Papers, 1642-1823.

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Papers, 1642-1823.

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Misc. legal papers of James Otis Sr., colonel, lawyer, and judge of Barnstable, Mass. Includes petitions, deeds, depositions, attachments, and estate inventories for various cases. Also, lists of licensed innholders in Suffolk County, 1736-37, 1758, and surrounding towns, 1762; occasional lists of prisoners in Boston and county jails; account (1746-47) for Col. Samuel Waldo's regiment to William Clark, physician; papers concerning pay and equipment for soldiers from Barnstable County during the Revolution; and misc. items of James Otis Jr.

2 boxes and 1 oversize folder.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Clarke, William, 1709-1760

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Otis, James, 1702-1778,

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Otis, James, 1725-1783

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James Otis Jr. was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts on February 5, 1724/5. After receiving his B.A. in 1743 and his M.A. in 1746 from Harvard College, he went on to study law in Boston. Otis' work as a lawyer and writer helped the Revolutionary cause in the 1760s and 1770s. He served in the Massachusetts state government and continued as a lawyer while dealing with more and more pronounced mental illness. He died on May 23, 1783. His father, James Otis, Sr. (1702-1778) was a prominent Massachus...

Massachusetts. Militia. Colonel Samuel Waldo's Regiment (1744-1748)

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