Zuriel Waterman-Sarah Dean commonplace book, circa 1769-1774
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Summary
- Creator:
- Waterman, Zuriel, 1756-1786
- Abstract:
- Zuriel Waterman was a physician from Cranston, Rhode Island and served as a surgeon aboard several American privateers during the Revolutionary War. He relocated to Edenton, North Carolina after the war. Commonplace book, dated circa 1769-1774, appears to have been created by Zuriel Waterman and Sarah Dean. The name Sarah Dean appears on the inside cover, but many later entries written in a different hand are attributed to Zuriel Waterman. The book contains a number of excerpts, verse, and other writings including: "A Chronological Table of Epithets of the Kings of England," "Versus on Mr. George Whitefield," "A Short and True Description of North Carolina and its Inhabitants," and "Care for bite of a mad dog." Also included is a count of inhabitants in the colony of Rhode Island by locale and race, a sketch of the city of Troy, a petition of the Continental Congress to the King of England, and various religious and political writings.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.01349
Background
- Scope and content:
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Commonplace book, dated circa 1769-1774, appears to have been created by Zuriel Waterman and Sarah Dean. The name Sarah Dean appears on the inside cover, but many later entries written in a different hand are attributed to Zuriel Waterman. The book contains a number of excerpts, verse, and other writings including: "A Chronological Table of Epithets of the Kings of England," "Versus on Mr. George Whitefield," "A Short and True Description of North Carolina and its Inhabitants," and "Care for bite of a mad dog." Also included is a count of inhabitants in the colony of Rhode Island by locale and race, a sketch of the city of Troy, a petition of the Continental Congress to the King of England, and various religious and political writings.
- Biographical / historical:
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Zuriel Waterman was a physician from Cranston, Rhode Island and served as a surgeon aboard several American privateers during the Revolutionary War. He relocated to Edenton, North Carolina after the war.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, date unknown
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Noah Huffman, September 2010
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, September 2010
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2000-0258,
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- Format:
- Commonplace books
- Names:
- Waterman, Zuriel, 1756-1786
Dean, Sarah
Whitefield, George, 1714-1770
Waterman, Zuriel, 1756-1786 - Places:
- North Carolina -- Description and travel -- 18th century
United States -- History -- Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources
Rhode Island -- History -- Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1775
United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775
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[Identification of item], in the Zuriel Waterman-Sarah Dean commonplace book, circa 1769-1774, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.