Box MSS VF 38
Contains 21 Results:
Government- Army, Governor's Island, 1806-1845
The Vertical file collection on military and naval activities consists of unbound manuscripts including material on the Revolutionary War, privateering, and administration of American and foreign armed forces, dated 1754-1866.
Samuel Cabot papers, 1844-1854
Legal papers pertaining to the acquisition of land in Boston by Samuel Cabot and papers pertaining to shares in the Grafton Manufacturing Company, 1844-1854.
Family expense book, 1834-1841
Small notebook containing family expenses including groceries and dry goods purchased. Included are entries for flour, eggs, wood, cash to wife, potatoes, rent, and work conducted.
Thomas Gold Appleton trusts, 1907-1937
Thomas Gold Appleton trusts include financial documents showing investments in trusts set up for various family members including Eva Mackintosh amd Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow.
Washington Building Trust, 1825-1935
The papers of the Washington Building Trust include deeds, agreements, transfers, and correpsondence related to Boston area real estate, specifically the Washington Building on the corner of Washington and Bromfield Streets.
William A.M. Burden personal expenses, 1931-1932
Account of personal expenses kept by William A.M. Burden, 1931-1932 shows money paid for automobile repairs and garaging, aeornatuical research, books purchased, boat expenses, and club dues.
Brandenburg family expense book, 1933
Brandenburg family expense book kept in 1933 details purchases made for food including milk, eggs, turkey, bread, and Sunday dinner. The Brandenburg family lived in Boston, Massachusetts.
John Livingston letters to George Burroughs, 1791-1796 Digital
Two letters from John Livingston (1750-1822) of New York to merchant George Burroughs (-1819) of Boston concerning stock investment, debts, and real estate, dated 1791-1796.
Thomas Monahan schedule of securities, 1909
Schedule of securities for the estate of Thomas Monahan of New York, 1909.
Thomas Russell estate account, 1800 Digital
Account of shares owned by the estate of Boston merchant Thomas Russell (1740-1796), dated 1800. His investments included the Union Bank, Massachusetts Bank, United States Bank, Charles River Bridge, and the Middlesex Canal.
Elizabeth Howard account book, 1805
Soft bound account book kept by Elizabeth Howard of Boston, Massachusetts and Augusta, Maine, 1805. There are only three pages of entries that detail money she owed and payments made on debts.
Order to pay Captain Isaac Williams, 1795 Digital
Copy of a French government document, dated 1795, ordering payment to Captain Isaac Williams for participating in an unnamed mission for the cause of French liberty.
Papers related to foreign affairs, 1850-1891
Letters, invoices, and other papers related to administration of government in France and Canada.
Military and port inspection, 1777-1795 Digital
Contains a 1777 receipt and household inventory to Captain Eliphalet Sawen of Braintree, Massachusetts, for nine days of training, signed by Isaac Thayer; a 1779 commission of Levi Tower as a lieutenant in the Alarm Company of Cumberland, Rhode Island, signed by Governor William Greene; and a 1795 New York port inspection certificate to Franklin Robinson for duties on tea he freighted from Canton on the ship Ontario.
Beef inspection book, 1800 Digital
Account book maintained by Boston customs inspector David Marston recording duties collected on beef in 1800. Also contains expenses like wages paid to coopers and other workers. Names in the volume include Boston merchant Willard Gay, Captain William Hammond, and Jonathan Trask.
Inspection, law enforcement, licensing, 1805-1917
The Vertical file collection on public safety institutions consists of unbound manuscripts and one volume, including material on inspections, licensing, and law enforcement, dated 1777-1917.
Financial papers, Revolutionary War, 1776-1779 Digital
Privateering and miscellaneous papers, 1781-1802 Digital
Letters and financial papers, 1813-1866
The Vertical file collection on military and naval activities consists of unbound manuscripts including material on the Revolutionary War, privateering, and administration of American and foreign armed forces, dated 1754-1866.
Jonathan Faulknor papers, 1754-1759 Digital
Correspondence, bills, and other papers of Jonathan Faulknor (-1795), a Royal Navy officer, dated 1754-1759. Included is a letter regarding his deployment on the HMS Albany in 1755.
Foreign military papers , 1624-1802
The Vertical file collection on military and naval activities consists of unbound manuscripts including material on the Revolutionary War, privateering, and administration of American and foreign armed forces, dated 1754-1866.