Historic New England

Other family papers

Series III. Other family papers, 1716-1965, undated (#1.15-1.27, C.1.1-C.1.4, C.1.8-C.1.13, C.1.19, OB.1.5-OB.1.6, OB.2.7), contains contracts, deed, indentures, a marriage certificate, and other legal documents; ephemera and memorabilia (including a wallet and magnifying glass belonging to Marie Vi...

Date: 1716-1965, undated

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291926

Ref. Code: MS041.03

Contracts, deeds, indentures, and stock certificates

Subseries A, Contracts, deeds, indentures, and stock certificates, 1716-1926 (#1.15-1.17, OB.1.5), contains contracts regarding the appointment of Elisha Doane (1762-1832) as a Justice of the Peace in Boston, Massachusetts; a legal document granting James Doane (dates unknown) power of attorney over...

Date: 1716-1926

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291927

Ref. Code: MS041.03.01

Genealogical material and memorabilia

Subseries B, Genealogical material and memorabilia, 1822-1871, undated (#1.18-1.21, C.1.1-C.1.4, OB.1.6), contains clippings, ephemera, genealogical material, memorabilia, and a marriage certificate. The clippings include articles regarding the ancestry of Abraham Lincoln (U.S. President, 1861-1865...

Date: 1822-1871, undated

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291928

Ref. Code: MS041.03.02

Membership papers

Subseries C, Membership papers, 1908-1965, undated (#1.22-1.26, C.1.11-C.1.13, OB.1.5), contains membership cards, applications, certificates, and other related societal/organizational papers, belonging to the Doane and Merwin families. Membership certificates include the Bunker Hill Monument Assoc...

Date: 1908-1965, undated

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291929

Ref. Code: MS041.03.03

Printed material

Subseries D, Printed material, 1784-1955 (#1.27, C.1.8-C.1.10, C.1.19, OB.2.7), contains printed material reflecting the Doane family's interest in genealogy. Included in the subseries is an 1849 pamphlet entitled, Excellency of the Righteous: A Discourse Occasioned by the Death of Honorable Elisha...

Date: 1784-1955

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291930

Ref. Code: MS041.03.04

Account books

General, 1856-1870, contains a check for the Mechanics and Traders Band (1856) and a loan expiration notice (1870).

Date: 1851-1855

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291932

Ref. Code: MS025.03.02.002

Letter to Elisha Doane (1762-1832) from [? Syhanus] Brown re: Brown's affections for Doane's sister, Maria Foster Doane (1793-1843)

Letters (1 folder)

Date: 1829

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291931

Ref. Code: MS041.01.01

Letter to Marie Vipont deRiviere (Doane) Merwin (1878-1965) from Bessie Walker re: [Doane] family genealogy

Letters (1 folder)

Date: 1937

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291934

Ref. Code: MS041.01.02

Estate of James Rundlet, bank accounts

Bank documents (1 folder)

Date: 1852

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291937

Ref. Code: MS025.03.03.005

Letters to Marie Vipont deRiviere (Doane) Merwin (1878-1965) from Nettie Leitch Major re: Stevens family genealogy research, June-July; includes expense account sheet and receipt

Letters (1 folder)

Date: 1957

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291936

Ref. Code: MS041.01.03

Estate of James Rundlet, canceled checks

Canceled checks (1 folder)

Date: 1852

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291938

Ref. Code: MS025.03.03.006

Estate of James Rundlet, correspondence

Correspondence (1 folder)

Date: 1852

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291939

Ref. Code: MS025.03.03.007

Estate of James Rundlet, household bills paid

Invoices (1 folder)

Date: 1852

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291941

Ref. Code: MS025.03.03.008

Letter to Marie Vipont deRiviere (Doane) Merwin (1878-1965) from Nettie Leitch Major re: Stevens family genealogy research, September 7; includes image of Walker family crest

Letters (1 folder)

Date: 1957

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291940

Ref. Code: MS041.01.04

Estate of James Rundlet, insurance policies

Insurance documents (1 folder)

Date: 1852

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291944

Ref. Code: MS025.03.03.009

Letters to Marie Vipont deRiviere (Doane) Merwin (1878-1965) from Nettie Leitch Major re: Eccleston family genealogy research and travel expenses, September 26- December 13

Letters (1 folder)

Date: 1957

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291942

Ref. Code: MS041.01.05

Estate of James Rundlet, receipts for legacies

Estate records (1 folder)

Date: 1852

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291946

Ref. Code: MS025.03.03.010

Letter to Marie Vipont deRiviere (Doane) Merwin (1878-1965) from Nettie Leitch Major re: Anderson family genealogy research, December 9; includes expense account sheet

Letters (1 folder)

Date: 1957

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291945

Ref. Code: MS041.01.06

Estate of James Rundlet, tax bills, aqueduct, pew

Tax bills (1 folder)

Date: 1852

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291947

Ref. Code: MS025.03.03.011

Letters to Adeline Driver (Stevens) Wilson (1819-1891) from Baroness Saloage Faveroll (in French)

Letters (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291948

Ref. Code: MS041.01.07

Estate of James Rundlet, wills and inventory, incomplete

Estate records (1 folder)

Date: 1852

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291951

Ref. Code: MS025.03.03.012

Letter to unknown "Aunt" from J. Adamson [possibly John Adamson] re: "Aunt's" health

NOTE: CONTAINS FRAGILE MATERIAL

Date: 1817

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291950

Ref. Code: MS041.01.08

General, Indentures re Market Street

General, Indentures re Market Street, 1852-1866, undated, contains an agreement of John Stewart regarding hay (undated), legal documents related to the Atheneum (1854), Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Company (1854), and Parish share (1858), and indentures regarding Main Street with Fischer Brot...

Date: 1852-1866, undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291954

Ref. Code: MS025.03.03.013

Letter to unknown recipient from Albert Woods Garter re: Dona family crest; includes sketch of Dona family crest

Letters (1 folder)

Date: 1872

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291952

Ref. Code: MS041.01.09

Letter to unknown "Aunt Lilly" from Edward Albert Fuller re: school attended by "Uncle Edward"

Letters (1 folder)

Date: 1923

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291953

Ref. Code: MS041.01.10

Records of the Knights of the Orders of the Pudding Stick

Literary works (1 folder)

Date: 1814-1823

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291957

Ref. Code: MS025.03.04.001

Letter to unknown "Ellen" from Marie and William Leahey re: Stockbridge Casino, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Letter (1 folder)

Date: 1985

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291955

Ref. Code: MS041.01.11

Postcard to unknown "Mom-Godmom" from Lommie-Whitey

Postcards (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291956

Ref. Code: MS041.01.12

Medical notes [2 folders]

Medical notes (2 folders)

Date: undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291958

Ref. Code: MS025.03.04.002

Diary

1 diary

Date: 1852

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291960

Ref. Code: MS025.03.04.003

Literary, other

Miscellaneous writings (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291965

Ref. Code: MS025.03.04.004

Compiled genealogy re: ancestors of Marie Vipont deRiviere (Doane) Merwin (1878-1965) (volume 1) [handwritten] by Lydia Hammond Gale; includes loose material

Genealogies (1 folder)

Date: 1947

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291961

Ref. Code: MS041.02.01

Compiled genealogy re: ancestors of Marie Vipont deRiviere (Doane) Merwin (1878-1965) (volume 2) [handwritten] by Lydia Hammond Gale; includes loose material

Genealogies (1 folder)

Date: 1947

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 291962

Ref. Code: MS041.02.02

The Rose Standish on Opening Day

A black and white view of the Rose Standish adorned with banners and flags in celebration of the opening of the Cape Cod Canal. The image shows celebrants lining the railings of the Rose Standish with others watching from piers or the shore.

Date: 1914-07-30

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291780

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.066

Account books: accounts with laborers, 1810-1848

Account books, Accounts with Laborers, 1810-1848, contains account books recording transactions with laborers, truckmen, and domestic workers.

Date: 1810-1848

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291779

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.006

Account books: waste book, March-May, 1811

Account books, Waste Book, March-May, 1811

Date: 1811

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291781

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.007

A Portugese ship passes through the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of a Portugese training ship traveling through the Cape Cod Canal on its way to Boston. The image shows the ship passing under the Sagamore Bridge.

Date: 1972-07-29

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291785

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.067

Account books: debts, market book, 1821-1833

Account books, Debts, Market Book, 1821-1833, contains a list of debts, holdings, and Salmon Falls shareholders (1821-1822), and a market book dated 1833.

Date: 1821-1833

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291782

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.008

Accounts settled, 1824-1843

Accounts Settled, 1824-1843, contains accounts settled with Joshua Clapp (1824), Tuckerman & Cushing (1825), and Prime, Ward & King (1843, 1846), and accounts due on store books (1828).

Date: 1824-1843

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291783

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.009

Account books: Ledger D

Account book

Date: 1831-1852, undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291784

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.010

Account book: day book

Stock Certificates, 1800-1836, contains stock certificates for the Portsmouth Library (1800, 1813), the New Hampshire Fire and Marine Insurance Company (1806, 1824), the Bank of the United States (1816, 1826), the Salmon Falls Manufacturing Company (1824), Pennigawaset Bank (1826), the Missouri Mini...

Date: 1833-1847

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291786

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.011

A ship runs aground on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of a ship after it ran aground on the Cape Cod Canal near Sandwich. The image shows spurts of water leaving the ship through holes and cavities.

Date: 1933-06-24

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291795

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.068

Account books: cash book

Account book (1 folder)

Date: 1847-1851

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291794

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.013

Bankbooks

Bank book (11 folder)

Date: 1794-1833, undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291796

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.014

The North Haven goes aground on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the North Haven as it runs aground while traveling on the Cape Cod Canal. The image shows a small tugboat alongside the ship.

Date: 1938-11-12

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291798

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.069

Bills of exchange

Bills of exhange (1 folder)

Date: 1807-1817

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291797

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.015

Bills paid: household, 1821-1850

Memoranda, U.S. Army Contract, 1820-1842, contains documents related to Rundlet's role as a textile supplier to the United States Army.

Date: 1821-1850

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291799

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.016

The Renier makes its maiden voyage

A black and white view of the Army Corps of Engineers newest patrol boat, the Renier. The image shows the Buzzards Bay railroad bridge in the background.

Date: 1969-12-03

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291801

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.070

Cancelled checks

Memoranda, Portland, Maine purchase, 1812-1814, contains documents related to Rundlet's role as an agent purchasing cargo.

Date: 1841-1852

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291800

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.017

Two ships stuck together amidst a blazing fire

A black and white view of the Norwegian freighter, Fernview, and the tanker, Dynafuel as they attempt to get untangled from each other while a fire rages on the end of the Dynafuel. The image shows one Coast Guard boat evacuating the crews and two others attempting to put out the fire.

Date: 1963-11-14

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291806

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.071

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