Historic New England

Watermark, seated Britannia figure, location unknown, undated

The oval shaped watermark has a crown at the top. The seated figure within the oval holds a scepter with a shield at the lower right side. The shield has a cross on it. The fragment appears to be from a ledger.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287141

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.008

Ruse & Turners 1808, location unknown, 1808

One side of the item has a handwritten name "Mr. Joseph Hurd, Jr." The item is stamped "New Orleans Feb 20." There is a small fragment with the water mark "P W" on it.

Date: 1808

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287142

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.009

Eagle, watermark, Joseph Hurd, Charlestown, Mass., undated

The watermark is an eagle. Handwritten text on the item reads Mr. Joseph Hurd, Charles.., Massachuse.."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287144

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.010

Watermark, standing Britannia figure, Liverpool, England, December 31, 1807

The oval shaped watermark has a crown at the top. The figure within the oval holds a scepter with a shield at the lower right side. The shield has a cross on it. The fragment appears to be from a ledger. The handwritten text at the bottom reads "Errors Excepted, Liverpool 31 Dec. 1807, Morrall & Bor...

Date: 1807-12-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287145

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.011

K G 1804, location unknown, 1807-1808

The letters "K G" are within a circle with the year "1804" below it. Four of the items have the following dates: 13 October 1807, 2 February 1808, 9 February 1808, 14 March 1808. Handwritten text on these four read "Errors Excepted, Liverpool, Morrall & Borland." The fragments appear to be from a le...

Date: 1807-1808

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287146

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.012

Watermarks, K G 1804 and standing Britannia figure, Liverpool, England, 1804

The item has a standing Britannia figure watermark on one side of the sheet and a K G 1804 watermark on the opposite side of the sheet. The item appears to be a ledger fragment from Morrall & Borland, Liverpool, England.

Date: 1804

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287164

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.013

Hancock Pamphlets

Sub-sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287175

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03

Hancock Pamphlets - Folder 1

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287177

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01

Paul Revere, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1930

Paul Revere's early life, famous ride and later business ventures are described. The inside of the front cover has the Revere portrait by Gilbert Stuart and the inside of the back cover has Revere's engraving of the "Landing of the Troops in Boston, 1768."

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287184

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.001

John Paul Jones, founder of the American Navy, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1923

The pamphlet describes John Paul Jones origins, life in the colonies and efforts to establish the American Navy during the Revolutionary War.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287186

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.002

Benjamin Franklin, apostle of thrift and frugality, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1938

The life of Benjamin Franklin is recounted from his humble origins to his role as a statesmen in the war for American independence. The cover portrait is from a "painting by Joseph Sifrede Duplessis in the Boston Public Library."

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287192

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.003

Thomas Jefferson, lover of liberty, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1945

Jefferson's roles nationally and in his home state of Virginia are described. A facsimile of Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence and a map detailing the Louisiana Purchase are included.

Date: 1945

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287194

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.004

John Adams, second President of the United States, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1923

John Adams role in the formation of the United States is described from his time in the Continental Congress to second president of the new nation. The Adams birthplace in Quincy, Massachusetts is shown on the back cover.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287247

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.005

Correspondence received from Annie and James Fields

This file includes six folders of letters from Annie Fields to Martha Osgood and one folder of letters from James Fields to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1857-1888, undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287248

Ref. Code: MS030.001

Correspondence received from Mary Rice Jewett

This file includes one folder of letters from Mary Rice Jewett to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1886-1891

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287249

Ref. Code: MS030.002

Correspondence received from Sarah Orne Jewett

This file includes one folder of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1884-1891, undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287250

Ref. Code: MS030.003

Correspondence received from various correspondents

This file includes one folder of letters from Ellen Robbins, James Russell Lowell, and Celia Thaxter to Martha Osgood.

Date: undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287251

Ref. Code: MS030.004

Correspondence sent by Martha Osgood and correspondence sent and received by others

This file includes one folder of letters sent by Martha Osgood and letters sent and received by others.

Date: undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287252

Ref. Code: MS030.005

John Hancock, great American patriot, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1927

The life of John Hancock, his activities before independence and later years as first governor of the Commonwealth, are described. The inside of the back cover has an illustration of the Hancock Mansion on Beacon Hill.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287253

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.006

Abraham Lincoln, the great emancipator, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1926

Lincoln's early years are retold followed by his entering politics and achieving the presidency.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287254

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.007

Daniel Webster, defender of the union, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1923

Daniel Webster's career as a lawyer, politician and statesmen who sought to avoid war is described.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287255

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.008

Davy Crockett, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1955

The term "backwoodsman" is defined before the story of Davy Crockett is told.

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287256

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.009

Lewis and Clark, pathfinders of the great northwest, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1950

The Lewis and Clark Expedition is described for readers.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287258

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.010

Thomas A. Edison, benefactor of mankind, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1932

Edison's early life and inventions such as the phonograph and light bulb are described.

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287262

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.011

John Jay, first chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1936

John Jay's public service career encompassed the Continental Congress, governor of New York and chief justice of the Supreme Court.

Date: 1936

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287263

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.012

Framing the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1926

Events leading up to the creation and signing of the document are described in the pamphlet.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287266

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.013

Constitution of the United States, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1933-1946

The complete text of the document is given with the 1st-21st amendments.

Date: 1933-1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287275

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.014

Patriotic songs of America, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1928

Words and music are provided for eight songs including "Yankee Doodle" and "Dixie."

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287276

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.015

Christmas carols, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., undated

An introduction to Christmas carols is provided with the words and music for eleven carols.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287277

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.016

Story of the John Hancock, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1949

The Company's history from its founding in 1862 to 1949 is provided. The history describes the buildings at 197 Clarendon and 200 Berkeley Streets in Boston.

Invoices (1 folder)

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287322

Ref. Code: MS040.03.22

Water company

Invoices (1 folder)

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287323

Ref. Code: MS040.03.23

Furniture Design Album

This is a folio-size album of furniture designs and decorative details, some original and some derived from other sources. Many were custom made for specific clients and fabricated by specified cabinet makers. Besides sketches (some in color) and annotations, there are some photographs and clippings...

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 287340

Ref. Code: AR004.005

Calendar 1902, man holding a cat, location unknown, 1902

An unidentifed man stands next to a house holding a cat in his arms. There is a window on the right side of the image. The calendar verso has text reading "Photo Mat Calendar Patented Jan. 29, Feb. 19, 1901."

Date: 1902

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287378

Ref. Code: EP001.13.08.009

Lunch & party dishes from the French chef cookbook, vol. II, Julia Child, Bantam Minibook edition, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in association with Premium Ventures Division, Bantam Books, Inc., New York

The item is free with the purchase of bars of Dove soap at the usual price. The minibook can be easily taken to the grocery store in order to shop for the ingredients.

Date: 1972

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287381

Ref. Code: EP001.14.07.001

Be an artist at the gas range, a complete cookbook of successful recipes, by the Mystery Chef, Longmans, Green & Co., New York

The recipe book is available to consumers through gas company sponsorship of the Mystery Chef's radio program. The item is intended to promote gas appliances in the home.

Date: 1936

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287384

Ref. Code: EP001.14.05.006