Samuel Newitt journal
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of the single handwritten travel journal of Samuel Newitt. Entries detail Newitt's journey to Rhode Island, including descriptions of visits with Friends and attendance at Meetings in various towns in Rhode Island.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1792
Creator
- Newit, Samuel (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Samuel Newitt Jr. (1764-1847) was born April 27, 1764, in Northhamptonshire, England, the son of Samuel and Mary Newitt. He immigrated to Newport County, Rhode Island, at an unknown date, where he established a farm near Tiverton. On February 21, 1805, Newitt married Esther Mosher in Westport, Massachusetts. On February 12, 1847, Newitt died and was buried on his farm.
Extent
0.0080 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Travel journal of Samuel Newitt. Entries detail Newitt's journey to Rhode Island, including descriptions of visits with Friends and attendance at Meetings in various towns in Rhode Island.
Acquisition
The Samuel Newitt journal was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 2015 by Jonathan Flaccus.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed July, 2015.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Samuel Newitt journal, 1792
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- July, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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