Peleg W. Chandler legal papers, 1717-1888.

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Peleg W. Chandler legal papers, 1717-1888.

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Legal papers of Peleg Whitman Chandler, a mid-nineteenth century Boston, Mass. attorney, 1717-1888. The papers, consisting of depositions, proceedings, notes, correspondence, deeds, maps, and plans, concern water companies, including the Boston Water Power Company and the Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation, wharf development, including the Boston Wharf Company, Long Wharf, City Wharf, in which Josiah Quincy was involved, Mercantile Wharf, and T Wharf; and claims against the City of Boston involving street widening, the South Cove Corporation's real estate development, railroad nuisances, and elections. The papers also document Chandler's legal work for the First Church of Boston and the Church of the Holy Cross on Devonshire Street, as well as his work on family probate land disputes. Chandler did most of his work on land cases and the collection contains many maps, including street layouts, wharf proposals, and property lines. Correspondents include architect William Gibbons Preston, who designed the Chandler Building on Devonshire St. The collection includes some decisions from the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, and one from the Supreme Court. The collection also includes several drafts of addresses by Chandler.

5 boxes, 1 narrow box, and 1 oversize box.

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