Papers, 1743-1847.

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Papers, 1743-1847.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191309375

The bulk of this collection is comprised of records of Samuel Swett's role in the development of Boston shipping. The collection contains correspondence of business partners, as well as his son Samuel concerning the financial troubles of his farm in Rose Valley, N.Y. There is extensive correspondence (with documents) of William Wyler ( - ), master of the brig Henry and Francis, which was owned by Swett. In addition to correspondence, there are clearance papers, prices current in Marseille, France, accounts of sales, bills of lading, and many letters concerning Wyler's detention in Marseille and subsequent seizure by a British warship, 1809-1811. Wyler's letters reflect his attitude toward the Embargo Act, the British Orders in Council and France's Berlin and Milan Decrees. Much of the business correspondence and documents deal with building contracts for stores along Boston's wharves, contracts with Loring Jacob (1771-1846) for the building of Swett's houses in Boston and Dedham, 1806-1808, Swett's services as administrator of various estates, e.g., that of Dr. Claude Francis Sauvaget ( -1813), and his role as warden of the Episcopal Church of Dedham, 1806-1815, including papers concerning the lease of church land, bills, receipts, and a list of church property with names of tenants. The collection contains many land deeds, 1743-1847, especially those of Ebenezer Farley ( - ) and Asa Hammond ( - ), and insurance policies on ships owned by Swett and Horatio Sprague (1784- ) and held by the New England Marine Insurance Company, many of which contained exemptions from risk of seizure, 1809-1812. Of special interest are the papers relating to shares in Ohio land originally purchased by Dr. John Sprague (1718-1797) from the Ohio Company of Association in 1788. The papers include correspondence with Swett's agents in Marietta, Ohio, relative to yearly taxes on the land which he had purchased from Sprague, descriptions of his shares, a booklet listing the original shareholders who drew lots in Ohio land at Rice's Tavern (Providence, R.I.) in 1788, and a copy of an order by Gen. Rufus Putnam (1738-1824) calling for recruits to settle the territory in 1790. The collection contains shipping documents, 1796-1822, including cargo reports, invoices of goods, daily muster rolls, ship's deeds, passports, receipts of sales, and the correspondence of ships' captains describing seizures and detentions by the British. A few of Swett's ships mentioned in these papers are the Tyger, Edward Foster, and Fortuna on voyages to Gibraltar and Rio de Janiero. The account books, day books, and ledgers concern primarily Swett's shipping business and personal cash accounts, 1794-1821, in addition to farm accounts in Dedham, and entries in connection with his administration of the estate of John and Esther Harrison Sprague (1728-1811), 1811-1812.

3 boxes.5 v. ; folio.4 v. ; octavo.

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Sprague, Horatio, b. 1784.

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Swett, Samuel, 1774-1853

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Samuel Swett (1774-1853), the son of William and Mary (Torrey) Swett, was a merchant and ship-owner of Boston and Dedham, Mass., and played a prominent part in the development of the merchant marine in Boston. He also owned extensive real estate in Boston and Dedham. Swett married four times with his first two wives being the daughters of Dr. John Sprague, Jr. (1752-1800). He married on 7 May 1797, Esther Sprague (1777-1799). They had two sons: Edward Sprague Swett (1798...

Wyler, William, 1902-1981

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Moving-picture director; interviewee d. 1981. From the description of Reminiscences of William J. Wyler : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569553 Willy Wyler was born July 1, 1902 in Mulhouse Alsace-Lorraine; he traveled to America at the invitation of cousin Carl Laemmle, 1920, and became a US citizen, 1928; worked in the publicity dept. at Universal, NY and transferred to Universal City, Hollywood, 1921, where he app...

Farley, Ebenezer.

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Jacobs, Loring, 1771-1846

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Sauvaget, Claude Francis, d. 1813.

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Swett, Samuel Delone, b. 1812.

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Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824

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Putnam commanded the defensive works around Boston in 1775 and later served under Gates against Burgoyne. From the description of Letter, 1781 March 13, Boston [Mass.], [to] Major General Heath, West Point. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 50844673 Continental army officer. From the description of Papers of Rufus Putnam, 1781-1801. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061883 Co-founder of Ohio University; trustee from 1804 to ...

Sprague, John, 1718-1797.

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John Sprague (1718-1797) was a distinguished physician in Boston and Dedham, Mass., an extensive landowner, and a successful businessman. He married Elizabeth Dalhonde ( -1757) in 1745 and Esther Harrison (1728-1811), the widow of Charles Harrison ( -1769), in 1770. From the description of Papers, 1713-1815. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191289129 ...

Sprague, Esther Harrison, 1728-1811.

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Hammond, Asa.

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