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Miscellaneous Manuscripts Small, mostly uncataloged collections arranged by personal name. Records and personal papers, 1640s - present Size: 142 linear feet Catalog number: MSS 9001 Processed by: Rick Stattler, Kristina Piecyk, and Desiree Kenny 1995-1996 Partially restricted
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Historical Note:
The earliest system for dealing with miscellaneous manuscripts was pasting them into scrapbooks. Two large series were compiled: Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts and Rhode Island Manuscripts, totaling 28 volumes. The creation of scrapbooks ended around 1940. Single items and small collections arriving after 1940 have generally been arranged alphabetically. In addition, some larger collections have been broken up and distributed by name. Until 1994, there was no formal "collection" of these small files; they were shelved individually in loose folders, and interfiled with much larger collections.
Scope and content:
The Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection includes these loose files compiled since 1940. The contents vary widely, and could typically include: a single deed; a small collection of family correspondence; an account book; a military commission; a diary; a handful of shipping receipts. None of these small collections contain much more than a hundred items, or a couple of large volumes. The dates span from the seventeenth century to the present, though the bulk are probably from about 1750 to 1900.
Provenance:
The items comprising this collection are from hundreds, probably thousands, of different accessions. A few general comments can be made. The bulk of these items were probably donated after 1940. Small accessions from before that date tended to be placed in scrapbooks under the heading of Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts. However, some of the earlier collections were broken up at a later date and dispersed by name throughout this collection, mostly during the early 1980s. This occurred with many family collections; another example is a collection of Barrington historical papers that were broken up at that time.
Inventory (Arranged Alphabetically):
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
| Amount of folders/ Volumes | Last Name or Title | First Name | Call Number | Dates and further information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tableau Club | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Taccomanan | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Taft | Jesse | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taft | Orray | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taft | Royal C. | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taft | Stephen | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Talbot | William Richmond | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tallman | Benjamin | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tallman | Herace | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tallman | John B. | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tallman | Jeremiah | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tammany Society | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Tanner | Nicholas | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tarbox | Samuel | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tarp | George | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tarp | John | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tash | William | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tattersall | James J. | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taudvin | Charles M. | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tayer | Benjamin | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taylor | Family | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taylor | Alice | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 2 | Taylor | Edward | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taylor | Hannah | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 2 | Taylor | Mary | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taylor | Rebecca | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taylor | Ruth | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taylor | Sarah | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taylor | Suckey Ann | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taylor | Theodore | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taylor | Thomas | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Taylor & Talbot | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Teams | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Tefft | Ann E. | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tefft | David | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tefft | Howard M. | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tefft | William A. | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Telfair | Mary | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tennant | James | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tenney | Caleb J. | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | |
| 1 | Tercentenary Papers | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Terry | Thomas | MSS 9001-T Oversize | Deed to John Rathborne, 16 Acres on Block Island. June 13, 1678. |
| 1 | Teste | MSS 9001-T Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Tew | Alice | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thatch Beds | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Thayer | Abner | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thayer | C. | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thayer | Harold | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thayer | William | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thayer | William Jr. | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Theater (Providence) | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Theater Comique | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Thomas | Allen M. | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thompson | Charles | MSS 9001-T Oversize | Extract from the Congressional Minutes reward aid from France. January 28, 1779. |
| 1 | Thompson | Ebenezer | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thompson | Festus, L. | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thomas | Nathaniel | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thompson | Olney | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thompson | S. Millet | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 2 | Thornton | Abel | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Abigail | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Borden | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Elihu | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 2 | Thornton | Ethan | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | H. | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | James | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | James | MSS 9001-T Loose Volume | |
| 1 | Thornton | John Jr. | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | John Sr. | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Joseph | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Josiah | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Keziah | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 5 | Thornton | Richard | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Richard Jr. | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Robert | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Ruth | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Sarah | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Silas | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Soloman | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Stephen | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | Thomas Gillet | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thornton | William L. | MSS 9001-T Box 2 | |
| 1 | Thorold | George | MSS 9001-T Double Oversize | Patent of Arms, 1631. FRAGILE #1981.3.17b |
| 3 | Thorpe | David | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Throckmorton | John | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Throop/Throope | Amos | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Throop/Throope | Billings | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Throop/Throope | John | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Throop/Throope | Mary | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Throop/Throope | Thomas | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Throop/Throope | William | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurber | Benjamin | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 2 | Thurber | Dexter | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurber | Fayette | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurber | George | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurber | Henry | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurber | John | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 3 | Thurber | Samuel | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurber | Samuel | MSS 9001-T Double Oversize | Magion (Brig) 2 items: Portage Bill/Crew list 1833-1834 and Puerto Rican Certificate 1833 |
| 1 | Thurber | Silas | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurber | Squier | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurber | William | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurber and Cahdone | MSS 9001-T Loose Volume | Account Book 1768-1772 | |
| 1 | Thurber Brothers | MSS 9001-T Loose Volume | Account Book 1781-1789 | |
| 1 | Thurrell | George | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurston | Benjamin | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurston | Edward Jr. | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurston | Gardner | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurston | Hepzibah | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurston | Jerimiah | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurston | John R. | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurston | Moses | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurston | Samuel | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurston | Susan | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Thurston | William | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tibbetts | Daniel | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tibbits | Abby G. | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tibbits | Allen J. | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tibbits | Charles Morris | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tibbits | George | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 2 | Tibbits | Henry | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tibbits | James | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tibbits | John C. | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tibbits | John W. | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tiffany | Ebenezer | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tifft | Thomas | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tilghman | Edward | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 2 | Tilley | William | MSS 9001-T Box 3 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Albert Harris | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Benjamin | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Charles F. | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Daniel | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | George | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Henry Hendron | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Jonathan | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Joseph | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Joseph | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | (1703-1779) |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Justice ____ | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 2 | Tillinghast | Lusanna (Richmond) | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 2 | Tillinghast | Pardon | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Phillip N. | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Samuel | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Samuel of Warwick | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | (1711-1787) |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Samuel of Foster | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | (1785-1854) |
| 1 | Tillinghast | Stephen | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | |
| 1 | Tillinghast Family | MSS 9001-T Box 4 | ||
| 1 | Tingley | Elias | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Tingley | Dr. Louisa Paine | MSS 9001-T Double Oversize | Medical Degrees, Certificates and Honors, 1901 -1942. |
| 1 | Tingley 1830-1833 | MSS 9001-T Loose Volume | ||
| 1 | Tingley 1834-1836 | MSS 9001-T Loose Volume | ||
| 1 | Tisdale | B.H. | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Titus | Crawford | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Titus | Jonah | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Tiverton - Ancient and Honorable Society of Tiverton Campers | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | ||
| 1 | Tobe | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | ||
| 1 | Tobey | Sarah F. | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Tocque | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | ||
| 1 | Tohey | Miles Babbitt | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Tompkins | Samuel | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Topham | John | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Topham | Philip | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Topsey Club | MSS 9001-T Loose Volume | ||
| 1 | Tosh Ackers (Lt.) | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | ||
| 1 | Tourgee | James Edwin | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 2 | Tourtellot | Abraham | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Tourtellot | Jonathon | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Tower | John | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 2 | Townsend | John | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Townsend | P.F. | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Townsend | S. | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Townsend | Solomon | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Townsend | Solomon Jr. | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Townsend | William H. | MSS 9001-T Box 5 | |
| 1 | Tracy | Horatio Nelson | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tracy | John | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Trader's Book: Commerce | MSS 9001-T Loose Volume | ||
| 1 | Trask | Frank F. | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Trask | Nell L. | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 2 | Trinity Church | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | ||
| 1 | Tripe | Samuel | MSS 9001-T Oversize | Deed from John Crawford for lot on jail lane Providence, January 17, 1768. Will of George Watson (half brother) 1772, Power of Attorney, 1798 |
| 1 | Tripp/Trip | Caleb | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tripp/Trip | Edward | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tripp/Trip | Job | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tripp/Trip | Jonathan | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tripp/Trip | Samuel | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tripp/Trip | Thomas | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tripp/Trip | William | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Troop | Thomas | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Trumbull | John | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tubbs | Ezra | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tucker | Albert | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tucker | Benjamin | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tucker | Brightman | MSS 9001-T Box 6 | |
| 1 | Tucker | James | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Tucker | J.C. | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Tucker | Mark | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Tucker | Mary | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Tucker | Stephen | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Tuells | Thomas L. | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Turner | Amos | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Turner | Anthony | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 2 | Turner | George | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Turner | Joshua | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 2 | Turner | Peter | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Turner | Robert N. | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Turner | Thomas F. | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Turner | Dr. W | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Turner | William H. | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Tweedy | Freelove | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Tweedy | John | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 1 | Tybee | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | ||
| 1 | Tyler | Casey B. | MSS 9001-T Box 7 | |
| 2 | Tyler | William | MSS 9001-T Box 7 |