Box 71

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Contains original and copied correspondence, deeds, and notes, dated 1785-1797, regarding settlement of the debts of merchant and mill owner Samuel Nasson (or Nason) of Sanford, Maine, and tanner Nicholas Sewall, of York, to Samuel Abbot. Includes copies of deeds to Abbot from Nasson to the land known as “Iron Works lot” in Sanford, and deeds from Sewall to his shares in a farm in York, as well as the discharge of Sewall’s mortgage and assignment to Barsham Allen.

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Contains accounts and expenses of an Andover farm purchased by Samuel Abbot from Thomas Osgood, which Abbot contracted out to the town as an almshouse, dated 1800-1804.

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Contains receipts from ship masters for snuff, glass, paper, and other goods from Samuel Abbot’s store, to be delivered to Samuel Penhallow in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and a bill of lading for molasses and flax, dated 1761-1764.

Scope and Contents: Contains correspondence and records related to settlement of Benjamin Abbot’s estate, administered by William Prescott of Salem, dated 1788-1794. Abbot died intestate in Hollis, New Hampshire, and owed payment of a bond to his brother Samuel Abbot, which he secured with a mortgage on lands in Hollis and Pepperell. Topics of letters to Samuel Abbot from Prescott’s son, William Prescott, Jr., include an action by Oliver Lakin to obtain part of the mortgaged land, and debt his father...

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Contains correspondence regarding a note payable to Samuel Abbot from Josiah, William, and Ebenezer Porter, and Benjamin Merriam, and Abbot’s lawsuit against Josiah Porter’s estate to recover payment, dated 1775-1809. Includes letters from Kneeland to Merriam, and correspondence between Kneeland and attorney Colin Campbell about the lawsuit and judgment against the administrators of the Porter estate.

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Contains accounts current of physician Joseph Warren and his estate with Samuel Abbot and John Kneeland for medicines and attendance to Abbot and goods purchased in Abbot & Co.’s store, dated 1773-1779.

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Contains term bills for Samuel Abbot Kneeland’s attendance at Phillips Academy, and letters from school founder Samuel Phillips, Jr., and Reverend Jonathan French to Samuel Abbot regarding teacher salaries and Abbot’s appointment as a trustee, dated 1792-1812.

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Contains bills Samuel Abbot bought from John Hancock and letters about bills sold to him, dated 1766-1774.

Scope and Contents: This series contains journals, waste books, cashbooks, ledgers, and other account books, in addition to loose invoices, bills, receipts, and accounts current generated by the business of Samuel Abbot and Abbot & Co. There are also records related to his investments in Continental Loan Office Certificates and other securities, and legal papers and deeds related to people enslaved by Abbot and his family.Included are foreign invoices and accounts from Abbot's agents, primarily...

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Contains mortgage documents and agreements related to Benjamin Abbot’s estate, administered by William Prescott, of Salem, dated 1793-1798, as well as accounts current of Prescott and Samuel Abbot.

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Contains original and copied correspondence, deeds, and notes, dated 1792-1797, regarding settlement of the debt of merchant and mill owner Samuel Nasson (or Nason) of Sanford, Maine, and tanner Nicholas Sewall, of York, to Samuel Abbot. Later letters relate to transfer by Abbot of Sewall’s discharged mortgage to Barsham Allen.

Scope and Contents: This series contains journals, waste books, cashbooks, ledgers, and other account books, in addition to loose invoices, bills, receipts, and accounts current generated by the business of Samuel Abbot and Abbot & Co. There are also records related to his investments in Continental Loan Office Certificates and other securities, and legal papers and deeds related to people enslaved by Abbot and his family.Included are foreign invoices and accounts from Abbot's agents, primarily...

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Contains records related to Samuel Abbot’s tenure as an Overseer of the Poor in Boston’s Ward No. 2, in 1773, including bills for schooling and burials, and an unsigned note to Mr. Barrett claiming “one Pertheney, a Negro wench of Mr. Minotts keeps a very unruly house of gameing att all times of night” and requesting he resolve the issue.

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Contains records related to Samuel Abbot’s tenure as an Overseer of the Poor in Boston’s Ward No. 2, dated 1772-1774, including bills for schooling and allowance to Elias Dupee to assist his mother.

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Contains records related to Samuel Abbot’s tenure as an Overseer of the Poor in Boston’s Ward No. 2 in 1774, including notes requesting assistance, bills for schooling, and orders of wood and money for indigent residents.

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Contains records related to Samuel Abbot’s tenure as an Overseer of the Poor in Boston’s Ward No. 2, dated 1772-1775, including letters requesting assistance, and bills for schooling and allowance to Elias Dupee to assist his mother.

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Contains accounts and receipts to Samuel Abbot as treasurer of Andover, dated 1794-1801, including an account of expenses of blowing rocks and other work, and payments for damage to a road on a resident’s land, pensions, and salaries of school teachers. There are also letters and accounts regarding a note due to Andover from the town of Lancaster, and notes from a school committee meeting.

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Contains accounts and receipts to Samuel Abbot as treasurer of Andover, dated 1801-1802, for teacher salaries and expenses related to building a cupola at a new school house.

Scope and Contents: This series contains journals, waste books, cashbooks, ledgers, and other account books, in addition to loose invoices, bills, receipts, and accounts current generated by the business of Samuel Abbot and Abbot & Co. There are also records related to his investments in Continental Loan Office Certificates and other securities, and legal papers and deeds related to people enslaved by Abbot and his family.Included are foreign invoices and accounts from Abbot's agents, primarily...

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Contains records related to management and improvement of the First South Parish Meeting House in Andover, dated 1776-1788, including a subscription notice to support the pastor and accounts of assessments.

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Contains records related to management and improvement of the First South Parish Meeting House in Andover, dated 1788-1790, including accounts of assessment.

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Contains records related to management and improvement of the First South Parish Meeting House in Andover, dated 1790-1799. Includes copies of letters and list of expenses for a bell Samuel Abbot commissioned for the meeting house, assessments, and subscriptions taken out to support the pastor.

Scope and Contents: This series contains journals, waste books, cashbooks, ledgers, and other account books, in addition to loose invoices, bills, receipts, and accounts current generated by the business of Samuel Abbot and Abbot & Co. There are also records related to his investments in Continental Loan Office Certificates and other securities, and legal papers and deeds related to people enslaved by Abbot and his family.Included are foreign invoices and accounts from Abbot's agents, primarily...

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Contains records related to Samuel Abbot’s tenure as an Overseer of the Poor in Boston’s Ward No. 2 including accounts, letters requesting assistance, and warnings issued to people coming from outside the city to depart, dated 1768-1771.

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Contains records related to Samuel Abbot’s tenure as an Overseer of the Poor in Boston’s Ward No. 2, dated 1770-1771, including accounts, billets, letters requesting assistance, and bills for schooling children.