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Burges, Tristam, 1770-1853. Tristam Burges papers, 1821-1838 and n.d.

Title: Tristam Burges papers, 1821-1838 and n.d.

Consists of letters, manuscripts, poems, and invoices dating from 1821-1838 and n.d. Subjects discussed in the Burges's letters include the freedom to teach Brown University classes as he saw fit; Burges's investments; and various political matters including toll bridges, currency, tariffs, and maintaining the Union. Fourteen of the letters were addressed to Zachariah Allen. There are six manuscript poems by Burges. A memoir about Welcome Arnold, written by Burges, who was Arnold's son-in-law, is in the collection. Arnold was a R.I. merchant and a member of the R.I. General Assembly.

ArchivalResource: 32 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86167735 View

Benjamin Bourne letters, 1795-1796

Title: Benjamin Bourne letters 1795-1796

Letters from Benjamin Bourne, Representative to the First Congress from Rhode Island: to Welcome Arnold regarding the Jay Treaty and David Humphrey's departure for Algeirs to negotiate to free Americans held in slavery by the Barbary pirates (February 14, 1795); and to his wife Hope Child Bourne (March 23, 1796).

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/7587 View

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800)

Title: Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (inclusive), 1700-1800 (bulk)

The portion of the Emmet Collection housed in the Manuscripts and Archives Division consists of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection contains letters and documents by the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as nearly every prominent historical figure of the period.

ArchivalResource: 30.83 linear feet; 108 boxes, 21 volumes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/927 View