You might try these music manuscripts from late 18thC:- EDWARD MURPHY,Manuscript, Newport, RI, 1790, USA, Lib.Congress, MT356C62MF music3060 I don't know whether it is mainly song or dance music, or its size, but it's local to you in origin and will I am sure be interesting. Also William Wiliams MS,1775,Pautuxit,RI USA Brown Uni, John Hay Lib, P76WA863p2HarrisWaterman These are both gleaned from The Early American Secular Music And Its European Sources website, which seems to be down at the moment.
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