Historic New England

Other papers of the Otis family

Series III, Other papers of the Otis family, 1685-1966, undated (bulk, 1756-1861) (#4.13-4.21, 5.1-5.21, 6.9-6.20, 6.22, OB.1.7, OB.2.1-OB.2.2, OB.5.9-OB.5.10, OV.x.x), contains affidavits; a bequest; certificates from the Committee on Military Donations; real estate clippings; conveyances; correspo...

Date: 1685-1966, undated, predominant 1756-1861

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295071

Ref. Code: MS020.03

Correspondence

Subseries A, Correspondence, 1786-1842, undated (#1.1-1.15), contains professional and personal correspondence received and sent by Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) regarding the negotiations and purchase of Copley Pasture in Boston, Massachusetts, from artist John Singleton Copley (1738-1815); lawsui...

Date: 1786-1842, undated

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295072

Ref. Code: MS020.01.01

Financial records

Subseries B, Financial records, 1792-1893, undated (#1.16-2.2, OB.5.1), contains an account book; bills and receipts; memoranda; rent rolls; shareholder lists; tax assessments; and other financial records; relating to the real estate holdings and dealings of Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848), which inc...

Date: 1792-1893, undated

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295073

Ref. Code: MS020.01.02

Court cases re: Copley Pasture in Boston, Massachusetts

Subseries C, Court cases re: Copley Pasture in Boston, Massachusetts, 1754-1845 (#2.3-2.9), contains leases, legal statements, writs, etc., related to the lawsuits brought against Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) and the Mount Vernon Proprietors regarding the sale, title, use, and ownership of Copley ...

Date: 1754-1845

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295074

Ref. Code: MS020.01.03

Deeds

Subseries D, Deeds, 1658-1841, undated (bulk, 1793-1841) (#2.10-2.16, OB.3.6), contains land deeds and related extracts from deeds regarding the real estate holdings and lots purchased of Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) (including an 1831 listing of real estate holdings, #2.13); a deed to the Isaac C...

Date: 1658-1841, undated, predominant 1793-1841

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295075

Ref. Code: MS020.01.04

Depositions

Subseries E, Depositions, 1795-1840, undated (#2.17-3.5, OB.1.2, OB.5.6), contains individual depositions and depositions of the Mount Vernon Proprietors (including Charles Bulfinch (1763-1844) and Samuel Cabot) regarding Copley Pasture in Boston, Massachusetts. Also included is a 1795 agreement re...

Date: 1795-1840, undated

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295076

Ref. Code: MS020.01.05

Real estate papers and related

Subseries G, Real estate papers and related, 1765-1847, undated (#3.14-4.2), contains papers and a notebook (#4.1) regarding land transactions of Harrison Gray Otis (1796-1848) in and around Boston, Massachusetts; a folder of material related to Copley Pasture in Boston, Massachusetts (#3.16); site ...

Date: 1765-1847, undated

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295078

Ref. Code: MS020.01.07

Papers of Harrison Gray (1711-1794)

Subseries A, Papers of Harrison Gray (1711-1794), 1756-1797 (#4.21, 6.9-6.11, OB.1.7), contains a bequest to Gray's daughter, Elizabeth (Gray) Otis (1747-1779), regarding Gray's house; several conveyances and indentures belonging to Gray; a statement regarding the confiscation of Gray's property dur...

Date: 1756-1797

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295079

Ref. Code: MS020.03.01

Papers of Samuel Allyne Otis (1740-1814)

Subseries B, Papers of Samuel Allyne Otis (1740-1814), 1768-1791, undated (#4.20, 5.1-5.3, 6.12-6.16, OB.1.7), contains conveyances; indentures; correspondence; a deed with receipt to the Brattle Street Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts; and a petition to and response from the General Court of ...

Date: 1768-1791, undated

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295080

Ref. Code: MS020.03.02

Papers of other Otis family members

Subseries C, Papers of other Otis family members, 1774-1922, undated (bulk, 1824-1861) (#4.13-4.19, 5.4-5.5, OB.1.7, OB.5.9), contains affidavits, correspondence, invitations, poems, site plans, statements, tax papers, wills, and other papers belonging to other members of the Otis family including: ...

Date: 1774-1922, undated, predominant 1824-1861

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295081

Ref. Code: MS020.03.03

Other papers

Subseries D, Other papers, 1685-1966, undated (bulk, 1766-1858) (#5.11-5.14, 6.17-6.20, 6.22, OB.5.10, OV.x.x), contains conveyances; indentures; genealogical material; deed extracts regarding Otis family property; real estate clippings; and a petition regarding David and Thomas Carnes. Also includ...

Date: 1685-1966, undated, predominant 1766-1858

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295082

Ref. Code: MS020.03.04

Photographs

Subseries E, Photographs, undated (#5.6-5.10), contains images of Otis family members, which include Elizabeth (Boardman) Otis (1796-1873); Mary [Smith (Gray)] Otis (dates unknown); Sally (Foster) Otis (1770-1836); and William Foster Otis (1801-1858). Also included in the subseries are photographs ...

Date: undated

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295083

Ref. Code: MS020.03.05

Printed material

Subseries F, Printed material, 1798-1848, undated (#5.15-5.21, OB.2.1-OB.2.2), contains published works and newspaper articles regarding letters, addresses, and other political rhetoric of Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848); an 1840 Boston almanac (#5.20); a published genealogy of the Otis family (#5.21...

Date: 1798-1848, undated

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295084

Ref. Code: MS020.03.06

Additional papers: portfolio (unprocessed)

Series IV, Additional papers: portfolio (unprocessed), contains site plans and oversize material that was discovered in the Harrison Gray Otis House in Boston, Massachusetts, during the 1979 collection processing; the portfolio was later indexed. The portfolio material will be processed at a later ...

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295085

Ref. Code: MS020.04

Correspondence received: A-G (3 folders)

NOTE: Contains oversize material, #1.2 and 1.3 NOTE: See #OB.3.6 for item removed [1817 land purchase deed re: New Cornhill Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts]

Date: 1812-1840, undated

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295086

Ref. Code: MS020.01.01.01

Correspondence received: H-R (3 folders)

NOTE: Contains oversize material, #1.5 and 1.6

Date: 1821-1842, undated

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295091

Ref. Code: MS020.01.01.02

Correspondence received: S-W (4 folders)

NOTE: Contains oversize material, #1.10

Date: 1816-1840, undated

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295092

Ref. Code: MS020.01.01.03

Correspondence sent: A-B (3 folders)

NOTE: Contains oversize material, #1.12 and 1.13 NOTE: CONTAINS FRAGILE MATERIAL, #1.11

Date: 1819-1840

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295093

Ref. Code: MS020.01.01.04

Correspondence sent: B-J

NOTE: Contains oversize material

Date: 1793-1796

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295094

Ref. Code: MS020.01.01.05

Other correspondence

NOTE: Contains oversize material NOTE: CONTAINS FRAGILE MATERIAL

Date: 1786-1836, undated

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295095

Ref. Code: MS020.01.01.06

Account book

NOTE: Item removed from #1.17 NOTE: See #OB.5.1 for related material

Date: 1792-1796

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 295096

Ref. Code: MS020.01.02.01

"Mirror Frames 44A"

Photo album titled: "Mirror Frames 44." Title is hand printed in black on front cover; title and volume number are hand printed in black on spine. Album has a beige fabric covering and 104 dark gray pages, many of which are now loose. Eight of the pages are blank. Album contains one loose photograp...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 295276

Ref. Code: CC010.002.064

"Cabinets 45"

Photo album titled: "Cabinets 45." Title is hand printed in black on front cover; title and volume number are hand printed in black on spine. Album has a beige fabric covering and 166 dark gray pages, all of which are now loose. Five of the pages are blank. Album contains 164 mounted black-and-whit...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 295277

Ref. Code: CC010.002.065

"Bookcases: Book Racks, Book Ends, Book Stands 46"

Photo album titled: "Bookcases: Book Racks, Book Ends, Book Stands 46." Title is hand printed in black on front cover; title, subtitle, and volume number are hand printed in black on spine. Album has a beige fabric covering and 64 dark gray pages, all of which are now loose. Six of the pages are bla...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 295278

Ref. Code: CC010.002.066

Trade card for John J. Stevens & Sons, misses and children's suits, coats, millinery, novelties, 300 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card image has a young girl dressed in folk costume with the words "Italy, Italie" at the bottom. The top of the card has the Italian flag and a coat of arms.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 295279

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.09.01.025