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Barrington, R.I. Collected papers, 1729-1865 Size: .5 linear feet Catalog number: MSS 484 Processed by: Rick Stattler, March 1996 USE MICROFILM HF5686 P25 A17 NEG (Nathaniel Heath's papers only)©Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division |
Historical note:
Peleg Heath (1708-1748) was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts and was ordained as a minister in Barrington, R.I. in 1728. His son Nathaniel (1745-1829) was a carpenter and furniture maker in Barrington. He married Rebecca Brown (1746-1816), and they had 10 children. The youngest, Wilmarth Heath (1787-1862), was a shoemaker in Barrington.
Scope and content:
Provenance:
The two sermon books were donated by Thomas W. Bicknell circa 1909, as part of a collection of Barrington papers. Two items were purchased from an unknown source in 1953. The remainder seem to have arrived together during the 1960s, but no accession information has been found.
Processing note:
These items were originally housed and cataloged individually, and were brought together in 1995.
Inventory:
Box 1, folder 1. Rev. Peleg Heath.
Diary and memorandum book, 1728-1746. Contains genealogical information and mentions earthquakes of 1737 and 1744.
Box 1, folder 2. Rev. Peleg Heath.
Two small notebooks of sermons preached, 1730-1736.
Box 2, folder 1. Nathaniel and Wilmarth Heath.
Memorandum book kept by Nathaniel from 1814 through 1829, and continued by his son through 1865. Includes mostly genealogical information and some accounts. Available on microfilm.
Box 2, folder 2. Nathaniel Heath.
Will, Dec. 31, 1814. Several pages, bound.
Box 2, folder 3. Nathaniel Heath.
Account book, 1767-1791. Carpentering, furniture making and general accounts. Available on microfilm.
Box 2, folder 4. Wilmarth Heath.
Poem of four quatrains, 1823/4
Poem, May 20, 1823
Subscription for singing school started by Heath, Jan. 1, 1817
Box 2, folder 5. Wilmarth Heath.
Account book, 1808-1815.
Box 2, folder 6. Wilmarth Heath.
Account book, 1825-1855.
Subjects:
Account books - 1767-1791
Account books - 1809-1855
Barrington, R.I. - History
Diaries - 1728-1746
Earthquakes - Rhode Island - Barrington
Furniture industry and trade - Rhode Island - Barrington
Heath, Nathaniel (1745-1829)
Heath, Peleg (1708-1748)
Heath, Wilmarth (1787-1865)
Sermons - Rhode Island - Barrington
Shoemakers - Rhode Island - Barrington
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