3. 1896, D
Box 10, folder 4. 1896, H
Box 10, folder 5. 1896, R.G. Hazard II
Box 10, folder 6. 1896, L
Box 10, folder 7. 1896, R-V
Box 10, folder 8. 1896, W-Z
Box 10, folder 9. 1897, A
Box 10, folder 10. 1897, B
Box 10, folder 11. 1897, C
Box 10, folder 12. 1897, D
Box 10, folder 13. 1897, E-G
Box 10, folder 14. 1897, H
Box 10, folder 15. 1897, R.G. Hazard II
Box 10, folder 16. 1897, K-L
Box 10, folder 17. 1897, M
Box 10, folder 18. 1897, N-O
Box 10, folder 19. 1897, P
Box 10, folder 20. 1897, S-V
Box 10, folder 21. 1897, W-Z
Box 10, folder 22. 1898, A
Box 10, folder 23. 1898, B
Box 10, folder 24. 1898, C
Box 10, folder 25. 1898, D-G
Box 10, folder 26. 1898, H
Box 10, folder 27. 1898, Rowland G. Hazard II
Box 10, folder 28. 1898, I-J
Box 10, folder 29. 1898, L-M
Box 10, folder 30. 1898, N-O
Box 10, folder 31. 1898, P-V
Box 11, folder 1. 1898, W-Z
Box 11, folder 2. Undated
Series 1, subseries 2: Outgoing letter books.
Hazard apparently kept copy books at each of his three bases of operations, in Providence, Peace Dale and Santa Barbara, California. Most volumes are indexed alphabetically in the initial pages. The content of the letters does not always reflect the place where the letter book was kept. For example, Hazard could have dashed off an important memo regarding the Peace Dale mill while on vacation in California, and this memo would be found in a volume marked "Santa Barbara".
Dated from Providence:
Box 13, folder 1. 1/17/1874 - 7/6/1876
Box 13, folder 2. 7/6/1876 - 10/4/1879
Box 13, folder 3. 10/3/1879 - 3/31/1881
Box 13, folder 4. 4/1/1881 - 12/30/1882
Box 13, folder 5. 1/1/1883 - 10/31/1884
Box 13, folder 6. 10/3/1884 - 8/29/1887
Box 13, folder 7. 9/1/1887 - 3/30/1891
Box 14, folder 1. 4/1/1891 - 7/7/1894
Dated from Peace Dale:
Box 14, folder 2. 3/7/1873 - 6/14/1888
Box 14, folder 3. 10/26/1889 - 8/3/1892
Box 14, folder 4. 8/4/1892 - 10/27/1893
Dated from Santa Barbara, Cal. and other vacation spots:
Box 14, folder 5. 3/17/1884 - 2/15/1886 (includes some from N.Y., N.J. and Narragansett)
Box 14, folder 6. 12/7/1888 - 3/18/1889
Box 14, folder 7. 3/18/1889 - 3/29/1889
Box 14, folder 8. 12/16/1892 - 4/24/1893
Box 14, folder 9. 12/10/1894 - 4/5/1895
Box 14, folder 10. 7/21/1897 - 9/23/1897 (Bad Neuheim, Germany)
Memorandum book of letters sent and received:
Box 11, folder 3. 1893-1895
Series 1, subseries 3: Margaret Anna (Rood) Hazard correspondence.
Few letters addressed to Rowland Hazard II's wife can be found in this collection. In addition to the following folders, some family letters addressed jointly to the Hazards may be found scattered throughout Rowland's correspondence files. See also Margaret's 1860 diary in series 2, sub-series 7.
Box 11, folder 4. 1856-1887
Box 11, folder 5. 1889, mostly from Caroline Hazard
Series 2: Subject Files
The subject file is divided into six sub-series: Hudson Bridge and Railway Co, Credit Mobilier, companies and associations, speeches, political and legal affairs, and personal items. These files are arranged chronologically by subject.
Series 2, subseries 1: Railroad investments
These files consist of mostly correspondence relating to the Hudson Highland Bridge and Railway Co., the Union Pacific Railroad, the Oregon Pacific Railroad, and the Credit Mobilier case. The files are arranged alphabetically by correspondent; the primary company discussed is indicated where possible. Other correspondence on these subjects can also be found in the general correspondence files.
Box 11, folder 6. Abbot, Edwin H. (Wisconsin Central)
Box 11, folder 7. Alexander, H., 1891-1897 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 8. [Antelo?], A.J. 1893
Box 11, folder 9. Barker, Benjamin, 1888-1889 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 10. Barker, Wharton, 1892 (Oregon Pacific)
Box 11, folder 11. Beach, George 1891-1894 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 12. Bentley, Norman S., 1891-1896 (Oregon Pacific)
Box 11, folder 13. Biddle and Ward, 1887-1889 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 14. Bispham, Geo T., 1888-1889 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 15. Boller, Alfred P., 1894-1897 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 16. Boston Savings Bank, 1895 (Wisconsin Central)
Box 11, folder 17. Briefs and arguments, 1888-1889 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 18. Burt, Grinnell, 1891 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 19. Bushnell, C.S., 1881-1889 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 20. Choate, Joseph H., 1887-1889 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 21. Coe, George S., 1892 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 22. Dickson, Samuel, 1891 (Oregon Pacific)
Box 11, folder 23. Dillon, John F., 1888-1889 (Union Pacific)
Box 11, folder 24. Dillon, Sidney, 1881-1888 (Union Pacific)
Box 11, folder 25. Higgins, Anthony, 1887-1889 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 26. Hogg, Edenton T., 1892 (Oregon Pacific)
Box 11, folder 27. Holmes, Artemas H., 1887-1889 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 28. Hudson Suspension note, 1889-1891
Box 11, folder 29. Hughes, Charles E., 1893-1896 (Oregon Pacific)
Box 11, folder 30. Kuhn, Loeb & Co., 1893 (Northern Pacific)
Box 11, folder 31. Ladd, W.T., 1894-1897 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 32. Lapsley, H., 1892 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 33. Martin, Henry, 1890-1897 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 34. Merwin, Elias, 1889-1890 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 35. Metcalf, Edwin, 1887-1889 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 36. Napier, A.T., 1893 (Oregon Pacific)
Box 11, folder 37. Nugent, Frederic F., 1892 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 38. Oregon Pacific RR accounts and memoranda, 1881-1896
Box 11, folder 39. Oregon Pacific RR news clippings, 1888-1889
Oversized box 2, folder 1. Oregon Pacific RR reorganization agreement, 1880
Oversized box 2, folder 1. Oregon Pacific RR receiver's certificates, 1891
Box 11, folder 40. Russell & Putnam, 1888 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 41. Serrell, Edward W., 1888-1898 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 42. Sherman, Thomas P. (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 43. Shipley, Samuel R., 1887-1889 (Credit Mobilier)
Box 11, folder 44. Snow, W.D., 1890-1897 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 45. Stevens, Simon A., 1892 (Oregon Pacific)
Box 11, folder 46. Subpoena, 1873
Box 11, folder 47. Talbot, Theodore B. (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 48. Talcott, Cook, 1891 (Hudson)
Box 11, folder 49. Union Pacific stockholder list, 10/1870(Union Pacific)
Box 11, folder 50. Wisconsin Central RR investment, 1873-1874
Box 11, folder 51. Wood, Thomas, 1888 (Credit Mobilier)
Series 2, subseries 2: Other industries
Box 11, folder 52. American Machine Works, reports, 1869
Box 11, folder 53. Broad Rock Farm - Lease to Thomas Priday, 1879; accounts 1874-1875
Box 11, folder 54. Broad Rock Farm - Suit vs. tenant Charles H. Priday; accounts, 1892-95
Box 11, folder 55. Broad Rock Farm - Suit vs. tenant Charles H. Priday, 1895-1899
Box 11, folder 56. Carolina Mills - Contracts, 1874-1877
Box 11, folder 57. Carolina Mills - Real estate tax, 1870
Box 11, folder 58. Caswell, William C. - Steamship account, 1874-1877
Box 11, folder 59. Central Lead Pipe Co. / Jas. Calder - Mortgages, etc., 1877-1884
Box 11, folder 60. C.H. Armstrong Carriage Co. - Endorsement of note, 1896-1898
Box 11, folder 61. Eureka Nailing Machine Co. - Accts., 1889-1890
Box 12, folder 1. Fish hatchery, Carolina, R.I. - Correspondence and accounts, 1879-1881
Box 12, folder 2. Fish hatchery, Carolina, R.I. - License from C.A. Hoxie, 1890
Box 12, folder 3. Fish hatchery, Carolina, R.I. - Agreements and accounts w/J.W. Hoxie, 1879-1902
Box 12, folder 4. Fish hatchery, Carolina, R.I. - Accounts, 1881-1893
Box 12, folder 5. Monte Cristo Mining Co. (Colorado) - Correspondence, etc., 1891-1892
Box 12, folder 6. Narragansett Times - Agreement with staff, 4/4/1861, stating in part: "R Hazard is to have the control of the editorial columns & to say what matter shall be inserted & what shall not." Also running account, 6/1/1861 - 6/1/1862.
Box 12, folder 7. Peace Dale Manufacturing Co. - Accounts, 1866-1869
Box 12, folder 8. Peace Dale Manufacturing Co. - Accounts, 1870-1871
Box 12, folder 9. Peace Dale Manufacturing Co. - Accounts, 1891-1892
Box 12, folder 10. Peace Dale Manufacturing Co. - Accounts, 1899-1917
Box 12, folder 11. Peace Dale Manufacturing Co. - Correspondence re proposed sale, 1916
Box 12, folder 12. Peace Dale Store - Purchase of inventory, 1878
Box 12, folder 13. Rhode Island Steel & Tool Co. - Accounts, 1870-1871, including accounts with Providence Saw Company
Box 12, folder 14. Solvay Process Co. - Accounts, 1888-1893
Box 12, folder 15. Solvay Process Co. - Accounts, 1894-1898
Box 12, folder 16. Solvay Process Co. - Accounts, 1899-1903
Box 12, folder 17. Solvay Process Co. - Accounts, 1904-1908
Box 15, folder 1. Solvay Process Co. - Accounts, 1909-1913
Box 15, folder 2. Solvay Process Co. - Accounts, 1914-1917
Box 15, folder 3. Steamer Florence - Accounts, 1879-1880
Box 15, folder 4. Tucker & Partlow - Partnership re coal business in Narragansett Pier, 1882; renewal, 1884
Series 2, subseries 3: Politics and public works.
Box 15, folder 5. Brown University - Committee on English Language and Literature, 1880
Box 15, folder 6. Brown University - Examination Committee announcements, 1869-1872
Box 15, folder 7. Brown University - Library Building Committee treasurer's account book, 1875-1878
Box 15, folder 8. Columbian Liberty Bell Committee - "Stock shares" for $15 gift, 1895
Box 15, folder 9. Committee to Preserve the Union - Minutes and members, 1863-1864
Box 15, folder 10. Committee to Provide Relief for Soldiers (R.I. Sanitary and Relief Association?) - Supplies sent, ca. 1861
Box 15, folder 11. Committee to Rebuild the Wakefield Bridge - Construction bids, 1862
Box 15, folder 12. Congregational Club, Providence, R.I. - Programs, 1896, 1898
Box 15, folder 13. Electoral College - Ballot and certificate, 1880
Box 15, folder 14. Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Reports, 1868
Box 15, folder 15. Incorporation of Narragansett district, 1888
Box 15, folder 16. Labor Relief Association, Santa Barbara, Cal. - Minutes and flier, 1895
(stone-breaking yard designed to provide work and alleviate the "tramp evil").
Box 15, folder 17. Narragansett Pier house of worship - Resolution, subscription, 1861-1862
Box 15, folder 18. Narrow River Bridge Committee, South Kingstown - Misc., 1867-1868
Box 15, folder 19. Rhode Island General Assembly - South Kingstown votes, [1864?]
Box 15, folder 20. Rhode Island governor nomination - Newspaper clippings, 1875
Box 15, folder 21. Rhode Island Soc'y for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Officers, 1883
Box 15, folder 22. Soldier's Memorial, South Kingstown - Resolution, 1886
Box 15, folder 22a. South Kingstown Committee on the Relief Fund - Minutes, 1861-1862.
Box 15, folder 22b. South Kingstown Committee on the Relief Fund - Misc., 1861-1863.
Includes lists of soldiers in 2nd R.I. Volunteer Infantry, and of charity recipients
Box 15, folder 23. South Kingstown School District #20 - Commission as trustee, 1855
Box 15, folder 24. South Kingstown Town Farm Committee - Minutes, [1888?]
Series 2, subseries 4: Addresses and essays
Box 15, folder 25. American Woolens and Wool Association - Addresses, 1878, 1884
Box 15, folder 26. Brown University - Library dedication, 2/16/1878
Box 15, folder 27. Brown University - Testimonial to President Andrews, 1889
Box 15, folder 28. Credit Mobilier of America - Summary of address, 1881
Box 15, folder 29. Eulogy of Prof. Eli W. Blake, 1896
Box 15, folder 30. Memorial to Manufacturers of New England, 1870 (re tariffs)
Box 15, folder 31. "Perspective", in The Brown Magazine, June 1894
Box 15, folder 32. "Prayer in Behalf of Jeff Davis", author unknown.
Box 15, folder 33. Reform Club - Addresses, 1880, 1888
Box 16, folder 1. Unpublished book, "Money" - Draft, 1893
Box 16, folder 2. Unpublished book, "Money" - Final draft, 1893
Box 16, folder 3. Unpublished book, "Money" - Research notes, and suggested revisions by Irving Fisher, 1893.
Box 16, folder 4. Washington County Fair - Addresses, 1875-1884, 1893
Oversized volume 1. Washington County Fair - Scrapbook of addresses, 1873-1893, with notes on applause received.
Series 2, subseries 5: Legal
Box 16, folder 5. U.S. claim on 1868 income tax, 1874-1875
Box 16, folder 6. Powers of attorney from father Rowland G. Hazard, 1864-1887
Box 16, folder 7. Powers of attorney, misc., 1858-1878
Box 16, folder 8. Bonds and agreements, misc.:
Bond from Sarah C. Downes, 1876
Bond from Alexis Caswell for Thomas Caswell, 1876
Permission for J. Herbert Shedd to sell cedar chips, 1884
Agreement with Houghton-Mifflin re Works of R.G. Hazard, 1888
Two agreements with Harriet H. Clake, 1892
Settlement agreement as creditor of Armington & Sims Co., 1896
Contract to sell horse "Mandolin" to Frank Browning, 1898
Series 2, subseries 6: Property
Box 16, folder 9. California - Montecito - Coe Ranch deeds, corr., plats, etc., 1891-1902
Box 16, folder 10. California - Redondo - Correspondence and deeds, 1897-1902
Box 16, folder 11. California - Santa Barbara - Mission Hill deeds, corr., etc., 1897-1905
Box 16, folder 12. Connecticut - Hartford - Signed deed and receipt from renowned feminist Charlotte (Perkins) (Gilman) Stetson and husband, 9/14/1888.
Box 16, folder 13. Massachusetts - Seekonk - Geo. Greene farm leases, deed, 1884-1885
Box 16, folder 14. New Jersey - Paterson - Plats of three lots, 1889
Box 16, folder 15. New Jersey - Paterson - Bills from agent James Morrisse, 1888-1891
Box 16, folder 16. New Jersey - Paterson - Bills from agent James Morrisse, 1892-1896
Box 16, folder 17. New York - Syracuse - Architect's sketches of house, 1885
Box 16, folder 18. Rhode Island - Providence - 45 Williams St. deeds and leases, 1886-1895
Box 16, folder 19. Rhode Island - Providence, miscellaneous, 1887-1891
Box 16, folder 20. Rhode Island - Richmond - Fish culture deeds, leases, 1871-1917
Box 16, folder 21. Rhode Island - South Kingstown - Oakwoods specifications, 1854-1896
Oversized box 2, folder 2. Rhode Island - South Kingstown - Oakwoods account summary, 1894-1897
Box 16, folder 22. Rhode Island - South Kingstown - Hennessy mortgage, 1877-1890
Box 16, folder 23. Rhode Island - South Kingstown - N.K. Potter land, 1871-1890
Box 16, folder 24. Rhode Island - South Kingstown - Taber lease, 1899-1907
Box 16, folder 25. Rhode Island - South Kingstown - Miscellaneous, 1861-1903
Series 2, subseries 7: Personal and miscellaneous
Box 16, folder 26. Biographical notes
Box 16, folder 27. Certificate of accuracy of pocket watch, 1885
Box 16, folder 28. Civil War - List of South Kingstown recruits for 12th R.I. Infantry, [1862]
Box 16, folder 29. Diary of Margaret A. (Rood) Hazard, 6/12 - 11/2/1860. European travel.
Box 16, folder 30. Friday Evening Club - Membership list and history, 1883
Box 16, folder 31. Haverford School report card, 1845
Box 16, folder 32. Life insurance notes, 1875-1897
Box 16, folder 33. Liquor license, 1865. Purchased from Bernard McGrath for purpose of closing his rum shop in Peace Dale.
Box 16, folder 34. Memorandum concerning the Great Rain, August 1866
Box 16, folder 35. Militia commission as clerk of 13th regiment, 1863
Box 16, folder 36. Newspaper clippings, undated
Box 16, folder 37. Translation of poem, circa 1840s
Series 3: Financial Records
These files are divided into four sub-series: account books; estate management; "Estate of Rowland Hazard" correspondence; and loose papers filed chronologically. This series includes material relating to the estate of Rowland Hazard II through 1917, in addition to accounts kept during his lifetime. After 1917, his estate was incorporated as the R. Hazard Estate Company; this company's records can be found in subgroup 41.
Series 3, subseries 1: Account books.
These are bound volumes relating to the personal finances of Rowland Hazard II and his estate. Hazard apparently began keeping a complete set of his own books in 1868 after the dissolution of T.R. Hyde & Co. Though the earliest entries reflect the old partnership's exclusive interest in Carolina Mills activity, these account books document the full scope of Hazard's financial activities.
Accounts payable.
Box 16, folder 38. 1884-1898
Balance sheets.
Oversized volume 2. 1868-1894
Oversized volume 3. 1897-1917
Bank account books.
Box 16, folder 39. 1872-1876, 1876-1879 (2 vol.), City National Bank
Box 16, folder 40. 1879-1883, City National Bank
Box 16, folder 41. 1895-1896, Santa Barbara County National Bank
Box 16, folder 42. 1898-1901, R.I. Hospital Trust
Box 16, folder 43. 1901-1907, R.I. Hospital Trust
Box 17, folder 1. 1907-1912, R.I. Hospital Trust
Box 17, folder 2. 1912-1917, R.I. Hospital Trust
Box 17, folder 3. 1898-1917, American Exchange National Bank, New York
Blotter accounts.
Box 17, folder 4. 1/1/1866 - 12/31/1867 (pages 1-81)
Also ledger of indeterminate purpose, 1867-1893, pages 82-107
Box 17, folder 5. 1/1/1868 - 2/23/1876
Box 17, folder 6. 3/1/1876 - 5/31/1883
Cash books.
The first few of these volumes are labeled "Petty cash", and the remainder are just "Cash", but they all document the cash flow for relatively small expenditures out of Hazard's office.
Box 17, folder 7. 1/1/1868 - 12/5/1870 ("Petty Cash A")
Box 17, folder 8. 12/6/1870 - 12/16/1873
Box 17, folder 9. 12/17/1873 - 9/30/1880
Box 17, folder 10. 10/1/1880 - 12/3/1887
Box 17, folder 11. 1/1/1888 - 9/1/1894
Box 17, folder 12. 10/1894 - 12/1895
Box 17, folder 13. 1/1/1896 - 8/16/1898
Box 17, folder 14. 8/17/1898 - 4/30/1902
Box 17, folder 15. 5/1/1902 - 12/31/1907
Box 17, folder 16. 1908-1912
Box 18, folder 1. 1912-1917
Charitable gift ledgers.
Box 18, folder 2. 1877-1898
Box 18, folder 3. 1896-1898
Farm lease account ledger.
Box 18, folder 4. 1873-1884
Income journals.
Arranged to show expected monthly payments from stock dividends and other investments.
Oversized volume 4. 1879-1886
Box 18, folder 5. 1887-1900
Investment inventories.
Box 18, folder 6. 1871-1887
Box 18, folder 7. 1888-1897
Oversized volume 5. 1898-1917
Journals.
Box 19, folder 1. Journal A. 1/1/1868 - 9/24/1880
Box 19, folder 2. Journal C. 6/1/1883 - 5/31/1887
Oversized volume 6. Journal D. 6/1/1887 - 8/31/1893
Oversized volume 7. Journal E. 9/1/1893 - 4/30/1898
Oversized volume 8. Journal F. 5/2/1898 - 12/1/1917 (estate)
Ledgers.
Box 19, folder 3. Ledger A, 1868-1888
Oversized volume 9. Ledger B, 1889-1917 (includes estate)
Oversized volume 10. Index to Ledger B.
Statement books.
Copy books giving current ledger accounts with creditors and heirs.
Box 18, folder 8. 1871-1895
Oversized volume 11. 1895-1912
Oversized volume 12. 1912-1917
Trial balances.
The balances for 1867 through 1870 are unbound, but fit clearly with the later volumes in this series.
Box 18, folder 9. 1867-1868
Box 18, folder 10. 1869
Box 18, folder 11. 1870
Oversized volume 13. 1871-1895
Oversized volume 14. 1896-1902
Oversized volume 15. 1903-1910
Oversized volume 16. 1911-1917
Trust account ledger.
Box 19, folder 4. 1883-1884
Series 3, subseries 2: Estate management papers.
Records of Rowland Hazard II as administrator, executor, trustee or heir of various estates. In some cases, his estate served as administrator of other estates through 1918, odd as that might sound.
Box 19, folder 5. Francis E. Abbot literary fund agreement, 1887
Box 19, folder 6. Eli W. Blake estate - Checkbook, 1895-1896
Box 19, folder 7. Eli W. Blake estate - Miscellaneous, 1895-1918
Box 19, folder 8. Helen M. Blake estate - Will and accounts, 1861-1872
Box 19, folder 9. Emily S. Diman estate - Providence property, 1882-1898
Box 19, folder 10. Emily S. Diman estate -
Chicago property, 1884-1888
Minnesota property, 1896-1901
Utah property, 1891-1899
Box 19, folder 11. Emily S. Diman estate - Miscellaneous, 1882-1897
Box 19, folder 12. J.L. Diman memorial book - Accounts and agreement, 1881-1900
Box 19, folder 13. John B. Dockray estate - Miscellaneous, 1871-1893
Box 19, folder 14. Elizabeth Hazard estate - Copy of will, etc., 1881
Box 19, folder 15. Elizabeth Hazard estate - Southwick mortgage, Barrington RI, 1881-1912
Box 19, folder 16. John N. Hazard estate, 1892-1895
Box 19, folder 17. Rowland Hazard I - Assignment, 3/11/1853
Box 19, folder 18. Thomas R. Hazard daughters trust, created by Anna Hazard - 1875-1881
Box 19, folder 19. Margaret (Rood) Hazard estate - Accounts, 1895-1898
Box 19, folder 20. Margaret (Rood) Hazard - Stock accounts, 1878-1897
Box 19, folder 21. Margaret (Rood) Hazard estate - Will, codicil, petition, 1895-1897
Box 19, folder 22. Anna M. Manning estate - Will and accounts, 1867-1878
Box 19, folder 23. James D. O'Neal estate - Accounts, 1863-1884
Box 19, folder 24. James D. O'Neal estate - Will, documents, correspondence, 1863-1884
Box 19, folder 25. Caroline E. (Newbold) Porter estate - Correspondence, etc., 1891-1918.
Box 19, folder 26. Ogden N. Rood estate - Will, 1867
Box 20, folder 1. Anna Vernon estate - Accounts, 1883-1893
Box 20, folder 2. Anna Vernon estate - Accounts, 1894-1913
Box 20, folder 3. Sophia Vernon estate - Accounts, 1881-1906
Box 20, folder 4. Vernon Trust - Agreement and correspondence, 1880-1882
Box 20, folder 5. Vernon Trust - Bankbook, etc., 1872-1891
Series 3, subseries 3: Estate of Rowland Hazard II.
Mostly correspondence files.
Box 20, folder 6. 1898
Box 20, folder 7. 1899, A-G
Box 20, folder 8. 1899, H-I
Box 20, folder 9. 1899, N-P
Box 20, folder 10. 1899, T-Z
Box 20, folder 11. 1900, A-G
Box 20, folder 12. 1900, H-J
Box 20, folder 13. 1900, N-P
Box 20, folder 14. 1900, T-Z
Box 20, folder 15. 1901, A-G
Box 20, folder 16. 1901, H-J
Box 20, folder 17. 1901, N-P
Box 20, folder 18. 1901, T-Z
Box 20, folder 19. 1902, A-G
Box 20, folder 20. 1902, H-J
Box 20, folder 21. 1902, N-W
Box 20, folder 22. 1903, A-G
Box 20, folder 23. 1903, H-J
Box 20, folder 24. 1903, N-V
Box 20, folder 25. 1904, A-G
Box 20, folder 26. 1904, H-J
Box 20, folder 27. 1904, N-V
Box 20, folder 28. 1905, A-C
Box 20, folder 29. 1905, H-J
Box 20, folder 30. 1905, N-V
Box 20, folder 31. 1906, A-G
Box 20, folder 32. 1906, H-J
Box 20, folder 33. 1906, K-P
Box 20, folder 34. 1906, Q-V
Box 20, folder 35. 1907, A-F
Box 20, folder 36. 1907, H-J
Box 20, folder 37. 1907, K-P
Box 20, folder 38. 1907, R-V
Box 20, folder 39. 1908, A-C
Box 20, folder 40. 1908, H-J
Box 20, folder 41. 1908, N-P
Box 20, folder 42. 1908, Q-S
Box 20, folder 43. 1908, T-Z
Box 20, folder 44. 1909, A-C
Box 20, folder 45. 1909, H-J
Box 20, folder 46. 1909, N-P
Box 20, folder 47. 1909, Q-V
Box 20, folder 48. 1910, A-F
Box 20, folder 49. 1910, H-J
Box 20, folder 50. 1910, N-P
Box 20, folder 51. 1910, R-V
Box 20, folder 52. 1911
Box 21, folder 1. 1912
Box 21, folder 2. 1913
Box 21, folder 3. 1911-1913 (By-Products Coke Corporation)
Box 21, folder 4. 1911-1913 (Insurance)
Box 21, folder 5. 1911-1913 (Kansas Chemical Manufacturing Co.)
Box 21, folder 6. 1911-1913 (Rhode Island Hospital Trust)
Box 21, folder 7. 1911-1913 (Solvay Process Co.)
Box 21, folder 8. 1914-1918, A-E
Box 21, folder 9. 1914-1918, F-H
Box 21, folder 10. 1914-1918, I-P
Box 22, folder 1. 1914-1918, Q-Z
Oversized volume 17. Outgoing letter copy book, 1903-1916
(Letter copy book, 1916-1923 in R. Hazard Estate Records)
Oversized box 2, folder 3. Accounts with R.G. Hazard II and Solvay Process Co., 1903-1908
Box 22, folder 2. Asset and liability statements, 1898-1917
Box 22, folder 3. Bad notes, 1898-1910
Box 22, folder 4. Bills received log, 1898-1916
Box 22, folder 5. Final settlement of estate, 1917
Box 22, folder 6. Kingsley mortgage, 1905-1915
Box 22, folder 7. Legal documents, 1898-1918
Box 22, folder 8. Receipts for estate payments, 1899-1910
Box 22, folder 9. Receipts from "employees and servants" for estate legacies, 1898
Oversized box 2, folder 4. Share distribution, 1898
Box 22, folder 10. Statements, 1898-1917 (misc.)
Box 22, folder 11. Stock certificates, 1888-1902
Oversized box 2, folder 5. Tax returns, 1913-1919
Box 22, folder 12. Paid bills - Bacon family, 1911-1916
Box 22, folder 13. Paid bills - Fisher / Whimsy Cottage, 1912-1916
Box 22, folder 14. Paid bills - Labor, 1912-1917
Box 22, folder 15. Paid bills - Village Green, 1911-1915
Box 22, folder 16. Paid bills - Wakefield Water Company (includes house info), 1912-1917
Box 22, folder 17. Paid bills, 1902-1918
Series 3, subseries 4: Miscellaneous financial papers.
These are unbound papers that have proven difficult to arrange into an orderly series, and are arranged chronologically. Included are bonds, memoranda, reports, statements, paid bills and a wide variety of other papers.
Box 23, folder 1. 1861-1867
Box 23, folder 2. 1868
Box 23, folder 3. 1869
Box 23, folder 4. 1870
Box 23, folder 5. 1871
Box 23, folder 6. 1872
Box 23, folder 7. 1873-1876
Box 23, folder 8. 1877
Box 23, folder 9. 1878-1879
Box 23, folder 10. 1880-1889
Box 23, folder 11. 1890-1898
Box 23, folder 12. Unredeemed notes from envelope marked "of doubtful value", 1865-1875
Subjects:
This listing may appear to be a complete index to the correspondence, but it is not. Only a casual examination of the voluminous correspondence files has been made. This list shows only that handful of important correspondents that were noticed over the course of routine processing, and there are undoubtedly much more.
Aldrich, Nelson W. (1841-1915). U.S. senator. Letter re appointment of postmaster at Mine La Motte, 4/1/1882. Letter, 1/30/1884, asking whether Sally Rodman really needs increase in pension. Letter, 2/21/1884, re tariff legislation. Letter, 3/8/1897, re tariff rates on soda products. Letters, 1/31/1898, 3/15/1898, 5/23/1898 re monetary reform. 5/2/1898 re efforts to prevent war with Spain. Probably other letters as well.
American Fish Culture Company. Richmond, R.I. RH was a primary investor in this business, and owned the land it operated on. Frequent correspondence can be found with John W. and Charles A. Hoxsie of the company from the 1870s onward, as well as records in the "Other investments" file.
Angell, James Burrill (1829-1916). President of Michigan University, close friend from college. Several letters in 1882 and probably other years.
Armenian Americans - Massachusetts. Three letters, 1898, from Chan Gaidzakian, Armenian physician and cleric, selling translations of the Lord's Prayer. "I am as you will see a refugee. I have with the greatest difficulty escaped from Turkish barbarism after suffering the greatest outrages abandoning home property and friends in Armenia."
Blake, Eli W. (1795-1886). Inventor. Describes investigation of new building material used in Danbury, Conn., 8/19/1866. Other correspondence in files.
Blake, Eli W. 2nd (1836-1895). Records of Blake estate, 1895-1918, in series 3, subseries 2.
Broad Rock Farm. South Kingstown, R.I. Three folders re leases and lawsuits vs. tenants at the farm, 1874-1899. Other material in correspondence files.
Brown, John Allen (1828-1901). Family assistant, of Peace Dale. Frequent letters from 1866 onward. Interesting letter dated 4/4/1867 regarding the competing claims of George Rodman and a "little colored fellow...(I never knew his name)...a very good barber" who had apprenticed under Rodman as a barber in Peace Dale and then quit to go into competition.
Brown University. Hazard was a graduate of Brown, class of 1849. He remained involved with the school for most of his life. This collection includes his account book as treasurer of the library building committee, 1875-1878; invitations from the Examination Committee 1869-1872; lectures and addresses given at the school; and frequent correspondence with classmates in his correspondence files.
California - Social life and customs. Hazard owned several tracts of land in California in the 1890s, and spent much of his later years in his second home in Santa Barbara.
Capron, Adin B. (1841-1911). U.S. Representative, Rhode Island. Letter, 3/14/1898, re impending war: "Conservative and thoughtful men agree that there is no likelihood that the terrible disaster to the Maine occurred from any direct or indirect acquiescence or prompting by the Spanish Government..."
Carolina Mills. Textile company, Richmond, R.I. Hazard leased the mill in the 1860s and 1870s; extensive reference can be found in the correspondence files and in the "other investments" series. All business before 1868 was conducted under the firm of T.R. Hyde & Co.
Chace, Jonathan (1829-1917). U.S. Senator. Letter, 2/1/1887.
Credit Mobilier. Hazard was somewhat involved in his father's efforts to straighten up the twisted affairs of this railroad holding company; see the correspondence files and his 1881 essay on the subject in series 2, subseries 4.
Diaries - 1860. Diary of Margaret A. (Rood) Hazard on trip to Europe, June - November 1860, in series 2, subseries 7.
Diman, Emily (Stimson) (1837-1902). Widow of J.L. Diman; Hazard was a frequent correspondent and served as executor of her estate, 1882-1901. See series 3, subseries 2.
Diman, Jeremiah Lewis (1831-1881). Historian at Brown University, close friend from college, and frequent correspondent.
Europe - Description and travel. See diary of Margaret A. (Rood) Hazard, 1860.
Fish-culture - Rhode Island - Richmond. See American Fish Culture Company
Fisher, Irving (1867- ). Son-in-law and frequent correspondent.
Gaidzakian, Chan (b.ca.1837). Three letters, 1898, offering copies of Lord's Prayer for sale.
Gilman, Charlotte (Perkins) (1860-1935). Author and early feminist. Signed deed and receipt to RH, 9/14/1888, for property in Hartford, Connecticut, in series 2, subseries 6.
Green, Theodore F. (1867-1966). Letter, 5/6/1898, re building fraternity house at Brown University.
Hammond, George P. Of Providence. Describes plans for going into business, 8/21/1865. Cannot repay debt on time, 8/7/1867.
Estate of R. Hazard. Collection includes extensive financial records from Rowland Hazard II's estate from his death in 1898 to the estate's incorporation in 1917. For records after 1917, see subgroup 41, the R. Hazard Estate Company Records.
Hazard, Caroline (1869-1945). Daughter, president of Wellesley College. Letters scattered throughout collection; especially one folder of letters to mother dated 1889 in series 1, subseries 3.
Hazard, Frederick R. Son. Frequent letters in later part of collection.
Hazard, Isaac P. Uncle, of Newport, R.I. Letters, 8/9/1851, 1/19/1864, 3/30/1867 and later. Mostly business. An interesting letter dated 1/7/1875 asks Rowland to pay Isaac's Providence Journal bill, as "it is doubtful if I ever see Providence again." He also notes that "I believe I am the oldest subscriber and was the first to subscribe to that paper when it was started...Sister Eliza says she prefers the Providence Journal to any Providence paper she knows of, so I have concluded not to stop it."
Hazard, John N. Brother and partner in Peace Dale Manufacturing Company. Frequent correspondence throughout the collection.
Hazard, Joseph P. Uncle. Letters, 11/2/1866, 9/29/1867.
Hazard, Margaret A. (Rood) (1834-1895). Wife. Two folders of letters received, 1856-1889 (series 1, subseries 3); diary of trip to Europe, 1860 (series 2, subseries 7).
Hazard, Rowland G. (1801-1888). Father, of Peace Dale, R.I. Many letters, 1851 and later. One copy of a letter by Rowland II to his father dated 10/28/1884 cautions against risky investments, and is particularly striking for its frankness: "These large and uncertain operations have an abnormal fascination for thee which is itself an indication that thee should withdraw from them entirely...It seems imperative for me to speak plainly. There is involved now no less a matter than the absolute ruin of thy whole family."
Hazard, Rowland G. II (1855-1918). Son. Very frequent letters from about 1875 onward.
Hazard, Thomas R. Uncle. Letter, 8/7/1857
Hazard, William R. (1803-a.1883). Uncle, of Poplar Ridge, N.Y. Letter, 12/28/1867, re delivery of shawls.
Hudson Highland Bridge and Railway Company. Frequent correspondence after 1890, in correspondence files and "Railroad investments" subseries.
Hughes, Charles E. (1862-1948). Lawyer of New York City, later U.S. Supreme Court justice. Frequent legal correspondence, including a folder in the Railroad Investments file (series 2, subseries 1).
Hyde, Thomas R. Business partner at Carolina Mills. Letters, 7/26/1865 to 1868. Bankruptcy notice in correspondence file, 11/21/1868. Correspondence addressed to T.R. Hyde & Co. mixed in with correspondence file, 1866-1868.
Janvier, Thomas A. (1849-1913). Author, cousin. Letters, 3/23/1886, 3/23/1887, possibly others.
Jeffers, William (1809-1879). Of Pawtucket. Letter, 11/27/1867: no second hand engines for sale.
Labor Relief Association. Minutes and flier, 1895, of "charitable" stone-breaking yard designed to provide work and alleviate the "tramp evil" in Santa Barbara, California.
Mine la Motte. Lead mine, Missouri. Extensive correspondence in correspondence file, mostly circa 1874-1882.
Murray, James O. (1827-1899). Dean at Princeton, close friend from college. Letters, 1885, etc.
Narragansett, R.I. Incorporation record, 1888.
Narragansett Times. Newspaper, South Kingstown, R.I. Agreement with staff, 4/4/1861, stating in part: "R Hazard is to have the control of the editorial columns & to say what matter shall be inserted & what shall not." Also running account, 6/1/1861 - 6/1/1862. In series 2, subseries 2.
Newbold, John L. Cousin, of Philadelphia. Correspondence, 1867-?, mostly re Manta Grande Mining Company.
Newspapers - Rhode Island - South Kingstown. Agreement with staff of Narragansett Times, 4/4/1861, stating in part: "R Hazard is to have the control of the editorial columns & to say what matter shall be inserted & what shall not." Also running account, 6/1/1861 - 6/1/1862. In series 2, subseries 2.
O'Neal, James D. (1817-1862). Of South Kingstown, R.I. Estate records, 1863-1884, in "Estate Management" subseries.
Oregon Pacific Railroad. Correspondence in correspondence file and "Railroad Investments" subseries.
Peace Dale Manufacturing Company (South Kingstown, R.I.) Includes frequent correspondence, and personal accounts of Hazard with the company, 1866-1917.
Providence Saw Works. Hazard was a prominent investor, 1860s-1870s. See correspondence file.
Railroads - Finance. Extensive correspondence re various investments, moistly in 1880s and 1890s, in series 2, subseries 1.
Rhode Island - Politics and government. Frequent reference throughout correspondence file; news clippings re 1875 candidacy for Governor in "politics and public works" subseries.
Rood, Ogden N. (1831-1902). Brother of Margaret A. (Rood) Hazard. Husband of Matilda F. Rood. Frequent correspondent.
Solvay Process Company. Hazard was a founder of this alkali processing company; frequent correspondence and accounts can be found throughout this collection.
South Kingstown, R.I. - Social life and customs. Extensive personal papers of major Peace Dale industrialist and philanthropist. See finding aid.
Temperance - Rhode Island - South Kingstown. Hazard was a lifelong temperance advocate. Pertinent correspondence can be found throughout his correspondence. See also series 2, subseries 7, for a liquor license purchased from Bernard McGrath in 1865 for purpose of closing his rum shop in Peace Dale.
Twelfth regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry. List of South Kingstown recruits, [1862], in series 2, subseries 7.
Union Pacific Railroad Company. Correspondence in correspondence file and "Railroad Investments" subseries.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865. Committee to Preserve the Union - minutes and members, 1863-1864; Committee to Provide Relief for Soldiers - supplies sent, ca. 1861; South Kingstown Committee on the Relief Fund - minutes and papers, 1861-1863; list of South Kingstown recruits for 12th R.I. Infantry, [1862]; militia commission, 1863. In series 2, subseries 3 and 7.
Vernon, Anna (1835-1912). Papers of Hazard as trustee, 1883-1913, in series 3, subseries 2.
Washington County Fair. Hazard was a major figure in this annual event. see correspondence file, and also copies of his addresses at the fair from 1873-1893, with notes on applause received, in series 2, subseries 4.
Wharton, Francis (1820-1889). Letters, 12/1867 and others.
Wharton, Joseph (1826-1909). Letters, 11/15/1891 and possibly others.
Williams, Nathan W. (1816-1902). Clergyman, Providence. Extensive correspondence, 1869-1890s. For some reason, correspondence to Williams from the Hazard family has been interspersed through this collection, and has not yet been separated out.
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