1834 -1843

Letter to Henry W. Child

Letter to Henry W. Child

Name/Title

1834 -1843

Entry/Object ID

2025.09.29.01

Scope and Content

Contains one letter dated 1834 and the rest are dated from 1840 through 1843. Mainly contains military correspondence and orders with a tax collection letter, a page with distances of routes traveled, itemized bills, and a private letter from T.W. Dorr to Haile M. Sisson.

Collection

Fessenden Papers

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Aug 19, 1834 - Nov 16, 1843

Archive Size/Extent

0.4 linear ft

Restrictions

No conditions governing access.

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Letter to Henry W. Child

Description

Letter to Henry W. Child of Warren. Discussed is Henry being appointed as tax collector for the ensuing year and given authority to collect the funds of money from persons named by the tax bill on or before the first day of October.

Date(s) of Creation

Aug 19, 1834

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Child, Henry W., 1789-1861, Tax collection--America--History--19th century, Warren, Rhode Island

Notes

Microfilm copy with original.

Title

Distances of Route Traveled

Description

A record of distance in miles travelled through a total of 14 states including Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

1840

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Travel—History—19th century

Title

Letter from T.W. Dorr to Haile M. Sisson

Description

A private letter from Thomas Wilson Dorr summoning Haile M. Sisson to a meeting of the State Committee at his office.

Creator

Thomas Wilson Dorr

Date(s) of Creation

Feb 21, 1840

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854, Sisson, Haile Mason, Warren, Rhode Island

Title

Meeting Minutes to form a Military Company

Description

Mentions Alfred Barton, John T. Child, Alfred Bosworth, William L. Brown, Henry Sanders, Henry Martin, Charles Smith, Hail Collins, George Hazard, Charles Collins, William B. Snell, William P. Eddy, and Guy Fessenden.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

May 3, 1842

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871, Warren (R. I.)--History

Title

Bill from John Earle Jr.

Description

Contains an itemized bill addressed to Fessenden.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

Feb 9, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Bills (Invoices), Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871

Title

Bill from Otis Clapp

Description

Contains an itemized bill addressed to Fessenden.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

Feb 13, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Bills (Invoices), Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871

Title

Bill from Samuel W. Way

Description

Contains an itemized bill addressed to Fessenden.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

Feb 16, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Bills (Invoices), Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871

Title

Bill from Riddle

Description

Contains an itemized bill addressed to Fessenden.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

Jun 23, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Bills (Invoices), Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871

Title

Copy Letters of G.M. Fessenden

Description

Personal correspondence related to military affairs related to a package and an officer of the Warren artillery. First letter is addressed to Elisha Dyer Jr., and the second is addressed to Maj. James DeWolf Perry.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

Jul 6, 1943

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Dyer, Elisha, 1811-1890, Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871, Military correspondence, Perry, James DeWolf, 1815-1876

Title

Bill from Samuel W. Way

Description

Contains an itemized bill addressed to Fessenden.

Date(s) of Creation

Jul 19, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Bills (Invoices), Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871

Title

Copy Letter to Elisha Dyer Jr.

Description

Letter to Elisha Dyer formally accepting office of “Brig Gen” and requests that a commissioner is forwarded for Charles Smith to be his aid.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

Jul 20, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Dyer, Elisha, 1811-1890, Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871, Military correspondence, Warren, Rhode Island

Title

Letter from Francis Hoppin to G.M. Fessenden

Description

Letter granting Fessenden Captain Charles Smith as commissioner.

Creator

Francis E. Hoppin

Date(s) of Creation

Jul 27, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871, Military correspondence, Warren, Rhode Island

Title

Orders No. 3 from Division of Rhode Island Militia

Description

Orders detailing a meeting on the sixth of October for the purpose of training, discipline, and improvements in martial exercise. Fessenden will designate the meeting place.

Creator

James G. Anthony

Date(s) of Creation

Sep 9, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Anthony, James G., Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871, Military orders

Notes

Need to find Thomas A. surname and add to creator

Title

Copy Letter from G.M. Fessenden to James G. Anthony

Description

Fessenden’s response to the orders sent by Anthony stating that he has notified the Warren Artillery to meet at the armory on the sixth of October.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

Sep 26, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Anthony, James G., Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871, Military correspondence, Warren, Rhode Island

Title

Copy of Orders No. 1 to Samuel Pearce

Description

Orders from the Major General addressed to Samuel Pearce of the Warren Artillery that states they will meet at the armory on the sixth of October for the purpose of training, disciplining, and improvement in martial exercises.

Creator

Charles Smith Sisson, Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

Sep 26, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871, Military orders, Pearce, Samuel, 1810-1885, Warren, Rhode Island

Title

Copy Letter to James G. Anthony

Description

Fessenden has returned from New York and heard from Col. Pearce that some member of the Warren Artillery would like to attend Anthony’s military parade. Fessenden asks to move the men’s training and issue new orders if agreeable.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

Oct 2, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Anthony, James G., Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871, Military correspondence

Title

Orders No. 6 by James G. Anthony

Description

Orders detailing that the previous orders No. 3 are countermanded and the training for the fifth brigade will meet on the seventh of October instead.

Creator

James G. Anthony

Date(s) of Creation

Oct 3, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Anthony, James G., Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871, Military orders, Warren, Rhode Island

Title

Copy of Orders No. 2 by G.M. Fessenden

Description

To Col. Samuel Pearce that orders No. 1 are countermanded and instead the training will commence on the seventh of October instead of the sixth.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

Oct 5, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871, Military orders, Pearce, Samuel, 1810-1885, Warren, Rhode Island

Title

Copy of Letter to Adjutant Gen. Elisha Dyer with Return of Artillery

Description

Letter to Elisha Dyer transmitting the return of artillery to the state of the fifth Brigade consisting of the Warren Artillery.

Creator

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Date(s) of Creation

Nov 16, 1843

Container

File Folder 1

Subjects

Dyer, Elisha, 1811-1890, Fessenden, Mannering Guy, 1804-1871, Military correspondence, Warren, Rhode Island

Location

Location

Box

Document Box 16

Room

Director's Office

Building

George Hail Free Library

Date

June 17, 2026

Location

Box

Document Box 30

Room

Charles Whipple Greene Historical Collection

Building

George Hail Free Library

Date

September 29, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Guy Mannering Fessenden

Create Date

September 29, 2025

Update Date

August 14, 2026