Box 4
Contains 77 Results:
Plan of Newton lot (40 acres) given to Harvard by Richard Champney, drawn by surveyor David Fisk(?) in 1704, 1704 Digital
Lease of Newton lot (40 acres) to Nathaniel Hubbard for ninety-nine years beginning March 25, 1705, created and signed March 25, 1713 Digital
Signed by Nathaniel Hubbard, Henry Flynt, and Peter Oliver. Contains indications of payments received, 1714-1740.
Isaac Fiske’s receipt for borrowing papers related to sale of land in Newton, October 24, 1812 Digital
The land in Newton was sold to Ephraim Jackson, and Fiske apparently borrowed papers related to the sale from Treasurer John Davis.
Vote of Proprietors of the town of Rutland to give a lot to Harvard College, November 5, 1718 Digital
Records in this series pertain to a 250 acre lot in Rutland, Massachusetts given to Harvard College by the Proprietors of the Town of Rutland in 1718. The records include a copy of the Proprietors' vote to award the land to Harvard; correspondence with tenants William Browning and Samuel Browning; several plans of the College lot, drawn by surveyors Thomas Harman and Thomas Hale, Jr.; and a June 27, 1793 agreement to sell the lot to Benjamin Joslyn for £250.
Edward Holyoke’s memorandum about hiring Thomas Harman to survey the Rutland farm, May 28, 1751 Digital
Holyoke indicates that he plans to “give the refusal of the lease” of the East part of the farm to William and James Browning, i.e. allow them to lease the land, if they so choose, before offering it to anyone else.
Letter from Thomas Frink to Edward Holyoke, testifying about the good character of William and James Browning, June 21, 1751 Digital
Records in this series pertain to a 250 acre lot in Rutland, Massachusetts given to Harvard College by the Proprietors of the Town of Rutland in 1718. The records include a copy of the Proprietors' vote to award the land to Harvard; correspondence with tenants William Browning and Samuel Browning; several plans of the College lot, drawn by surveyors Thomas Harman and Thomas Hale, Jr.; and a June 27, 1793 agreement to sell the lot to Benjamin Joslyn for £250.
Letter from Thomas Harman to Edward Holyoke about Rutland land, including his bill for survey work, July 2, 1751 Digital
Records in this series pertain to a 250 acre lot in Rutland, Massachusetts given to Harvard College by the Proprietors of the Town of Rutland in 1718. The records include a copy of the Proprietors' vote to award the land to Harvard; correspondence with tenants William Browning and Samuel Browning; several plans of the College lot, drawn by surveyors Thomas Harman and Thomas Hale, Jr.; and a June 27, 1793 agreement to sell the lot to Benjamin Joslyn for £250.
Letter from William Browning and Samuel Browning to Ebenezer Storer about Rutland land, March 10, 1780 Digital
The brothers mistakenly wrote “Story” rather than “Storer.” Letter refers to the land being “run up since the [Revolutionary] War begun” and in need of repairs.
Letter from William Browning and Samuel Browning to Ebenezer Storer about Rutland land, April 17, 1780 Digital
Records in this series pertain to a 250 acre lot in Rutland, Massachusetts given to Harvard College by the Proprietors of the Town of Rutland in 1718. The records include a copy of the Proprietors' vote to award the land to Harvard; correspondence with tenants William Browning and Samuel Browning; several plans of the College lot, drawn by surveyors Thomas Harman and Thomas Hale, Jr.; and a June 27, 1793 agreement to sell the lot to Benjamin Joslyn for £250.
Letter from William Browning to Ebenezer Storer about Rutland land, March 15, 1787 and draft of Storer’s response, March 29, 1787 Digital
Apparently someone had spread a rumor about Browning to Storer, and Browning wrote to set the record straight. He had been accused of being “one of Shayes’s Confederates,” i.e. a participant in Shays’ Rebellion, but claimed he was innocent. Storer appears to have believed him.
Letter from William Browning to Ebenezer Storer about Rutland land, January 5, 1789 Digital
Records in this series pertain to a 250 acre lot in Rutland, Massachusetts given to Harvard College by the Proprietors of the Town of Rutland in 1718. The records include a copy of the Proprietors' vote to award the land to Harvard; correspondence with tenants William Browning and Samuel Browning; several plans of the College lot, drawn by surveyors Thomas Harman and Thomas Hale, Jr.; and a June 27, 1793 agreement to sell the lot to Benjamin Joslyn for £250.
Ebenezer Storer’s agreement to sell Rutland land to Benjamin Joslyn, June 27, 1793 Digital
Verso contains annotations of payment, as well as a note indicating that a deed for the land was delivered to Joslyn upon his last payment, made January 16, 1795 (incorrectly written 1794). In total, he paid £250 for the land.
Plan of Rutland land, undated Digital
Records in this series pertain to a 250 acre lot in Rutland, Massachusetts given to Harvard College by the Proprietors of the Town of Rutland in 1718. The records include a copy of the Proprietors' vote to award the land to Harvard; correspondence with tenants William Browning and Samuel Browning; several plans of the College lot, drawn by surveyors Thomas Harman and Thomas Hale, Jr.; and a June 27, 1793 agreement to sell the lot to Benjamin Joslyn for £250.
Document concerning Thomas Danforth’s leases in Framingham being given to Harvard College(?), October 21, 1724 Digital
This document is almost completely illegible and its contents are thus not clear. Verso reads: ”This paper was presented to ye Corporation by ye Hon[orab]le Col. Foxcroft October 21, 1724.”
Order that John Whitney and Moses Haven pay rents for Framingham property to Harvard, according to Thomas Danforth’s will, December 1, 1726 Digital
Francis Foxcroft was the executor of Thomas Danforth’s estate, and this order was to inform two tenants on land in Framingham owned by Danforth that they would, henceforward, pay their rent to the Harvard treasurer (per Danforth’s will). Signed by Foxcroft, Thaddeus Mason, and Christopher Bridge.
Memorandum about Hopkinton and Framingham lands belonging to Harvard, circa 1750? Digital
Daniel Haven’s receipt for January 31, 1764 payment to Thomas Hubbard for lease of three farms in Framingham, May 27, 1779 Digital
Haven apparently bought the leases of Isaac Bowin, Benjamin Whitney, and John Whitney. Note on verso: “Sold to Natha Biglow.”
Vote of the General Court to establish two new towns (Lunenburg and Townsend) and to grant 250 acres in each town to Harvard, November 4, 1719 Digital
Plan and description of College land at Lunenburg, created by surveyor Nathan Heywood, December 26, 1729 Digital
Signed by Nathan Heywood, Josiah Willard, Edward Hartwell, and Jonathan Willard.
Two bills for surveying and recording the College land in Lunenburg, August 10, 1730, and receipt of payment, August 19, 1730 Digital
Solomon Prentice accepted the payment, on behalf of the Committee of Lunenburg.
Lease of thirty acres of College land in Lunenburg to Benjamin Wetherbee, July 13, 1756 Digital
This lease was highly conditional. Not only was Wetherbee expected to fence the land and to monitor surrounding lands for trespassers, but he was to give up the land without protest if Harvard decided to sell the property while he was living on it. Signed by Benjamin Wetherbee, Sam Wuth, and Sam Johnson.