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Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation. Records, 1794-1900.

Title: Records, 1794-1900.

Records of the Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation, which was incorporated in 1814 to build a dam across the tidal marsh lands of the Charles River in Boston in order to produce power for mills. The project was begun under the direction of engineer Uriah Cutting and completed by Laommi Baldwin. Later in the century, the Boston Water-Power Company separated from the Mill Corporation. The two companies arranged with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to fill in the Mill Pond and develop the land known as the Back Bay section of Boston. Papers include deeds, writs, agreements, contracts, proposals, correspondence, and several boxes of bills and receipts. Correspondents include Cutting, Baldwin, Samuel Nicolson, George Bethune, William Whitwell, other Corporation officers, and Harrison Gray Otis. Bound volumes include account books, letterbooks, records of laborers, lists of stockholders, and minutes of Directors' meetings.

ArchivalResource: 17 boxes and 45 v.

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Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915

Title: Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915

Papers of the Palfrey family of New England. The material of this collection encompasses over 150 years of American history and many items of interest besides those documenting the life and works of John Gorham Palfrey, who is its central figure. A few of these may be briefly mentioned here. The papers of William Palfrey include letters between John Wilkes and the Sons of Liberty and William Palfrey's personal correspondence with Wilkes at the time of the latter's imprisonment in 1769-1770, including Palfrey's description of the Boston Massacre. William Palfrey's business account and financial papers are extensive and range in subject from accounts of trade with Virginia in 1763 to the disposition of funds of the Continental Army during the time Palfrey was Pay Master General. His close association and correspondence with John Hancock should be noted. Several interesting items pertain to the dispute between Hancock and the Boston printer, John Mein, which resulted in Thomas Longman's suit against Mein and the latter's imprisonment. The papers of John Palfrey deal mainly with his business affairs and the management of his plantation at Attakapas. However, several letters by his sons, Edward, William Taylor, and Henry William give first-hand accounts of battles in the war of 1812. Letters to John Gorham Palfrey from over 1000 corespondents form the largest single section in the collection. Of special importance are 377 letters from Jared Sparks and 148 letters from Charles Sumner.

ArchivalResource: 60 linear feet (130 boxes and 9 volumes)

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