Historic Documents of Smithfield, R.I.
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Smith-Appleby Family
- Smith-Appleby family marriages & documents
- Smith-Appleby Family Genealogy
- Solomon Daly to James Appleby Document – 1761
- Mary Daly to James Appleby – 1761
- Samuel Aldrich to James Appleby Deed – 1779
- Elizabeth Aldrich – James Appleby Document – 1780
- Caleb Aldrich – James Appleby Deed – 1784
- James Appleby Quit Claim Deed – 1814
- Marcy Curtis to James Appleby Document – 1816
- Thomas Curtis, James Appleby Document – 1817
- James Appleby Bond Document – 1817
- Joseph Shippee To James Appleby Document -1818
- James Appleby Document – 1845
- James Appleby estate papers
- John Smith Appleby family Bible pages
- John Smith Appleby Photo
Smith-Appleby House
- History of the Smith-Appleby House
- Smith-Appleby House Building Sequence
- 1726 Deed of Elijah Smith
- Historic Photos of Smith-Appleby House
Town Government
- Written Record of Smithfield’s First Town Meeting – 1730
- Establishment of the Town of Smithfield – 1730
- An Act Setting Off A Portion Of Smithfield To Woonsocket
- Smithfield Town Meeting – 1855
- Smithfield Town Meeting – 1898
- Town Treasurer’s Report – 1876
- Town Treasurer’s Report – 1878
- Town Treasurer’s Report – 1887
- Town Treasurer’s Report – 1891
- Town Treasurer’s Report – 1920
- Town Officers 1874
- Town Officers & Highway Districts – 1875
- Town Officers 1889-90
- Town Officers 1903-04
- Town Officers 1913-14
- Smithfield Tax Documents
- 1818 Smithfield Tax Documents
- 1817 Smithfield, R. I. Tax Receipt
- 1825 Smithfield, R.I. Tax Receipt
- 1848 Smithfield, R. I. Tax Receipt
- 1897 Smithfield, R. I. Tax Receipt
- 1921 Smithfield, R.I. Tax Receipt
- Smithfield Asylum Financial Report, 1870-71
- Smithfield Asylum Photos and Scandal Report – 1871
- Petition To Retain The Name Of Smithfield – 1871
- Women Suffrage Petition – 1879
- 1962 Campaign Poster
- Smithfield Tax League advertisement – 1971
- Smithfield Public Health League
Churches/Houses of Worship
- St. Philip Church, Greenville, – 1869
- St, Michael’s Church Cornerstone – 1875
- St. Michael’s Church Donors – 1913
Smithfield Police
- Smithfield Police – A Concise History
- Smithfield Bridewells – 1913
- Smithfield Police Ordinance – 1937
- Smithfield Police Hiring Ad – 1971
Smithfield Businesses
- Smithfield Business Ads – 1913
- A. B. Whipple Funeral Home
- Smithfield Business Ads – 1960s
- Town & Country Club Ad – 1968
- Smithfield Business Ads – 1970s
- Smithfield Area Apple Ad from April, 1969
- Greenville Pharmacy Ad – 1980
Banking Institutions
- Banks & Bank Notes (Exchange Bank, Greenville Bank, Greenville Trust, Smithfield Bank)
- Smithfield Union Bank
- Smithfield Union Bank Robbery – 1838
- Smithfield Union Bank – 1806 Banknotes
- Smithfield Union Bank Loan Note – 1812
- Smithfield Union Bank Receipt -1844
- Smithfield Union Bank Stock Transfer – 1844
- Smithfield Union Bank Stock Transfer – 1846
- Smithfield Union Bank Counterfeit Money – 1854
- Globe Bank of Smithfield Receipt – 1848
- Smithfield Exchange Bank Advertisement – 1845
- Smithfield Exchange Bank $5 Note – 1859
- Smithfield Exchange Bank $1.25 Note
- Smithfield Savings Bank Ad – 1917
- Early Rhode Island Bank Receipts
- 1934 Greenville Trust Co. Advertisement
- Woonsocket Savings & Trust – 1980
Post Offices
- Enfield & Esmond Post Office Documents
- Nellie R. Marston – Georgiaville Postmaster
- Greenville Postmasters
- Vintage Greenville Post Office Documents & Photos
- Vintage Stillwater Post Office Documents
- Stillwater Postmark – early 1900s
- A Post Office In A Bar – 1845
- Vintage Smithfield Post Office Documents
- Vintage Georgiaville Post Office Documents
- Greenville Postmark – 1917
- Georgiaville Postmark – 1919
Maps
- 1942 Map of Smithfield & Vicinity
- Enfield Village Map – 1895
- Maps of Fountain Spring
- Spragueville & Mountaindale – 1895
- 1851 Map of Smithfield
- 1895 Map of Stillwater
Esmond Mills
- The Story Of Bunny Cortex – 1915
- 1917 Bunny Esmond Booklet
- The Story Of Bunny Esmond – 1947
- 1940 Survey of Esmond Mills
- 19th Century Map of Enfield Cotton Mill
Georgiaville
- Georgiaville Historic District National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, Sept. 3, 1985
- Georgiaville Postmark, 1938 commemorative
- Georgiaville village map, 1895
- Georgiaville Fire Co. By-Laws – 1932
- Georgiaville Fire Co. Expenses – 1933
- Georgiaville Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary – 1940
- Georgiaville Fire Co. Roster – 1965
- Bernon Hall Playbills – 1907
- Bernon Mill Pay Envelopes – 1918, 1925
- St. Michael’s Church Donors – 1913
Greenville
- Greenville Post Mark 1907
- Wilkinson Hall Music Program – 1939
- Maps Of Fountain Spring
- Greenville Finishing Mill – 1919
- Coutu Lumber Ad – 1958
- Lightning Strikes – 1870s
- Greenville Pharmacy Ad – 1980
- Woonsocket Savings & Trust Ad – 1980
Esmond (a.k.a. Enfield)
- Enfield (Esmond) village map, 1895
- East Smithfield Water District Documents
- East Smithfield Water District Rules & Regulations – 1937
- East Smithfield Water District $1,000 Bond
- East Smithfield Water District Official Seal
- The East Smithfield Neighborhood Center draft 10
Schools
- Smithfield School History 1636 to 1875
- Smithfield Academy Advertisements – 1838
- Thomas Keefe Culen Diploma – 1920
- Smithfield Grammar School Program 1926
- Greenville School Operetta Program – 1928
- Teaching Certificate 1861
- Jenckes Mowry Certificate – 1863
- 1862 Smithfield School Committee Report
- 1866 Smithfield School Committee Report
- 1873 Smithfield School Committee Report
- 1876 Smithfield School Committee Report
- 1882 Smithfield School Committee Report
- 1890 Smithfield School Committee Report
- Enfield School Poem
- Saxton’s River
- Stillwater School Report Cards – early 1990s
- Vintage School Dept. Letterhead – 1940s
- Irving S. Cook School Class Of 1946
- High School Magic Show Ad – 1968
- Map of Bryant College (University)- 1980s
Greene Academy Lottery of 1812
Smithfield Meeting House Lottery of 1807
- Smithfield Meeting House Lottery of 1807
- Smithfield Meting House Lottery Tickets – 1807
- Smithfield Meeting House Lottery of 1807 – article
Stillwater
- A. B. Capron Mill Receipt – 1890
- Stillwater Mill Fire – 1872
- 1895 Map of Stillwater
- Stillwater Post Office Documents
- Josie T. Keefe document – 1917
Military
Transportation
- Esmond Train Schedule – 1906
- Railroad Accident – 1835
- R. I. Stage Coach Schedules – 1839
- Providence & Worcester RR Schedules 1840-1850s
- Railroad Accident – 1855
- Railroad Accident – 1855 – 2
- Stagecoach Accident – 1873
- Railroad Accident – 1878
- New York, New Haven & Hartford RR ad – 1895
- The New England Railroad ad – 1896
- 19th Century Stagecoach Advertisements
- 19th Century Steamboat Advertisements
- Woonasquatucket Railroad Newspaper Articles – 1870s
- Highway Robbery – 1901
- Moshassuck Valley Railroad Article – 1904
- New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Train Pass – 1906
- Powder Mill Turnpike Stock Ads – 1827
Wionkhiege Valley Vol. Fire Company
Woonasquatucket River Company
Organizations
- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – 1885
- The Cranford Club of Greenville
- Apple Blossom Queen – 1971
- Apple Blossom Garden Club Booklet 1960-61
- Greenville Drama Club Program – 1930s
- Greenville Drama Club Plays
- Smithfield Elks Lodge Ad – 1971
- Smithfield Lions Club – 55th Celebration – 2007
- Smithfield Tax league – 1971
- Esmond Girls Club Program – 1917
- Smithfield Bicentennial Committee – 1976
- Woonasquatucket Valley Firemen’s League – 1966
Smithfield Families
- Lines to the Memory of Grace Potter
- Joshua Winsor “The Immigrant”
- Mowry Cemetery Burial Listings
- Mowry Family History Monument, 1631 to 1896
- Steere Cemetery Burial Listings
- Peleg Arnold Family Plot
- 1784 Deed – Jacob Arnold to William Arnold
- Susanna Paine – 1800
- Esek Colwell Documents – Early 1800s
- Curtice – Herrendeen Deed – 1806
- Letter To Patience Aldrich Of Smithfield – 1817
- Silvanus Sayles to Esther Sayles Document – 1755
- Indentured Servant Document – 1761
- Samuel Aldrich to James Appleby Deed – 1779
- Elizabeth Aldrich – James Appleby Document – 1780
- Caleb Aldrich – James Appleby Deed – 1784
- Jonathan Mowry Letter – 1788
- Elisha Mowry Estate Document – 1793
- Patience Aldrich Documents – 1799
- Thomas Appleby Documents – Early 1800s
- Thomas Curtis to Benjamin Curtis Deed – 1802
- Ashael Herrendeen to Curtis Benjamin Deed – 1806
- Benjamin Curtis Estate – 1814
- Benjamin Curtis Inventory of Goods – 1814
- Joseph Whipple Document – 1815
- Lucy Smith Sampler – 1818
- Zina Westcot -1818
- Probate Court Summons – 1830
- Amos Cook Wood Lot Receipt – 1836
- Waity Appleby – 1836
- 19th Century Mourning Portrait -1837
- Adah Mowry Death Notice – 1837
- Alden Sprague Document – 1844
- Albert G. Wilbur Rent Receipt – 1844
- Barnes Probate Inventory – 1852
- James Phetteplace Appraisers’ Warrant – 1852
- Nathan Aldrich to Ezra Whitfield Document – 1858
- Esther Smith Probate Document – 1859
- William Winsor Document – 1859
- Jabez Appleby Document – 1861
- Ballou-Andrews Quit Claim Deed – 1862
- The Smiths of Smithfield – 1867
- Lottie M. Colwell 1868-1921
- Robert H. Steere – 1874
- Williams – Jenks Photos – c. 1880
- Last Will & Testament of Sueina W. Paine
- Jeannie And Fred Black – Georgiaville
- Irene Barnes – 1883
- Lucius S. Carpenter Mourning Card – 1886
- Rev. Henry S. Latham – 1896
- Elisha S. Harris Lawn Party – 1896
- Abbie E. Sargeant – 1897
- Orra A. Angell
- Postmaster John Davis Martson – 1900
- Stanley P. Angell – 1908
- Marshall I. Mowry Obituary – 1908
- Maybach – Mowry Wedding – 1909
- Jencks Smith Obituary – 1910
- Adin B. Capron Obituary – 1911
- Nellie Marston – Postmaster – 1914
- Oscar H. Sargeant Obituary – 1914
- Senator Raymond E. Adams
- Raymond E. Adams R. I. State Guard Discharge – 1946
- Thomas K. Winsor Obituary – 1949
- Frederick L. Austin Obituary – 1949
- Maria Appleby Obituary – 1959
- State of Rhode Island
- “My Rhode Island” – prize song
- Mineral Springs, No. Prov.
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