Williams collection, 1743-1859.

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Williams collection, 1743-1859.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70940743

Correspondence and related documents of two generations of the family of Obadiah Williams, Quakers, of Newport and Providence, R.I., New Bedford, Mass., and New York State, chiefly reflecting family matters; connections with the Rotch and Rodman families, whalers and merchants from New Bedford and the Brown family, of Providence, famous for their stand against slavery and founders of Providence Boarding School and Brown University; and the changes, principally those in the first half of the 19th century, involved in the history of the U.S. Other subjects include the utilization of ties in Newport by family members in New York to conduct trade via the Erie Canal; lands owned in New York State, Ohio, and Massachusetts; political and religious revivalism in New York in the 1820s, including family criticism of the Hicksite movement; the support of Obadiah's son, Henry Williams, of the Whig Party and Martin Van Buren; Quaker women, as exemplified by Ruth Hadwin Williams, second wife of Obadiah and their daughter, Catharine (Williams) Carman, an early student at Providence Boarding School; and descriptions of Newport (ca. 1848), as seen through the eyes of Henry Williams, a visitor, reflecting its people, events, and attitudes. Other family members represented include Dorcas Hadwin Brown, Obadiah Brown, and Mary Rotch.

ca. 245 items.

Newport Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8046677

Newport Historical Society

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There are 19 Entities related to this resource.

Rodman family.

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Carman, Catharine Williams.

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Williams, David (Clockmaker)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6g16pdf (person)

Brown University.

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In 1917 the university established the Brown War Records Bureau, whose intention was to "collect and preserve a record of all Brown men who are serving in the present war". Brown faculty, students and alumni who were in the military were asked to fill out a small card called "Are you in the war?" and to send original letters, clippings or photographs which "have any bearing on the service of Brown men in the war." This collection is partly a result of that effort. From the guide to t...

Whig Party (U.S.)

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Brown family.

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Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

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Martin Van Buren (b. Kinderhook, New York, December 5, 1782-d. July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York), studied law, was admitted to bar, New York, 1803; moved to Huson surrogate of Columbia Co.; member of State Senate, 1813-1820; attorney general of New York, 1815-1819; delegate to state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Senate Democrat, March 4, 1821-1828; Governor of New York, 1828-1829; U.s. Secretary of State, March 12, 1829 - August 1, 1831; Vice President, 1832; President, 1836-1840....

Rotch, Mary, 1777-1848

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Brown, Obadiah, 1771-1822

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Williams, Nicholas (Shipmaster)

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Hadwin, James, -1813

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j684vr (person)

Williams, Ruth Hadwin.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w647501t (person)

Rotch family.

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Brown, Moses, 1738-1836

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Quaker, abolitionist, founder of Brown University. From the description of Letter : Providence, R.I., to an unidentified correspondent, 1774 Dec. 1. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 29540202 ...

Williams, Henry, active 1833-1848

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Williams family.

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Brown, Dorcas Hadwin

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Providence Boarding School

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Williams, Obadiah, -1848

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