Gay-Otis family papers, [ca. 1740]-1900.

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Gay-Otis family papers, [ca. 1740]-1900.

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Personal, business, and legal letters; manuscripts including prose, poetry, and diaries; and documents including deeds, receipts, invoices, and account books. The 18th century materials focus on the personal and business correspondence of Calvin, Jotham, and Martin Gay, sons of Ebenezer Gay who were engaged in shipping between New England and the Maritime Provinces. There are occasional letters of Jotham and Martin referring to the American Revolution. The Otis family correspondence of the 18th century, likewise, is of a purely routine and personal nature. There are only four letters of Col. James Otis, and only two of his son, James. Gay and Otis family interests intertwine during the 19th century with the marriage of Mary Allyne Otis to Ebenezer Gay, who are among the chief correspondents of this century, along with their children including Sidney Howard Gay and Winckworth Allan Gay. The Otis correspondence centers around business, real estate, and personal interests of Mary A. Otis Gay's brothers John, Joseph, and William Otis.

33 linear ft. ( 66 boxes)

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7577785

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Gay, Sydney Howard, 1814-1888

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Sydney Howard Gay (1814-1888) was an American journalist, author and abolitionist. He was an editor at the Anti-Slavery Standard, the New York Tribune, the Chicago Tribune, and the New York Evening Post. His other activities included lecturing for the American Anti-Slavery Society and writing biographies and the multi-volume History of the United States (with William Cullen Bryant). From the guide to the Sydney Howard Gay papers, ca. 1837-1886, (The New York Public Library. Manuscrip...

Gay, John, 1909-1999

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Gay is a writer of mainly television dramas and documentaries. From the description of Papers, 1949-1977. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 29950660 ...

Otis, John D.

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Gay, Martin, 1950-

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Gay family.

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Gay, Ebenezer, 1696-1787

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Otis, William, 1783-1837

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Gay, Ebenezer, 1771-1842.

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Gay, Calvin.

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Otis, James, 1702-1778,

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Gay, Mary Allyne Otis.

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Gay, Jotham, 1764-1785

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Gay, Winckworth Allan (American painter, 1821-1910)

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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...

Otis, Joseph E. (Joseph Edward), 1867-1959

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Stockbroker and banker; president of Central Trust Co. of Illinois, 1922-1929. From the description of Report on Indian affairs, 1923. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 39319644 ...