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Manuscript copies of court decisions related to allocation of lands to Harvard College, October 19, 1652; May 18, 1653; and May 19, 1658 Digital
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Records of land and property owned by Harvard University
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II. Pequot land
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1Identifier: UAI15.750
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The records in this series are related to land which formerly belonged to the Pequot tribe of Native Americans (located in what is now Connecticut and Rhode Island) which was granted to Harvard College by the General Court in the 1650s. A first tract of land, allocated on October 19, 1652, comprised 200 acres and a second, allocated on May 18, 1653, comprised 800 acres. These two grants were rendered null by a third allocation, made on May 19, 1658, which comprised “2,100 acres in Pequot...
Manuscript copies of court decisions related to allocation of lands bordering the Pawcatuck River and Mystic River to Harvard College and Thomas Danforth (2 copies), March 23, 1657/8-May 26, 1658 Digital
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Records of land and property owned by Harvard University
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II. Pequot land
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: UAI15.750
Scope and Contents:
The records in this series are related to land which formerly belonged to the Pequot tribe of Native Americans (located in what is now Connecticut and Rhode Island) which was granted to Harvard College by the General Court in the 1650s. A first tract of land, allocated on October 19, 1652, comprised 200 acres and a second, allocated on May 18, 1653, comprised 800 acres. These two grants were rendered null by a third allocation, made on May 19, 1658, which comprised “2,100 acres in Pequot...
Decision of Commissioners from Plymouth and New Haven colonies regarding disputes over Pequot land between Massachusetts and Connecticut colonies, September 16, 1658 Digital
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II. Pequot land
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3Identifier: UAI15.750
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The commissioners from Plymouth were Thomas Prince and Josiah Winslow; the commissioners from New Haven were Francis Newman and William Leete. They decided that the Mystic River should be the dividing line between Massachusetts- and Connecticut-owned lands (and the colonies' respective rights to allocate them).
Manuscript copy of General Court’s description of two hundred fifty acres of Pequot land granted to George Dennison, June 10, 1661 Digital
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II. Pequot land
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4Identifier: UAI15.750
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The land had been granted to Dennison on August 16, 1660; this decision describes the specifics of the lot, as it was “laid out.” The land appears to have been near Weekapaug.
Manuscript copy of General Court’s decision to fine Tobias Sanders and Robert Burdet for trespassing on land in “Souther Towne” (Pawcatuck), May 7, 1662 Digital
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Records of land and property owned by Harvard University
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II. Pequot land
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5Identifier: UAI15.750
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Tobias Sanders and Robert Burdet were brought from Rhode Island and imprisoned in Boston until their trial was held. “Souther Towne” was later called Stonington, and determined to be part of Connecticut.
Manuscript copy of a letter from the General Court to (the commissioners of?) Connecticut about land disputes, October 24, 1673 Digital
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Records of land and property owned by Harvard University
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II. Pequot land
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6Identifier: UAI15.750
Scope and Contents:
The records in this series are related to land which formerly belonged to the Pequot tribe of Native Americans (located in what is now Connecticut and Rhode Island) which was granted to Harvard College by the General Court in the 1650s. A first tract of land, allocated on October 19, 1652, comprised 200 acres and a second, allocated on May 18, 1653, comprised 800 acres. These two grants were rendered null by a third allocation, made on May 19, 1658, which comprised “2,100 acres in Pequot...
Manuscript extract from records of Court of Election held at Hartford regarding Pawcatuck lands formerly granted to Harvard College, May 14, 1674 Digital
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Records of land and property owned by Harvard University
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II. Pequot land
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7Identifier: UAI15.750
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Document is annotated at the bottom with extract from December 11, 1674 entry in College book, which authorized a survey of “ye College Farm near Pacatuck River in ye Colony of Connecticut.”
Manuscript copy of Henry Webb’s will, April 5, 1660 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8Identifier: UAI15.750
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This series contains documents related to the Webb Estate, which comprised land, a dwelling house, and spaces for commercial business in Boston. Included are a manuscript copy of Henry Webb's will; leases of the estate, or portions of it, to many individuals; correspondence about the property; memoranda of agreement; documents related to difficulties in procuring rent from tenants; bills and receipts for maintenance work on buildings; and lists of tenants and their rents. Records related to...
Description of Webb Estate in Boston, June 9, 1709? Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9Identifier: UAI15.750
Scope and Contents:
This series contains documents related to the Webb Estate, which comprised land, a dwelling house, and spaces for commercial business in Boston. Included are a manuscript copy of Henry Webb's will; leases of the estate, or portions of it, to many individuals; correspondence about the property; memoranda of agreement; documents related to difficulties in procuring rent from tenants; bills and receipts for maintenance work on buildings; and lists of tenants and their rents. Records related to...
Amendment of lease of Webb Estate to William Payne, authorizing Ebenezer Storer to repossess to estate in the case of unpaid rent, March 31, 1789 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10Identifier: UAI15.750
Scope and Contents:
This series contains documents related to the Webb Estate, which comprised land, a dwelling house, and spaces for commercial business in Boston. Included are a manuscript copy of Henry Webb's will; leases of the estate, or portions of it, to many individuals; correspondence about the property; memoranda of agreement; documents related to difficulties in procuring rent from tenants; bills and receipts for maintenance work on buildings; and lists of tenants and their rents. Records related to...
Thomas Fleet and Benjamin Guild’s certification of witnessing Ebenezer Storer demand back rent due on the Webb Estate, April 2, 1789 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11Identifier: UAI15.750
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The current tenants at the Webb Estate were Gideon Thayer, Francis Thayer, and Jonathan Houghton; they owed six years’ worth of rent, which was £72.
Memorandum about tenants who succeeded William Payne at Webb Estate, and recent failures to pay rent, April 1789 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12Identifier: UAI15.750
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Memo notes that Ebenezer visited the Webb Estate on April 2, 1789, in the presence of Thomas Fleet and Benjamin Guild, and demanded that the tenants pay their rent.
Letter from Edward Gray to Ebenezer Storer about the Webb Estate, April 30, 1789 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13Identifier: UAI15.750
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Eliza Gray, whose relation to Edward Gray is not specified, was financially involved in the Webb Estate because of an agreement with Gideon Thayer. Thayer had mortgaged his portion of the estate to Eliza, whom he owed money, and in this letter she offered (via Edward) to pay Thayer’s share of the rent.
Letter from Russell Sturgis to Ebenezer Storer about Levi Jennings’ tenancy at the Webb Estate, May 4, 1789 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14Identifier: UAI15.750
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Russell wrote on behalf of his brother, Samuel Sturgis, who wished to procure a lease of the Webb Estate for his friend Levi Jennings, who was living there but could not pay his back rent. Apparently the Sturgises, wealthy traders, were willing to pay it for him.
Lease of half of Webb Estate to Elizabeth Gray, May 30, 1789 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15Identifier: UAI15.750
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Signed by Elizabeth Gray (a widower), Nahum Fay, and Thomas Gray. Lease was for 20 years.
Lease of half of Webb Estate to Russell Sturgis and Samuel Sturgis, May 30, 1789 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16Identifier: UAI15.750
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The Sturgis brothers paid the back rent due (£49) and signed a 20-year lease. Signed by Russell Sturgis, Samuel Sturgis, Edward Jones, and William Dorr.
Certification that Elizabeth Gray performed repairs on her portion of the Webb Estate, November 27, 1789 Digital
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Records of land and property owned by Harvard University
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17Identifier: UAI15.750
Scope and Contents:
This series contains documents related to the Webb Estate, which comprised land, a dwelling house, and spaces for commercial business in Boston. Included are a manuscript copy of Henry Webb's will; leases of the estate, or portions of it, to many individuals; correspondence about the property; memoranda of agreement; documents related to difficulties in procuring rent from tenants; bills and receipts for maintenance work on buildings; and lists of tenants and their rents. Records related to...
Letter from William Lambert to Ebenezer Storer about rebuilding part of Webb Estate, and proposal to Harvard Corporation about his ideas, April 1798 Digital
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Records of land and property owned by Harvard University
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 18Identifier: UAI15.750
Scope and Contents:
This series contains documents related to the Webb Estate, which comprised land, a dwelling house, and spaces for commercial business in Boston. Included are a manuscript copy of Henry Webb's will; leases of the estate, or portions of it, to many individuals; correspondence about the property; memoranda of agreement; documents related to difficulties in procuring rent from tenants; bills and receipts for maintenance work on buildings; and lists of tenants and their rents. Records related to...
Letter from J. Brooks & Co. to Jonathan Jackson about extending lease of portion of Webb Estate, March 27, 1809 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 19Identifier: UAI15.750
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J. Brooks & Co. leased No. 8 Cornhill. Verso reads: “N.B. The firm of J. Brooks & Co. is composed of John Brooks, James Hooper, and Daniel B. Nichols.”
Letter from John N. Hinkley to Jonathan Jackson about extending lease of portion of Webb Estate, March 27, 1809 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 20Identifier: UAI15.750
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Hinkley leased No. 9 Cornhill.
Manuscript copies of letters from Jonathan Jackson to J. Brooks & Co. and to John N. Hinkley about extending their leases of the Webb Estate, April 17, 1809 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21Identifier: UAI15.750
Scope and Contents:
This series contains documents related to the Webb Estate, which comprised land, a dwelling house, and spaces for commercial business in Boston. Included are a manuscript copy of Henry Webb's will; leases of the estate, or portions of it, to many individuals; correspondence about the property; memoranda of agreement; documents related to difficulties in procuring rent from tenants; bills and receipts for maintenance work on buildings; and lists of tenants and their rents. Records related to...
Letter from Henry Tolman to Jonathan Jackson about extending lease at Webb Estate, April 29, 1809 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 22Identifier: UAI15.750
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Henry Tolman was tenant of a “painter’s & glazier’s shop” on Devonshire Street, part of the Webb Estate.
Letter from Margaret Brown to Jonathan Jackson about extending lease at Webb Estate, April 29, 1809 Digital
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Records of land and property owned by Harvard University
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 23Identifier: UAI15.750
Scope and Contents:
This series contains documents related to the Webb Estate, which comprised land, a dwelling house, and spaces for commercial business in Boston. Included are a manuscript copy of Henry Webb's will; leases of the estate, or portions of it, to many individuals; correspondence about the property; memoranda of agreement; documents related to difficulties in procuring rent from tenants; bills and receipts for maintenance work on buildings; and lists of tenants and their rents. Records related to...
Memorandum about rents of Webb Estate, April 1810 Digital
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24Identifier: UAI15.750
Scope and Contents:
This series contains documents related to the Webb Estate, which comprised land, a dwelling house, and spaces for commercial business in Boston. Included are a manuscript copy of Henry Webb's will; leases of the estate, or portions of it, to many individuals; correspondence about the property; memoranda of agreement; documents related to difficulties in procuring rent from tenants; bills and receipts for maintenance work on buildings; and lists of tenants and their rents. Records related to...
Letter from J. Lowell to John Davis about advertising vacancies at Webb Estate, September 8, 1810 Digital
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Records of land and property owned by Harvard University
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III. Webb Estate (Boston)
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 25Identifier: UAI15.750
Scope and Contents:
This series contains documents related to the Webb Estate, which comprised land, a dwelling house, and spaces for commercial business in Boston. Included are a manuscript copy of Henry Webb's will; leases of the estate, or portions of it, to many individuals; correspondence about the property; memoranda of agreement; documents related to difficulties in procuring rent from tenants; bills and receipts for maintenance work on buildings; and lists of tenants and their rents. Records related to...