Rhode Island -- History -- 19th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
William H. Burgess and Harriet Dunbar Burgess Collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31116022180845]
Identifier: 003-02-03
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the lives of William H. Burgess, a seaman and whaler, and his wife Harriet Dunbar Burgess. William Burgess’s life is predominantly captured through the text in his whaling journal/ commonplace book, which documents a whaling voyage on the Polar Star (leaving from the port of New Bedford, Massachusetts), and also includes verse, vocabulary words, and other tidbits from his life and interests. The collection also includes a printed book, purchased by William Burgess...
Dates:
circa 1850-1862
Committee for the Reception of the President to Providence records
Collection — Box Multi-Collection Box RI-08: [Barcode: 31116021976854]
Identifier: 093-02
Scope and Contents
The collection includes fifteen manuscript documents relating to planning President Andrew Jackson’s visit to Providence on June 21-22, 1833. The records include correspondence between members of the Committee for the Reception of the President and Providence Mayor Samuel W. Bridgham as well as planning and logistical documents related to transport, participating dignitaries, procession and introductions.
Dates:
1833