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| Charles Francis Choate Collection 1858-1910. | |
| Choate, Charles Francis, 1828-1911. | |
| ca. 2500 items, in seven boxes ; 26 x 39 x 7 cm. | |
| Boston Athenaeum. Reference Department. | |
| Charles Francis Choate was a well-known 19th century Boston attorney and businessman. The Charles Francis Choate Collection comprises two series of materials (correspondence and merchant bills and receipts, spanning 1858-1910). The collection reflects the business and social concerns of Charles Francis Choate and his family, as well as the cultural climate of Boston during this period. |
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Charles Francis Choate, descendent of one of America's earliest prominent families, was himself a well-known attorney and businessman in Boston during the production of this collection. Born in 1828, he was graduated from Harvard College in 1849 and Harvard Law School in 1852. From 1849 to 1877, Choate practiced law privately in Boston and began, in 1864, as regular counsel for the Old Colony Railroad Corporation (which several items of business correspondence in this collection relate to). Choate was also Director and President of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company from 1872 to 1893 and president of the Old Colony Steamboat Company during the same period. He also was director and vice-president of the New England Trust Company and a member of the General court from Cambridge in 1863 and of the City Government of Cambridge in 1864 and 1865 (from The Choates in America: 1643-1896, John Choate and His Descendants, E O. Jameson, Ipswich: Mass., 1896).
Choate family members and groups included in Series One correspondence are: Abby P., Arthur O. (nephew), Carlile (grandson), Charlie Joseph (grandson), Charles F., Jr. (son), Cora S. Eustis (cousin), Elizabeth, Francis (grandson), George, Gertrude, John (grandson), Joseph B. (grandson), Joseph H. (brother), Joseph K. (nephew), Louise B., M. D. Hodges (cousin), Mabel, Margaret (mother), Parker, Rufus Jr., Susan O., and William G.
Other families, present in the correspondence series, through marriage are: Bowditch (daughter Margaret married Nathaniel Bowditch), Burnett (son Charles married Louise Burnett), Carlile (wife, Elizabeth Waterman Carlde), de Gersdorff (sister married E. B. de Gersdorff), Sears (daughter Sarah married Joshua Montgomery Sears), Sarah Swan (cousin), and Watson (relatives to Elizabeth Choate through marriage).
Correspondence from family members received by Choate in Series One is starred in Box List.
The Charles Frances Chaote Collection comprises two series of materials: correspondence and merchant bills and receipts. The correspondence series spans the years, 1858-1910, and is approximately two linear feet. The merchant bills and receipts series spans the years, 1884-1910, and is approximately one and a half linear feet. The collection contains approximately 2500 items.
Chamberlaine, Augustus P., d. 1909.
Chamberlaine, Corinna, 1831-1906.
Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917.
Procter, Adelaide Anne, 1825-1864.
Choate, Elizabeth.
Choate family.
New England Trust Company.
New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company.
Old Colony Railroad Company.
Old Colony Steamboat Company.
Providence, Warren, and Bristol Railroad Co.
Merchants--Massachusetts--Boston.
Boston (Mass.)--Social life and customs.
Boston (Mass.)--Merchants.
Invoices
Receipts
Series I.- Correspondence, 1858-1920s. 4 boxes.
The correspondence series is primarily incoming correspondence from family, friends and business associates. Family correspondence reflects the business, social concerns and activities of Choate's extended family. Particular subject matter of the family's correspondence deals with Choate's advice to other family members regarding estate issues, discussion of travel, financial issues and matters concerning other family members. The bulk of correspondence from Choate's friends is primarily composed of letters from Augustus and Corinna Chamberlain who were living in Europe during the period the collection's letters were written. The collection's business correspondence reflects Choate's participation in business practice, philanthropy and several organizations during this period along with providing insight into his relationship with business associates.
Correspondence is arranged alphabetically, then chronologically within folder. Correspondence contained within this series from Choate family members is starred.
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Angell, James B., 1858 May-1899 September, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Bailey, Charles E., 1897 June-1901 June, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Bailey, William (includes one letter addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth Choate), 1878 January-1896 December, 13 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Balch, Francis V., 1887 January 17, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Barstow, Lydia K, 1887 May-1891 May, 7 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Batchelder, James, 1902 February-1909 August, 38 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Benton, J. H., Jr., 1886 June 11, 1898 April 25, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Berryhill, Charles, 1861 September-1863 May, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Blough, John, 1885 July 27- 1886 October 5, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Bogue, Elizabeth (includes two letters addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth Choate), 1874 June-1874 October, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 11 | *Bowditch, Elizabeth, 1889 September-1909 February, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 11 | *Bowditch, Margaret M., 1903 August-1909 July, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Brimmer, M., 1878 June 10 and 14, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 13 | *Burnett Family ( includes correspondence from: C. C., Esther, George Hall, Harry, Mabel L., and Robert M.), 1894 Dec-1908 November, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 14 | *Burnett, Elinor, 1904 July-1907 March, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 15 | *Burnett, Joseph, 1891 March-1889 September, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 16 | *Burnett, Margaret J., 1899 May-1906 May, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 17 | *Burnett, Ruth, 1891-1905 January, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 18 | *Burnett, Waldo, 1896 December, 1898 November , 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Cameron, Charles, 1907 April-1908 November, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 20 | *Carlile, Augusta, 1859 July-1874 November, 25 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 21 | *Carlile, Hetta B. and Horace D., 1884 February, 1876 April, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 22 | *Carlile, N. D., 1858 December-1865 October, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 23 | *Carlile,Thomas (Includes two letters written by T. W. Coit), 1859 August-1867 June, 9 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Carney Hospital, 1904 July-1907 August, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Carpenter, F. E., 1907 November-1909 November, 7 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Caswell, E. T., 1882 January-1887 January, 9 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Caswell, Thomas T., 1893 December 3, 22, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 28 | Chamberlain, Augustus P., 1866 April-1869 November, 16 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 29 | Chamberlain, Augustus P., 1870 January-1879 May, 62 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 30 | Chamberlain, Augustus P., 1881 December-1889 June, 7 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 31 | Chamberlain, Augustus P., 1892 October-1898 April, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 32 | Chamberlain, Augustus P., 1901 November-1905 June, 16 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 33 | Chamberlain, Corinna P., 1866-1869 November, 12 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 34 | Chamberlain, Corinna P., 1870 January-1878 November, 26 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 35 | Chamberlain, Corinna P., 1881 January-1806, 9 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 36 | Chamberlain, Corinna P., 1893 October, 1 item. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 37 | Chamberlain, Corinna P., 1901 November-1903 November, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 38 | Chandler, F. W., 1905 March-1905 June, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 39 | Child, F. J., 1892 January-1905 June, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 40 | *Choate, Abby P., 1887 October-1890 April, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 41 | *Choate, Arthur O., 1907 Aug, 1909 Feb, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 42 | *Choate, Carlile, 1906 September, 1907 December, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 43 | *Choate, Charles F, Jr., 1886 July-1910 July, 10 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 44 | *Choate, Elizabeth, 1903 December-1910 July, 19 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 45 | *Choate, George, 1886 April-1890 August, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 46 | *Choate, Gertrude, 1898 December-1906 December, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 47 | *Choate, John, 1905 October-1906 December, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 48 | *Choate, Joseph H., 1876 December-1910 August, 36 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 49 | *Choate, Louise B., 1898 December-1908 January, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 50 | *Choate, Mabel, 1901 May, 1904 April, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 51 | *Choate, Margaret, 1887 May 14 and 22, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 52 | *Choate, Parker, 1898 May-1903 May, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 53 | *Choate, Susan O., 1898 August-1906 February, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 54 | *Choate, William G., 1891 February-1910 April, 8 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 55 | *Choate Family-- Includes correspondence from: Charlie Joseph (grandson), Cora S. Eustis (cousin), Francis (grandson), Joseph B. (grandson), Joseph K. (nephew), M. D. Hodges (cousin), and Rufus, Jr., 1867 May-1936 September, 9 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 56 | Codman, Robert, 1885 December- 1891 October, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 57 | Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1893 March-1908 January, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 58 | Cooke, J. P., 1879 June-1890 July, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 59 | Davis, James C., 1897 March-1903 January, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 60 | *De Gersdorff, Carl, 1888 October-1906 February, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 61 | *De Gersdorff, Caroline, 1889 May and September, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 62 | *De Gersdorff, George B., 1898 July-1910 May, 15 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 63 | *De Gersdorff, Suzette, 1895 September-1910 December, 19 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 64 | *De Gersdorff Family- Includes correspondence from: Alma (niece), Josephine (niece), Isabel (niece) and E. B. (brother-in-law), 1872-1910, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 65 | Dempsey, Elinor, 1899 May-1902 September, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 66 | Derby, Lucy, 1885 June-1891 October, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 67 | Duffield, Silas, 1901 June 4 and 11, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 68 | Durivage, John, 1864 May-1864 July, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 69 | Dutton, E. P., 1891 August-1899 September, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 70 | Eliot, Charles W., 1875 August-1901 December, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 71 | Episcopal City Mission, 1895 March-1909 December, 11 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 72 | Evarts, Choate and Beaman, 1891 February-1905 February, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 73 | Fay, Waldo and Elizabeth, 1902 March-1910 May, 10 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 74 | Felton, William S., 1903 January, 1908 November, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 75 | Gardiner, Esther, 1895 August-1906 December, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 76 | Goodwin, William, 1885 December-1901 May, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 77 | Harvard University: June Gray's Herbarium, 1902 June-1910, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 78 | Hasty, E., Mrs., 1903 December-1904 July, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 79 | Hayden, Thomas, 1906 December 4 and 31, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 80 | Hayes, Francis B., 1860 February-1884 January, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 81 | Hazard, George, 1903 January-1904 April, 7 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 82 | Hodges, George, 1900 June-1910 April, 7 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 83 | Hodges, Richard M., 1875 March-1895 December, 11 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 84 | Hunnewell, H. H. and J. W., 1894 May-1908 April, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 85 | Hutchins, Edward, 1910 July- September, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 86 | Jelly, William H., 1887 October-1900 August, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 87 | Kidner, Reuben, 1885 May-June, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 88 | Lane Family- Includes correspondence from Fanny G, Gardiner M. and George M., 1864 August-1908 January, 14 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 89 | Lawrence, Amory A., 1904 September-1910 November, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 90 | Lawrence, William, 1897 April-1909 December, 23 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 91 | Lindsay, John S., 1901 June-1903 June, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 92 | Lothrop, Thornton K., 1901 January-1903 October, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 93 | Mallay, Richard, 1908 January, 1909 November, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 94 | Mason, J. M., 1864 November-1867 August, 7 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 95 | Mass. Institute of Technology, 1886 May-1910 June, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 96 | McDonald, Thomas, 1904 November-1909 November, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 97 | Metcalf, W. H., 1897 February-April, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 98 | Miller, George, 1898 June-1905 November, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 99 | Monroe, Philip, 1868 May-1868 October. 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 100 | Morgan, Morris H., 1893 January-1897 October, 8 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 101 | New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company, 1893 April-1909 April, 16 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 102 | Olney, Richard, 1897 April-1898 April, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 103 | Pickering, Edward C., 1887 March-1906 October, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 104 | Pine, George S. and Alice- Includes two letters addressed to Mrs. Sears, 1900 November-1907 April, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 105 | Potter, F. G., Rev., 1906 May 21 and 22, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 118.5 | Proctor, Adelaide Anne, 1861-1908, 13 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 106 | Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company, 1906 December 3, 2 items | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 107 | Rotch, W. J., 1884 January, 1893 August, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 108 | Ruggles, E. R., 1885 January-1890 June, 13 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 109 | Russell, Thomas, 1885 January-October, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 110 | Russell, William, 1886 Jan-1895 March, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 111 | Sea, Eva (Addressed to Mrs. Choate), 1900 January-1905 January, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 112 | *Sears, Helen, 1902 June-1908 December, 23 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 113 | *Sears, J. Montgomery, 1893 June-1905 May, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 114 | *Sears, Sarah, 1890 August-1910 July, 16 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 115 | Seaver, Edwin P., 1905 November-1906 October, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 116 | Smith, Jeremiah, 1885 June-1890 July, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 117 | Sowdon, A. J. C., 1903 May-1908 December, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 118 | Sprague, Philo M., 1902 June-1906 July, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 118.5 | Stone, Isabella, 1861-1908, 13 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 119 | *Swan, Sarah H., 1872 March-1905 January, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 120 | Taft, Royal C., 1897 September-1902 August, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 121 | Thayer Family (Includes correspondence from: Eugene V. R., J. B., William, Pauline and Nathaniel), 1897 May-1910 April, 7 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 122 | Tillinghast, James, 1882 October-1891 May, 7 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 123 | *Waterman, Rufus, Jr., 1863 April-1903 January, 11 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 124 | *Watson, Alice, 1901 Dec-1908 July, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 125 | *Watson, Lucy Carlile, 1891 September-1902 December, 48 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 126 | *Watson, Lucy Carlile, 1903 March-1910 September, 65 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 127 | *Watson, William H., 1870 August-1907 January, 55 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 128 | *Watson, William L., 1881 March-1903 August, 8 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 129 | Whiting, John N., 1867 January-1871 March, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 130 | Willard, E. W. , 1870 June-1888 January, 16 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 131 | Williams, Olive Swan, 1899 June-1910 October, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 132 | Wilson, William Power, 1897 December -1898 January, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 133 | Winlock, George and Isabella, 1907 July 6 and 31, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 134 | Single letters, 1834-1890, 67 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 135 | Single letters, 1891-1904, 63 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 136 | Single letters, 1905-1910, 56 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 137 | Unidentified letters from Peggy and Paul (?), 1920s, 7 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 138 | Miscellaneous (invitations, reports, programs), 1870-1917, 30 items. | |||||||||||||||||
Series II.- Merchant Bills and Receipts, 1879-1910. 3 boxes.
The business correspondence varies from solicitations for donations from various local charities, invitations to events, discussions of legal, taxation and real estate issues to the discussion of rental properties and financial matters. Notable correspondence received during this period from James B. Angell (President, University of Michigan), Charles W. Eliot (President, Harvard College), William Goodwin (Harvard Professor of Greek), Joseph H. Choate (Ambassador to Great Britain), William Lawrence (Bishop of Massachusetts), and Royal C. Taft (Governor of Rhode Island). Letters from correspondents which appear only once in the collection are contained in folders 134-136, arranged by date. Folder 138 contains miscellaneous material such as invitations, reports, and programs. Merchant bills and receipts comprise the second series of materials in the collection and are revealing as examples of both Choate's daily consumer life and of Boston cultural history during this period. The receipts reflect widely Choate's expenses for everything from stock purchases to household goods to livery service around town. The bills and receipts provide the researcher with the precise cost of merchandise and the types and amounts of purchases made by a prominent family during this period. A line describing the types of merchandise purchased or services rendered is provided for each item on the box list.
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Aborn, Samuel 0. (milliner) 1889, 1896, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Bailey, William (agent, Thompson Estate) 1881-1895, 10 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Balfour, H. T. (horse furnishings) 1900-1910, 8 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Barney, J. W. (repairs and maintenance) 1890-1910, 12 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Batchelder, James (agent, Choate estate) 1903-1910, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | Bemis, E. H., Mrs.(wages for work crew) 1890, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Bigelow, Kennard and Co. (repairs, purchases for silver and jewelry) 1885-1900, 12 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | Bishop, D. H. (suits for Choate) 1895-1899, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 9 | Blaisdell, J. A. (receipts for newspapers) 1895-1910, 7 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 10 | William Bond and Son (repair, clean watch and clocks) 1895, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 11 | Boston Consolidated Gas Co. (heating bills), 1907-1910, 9 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 12 | Boston Gas-Light Co.(gas bills) 1895-1896, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 13 | Boston North End Mission (receipt of contribution) 1907, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 14 | Bowditch, M. M. (wages for laundry and cleaning) 1910, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 15 | Briggs, Richard (bills for china and glassware) 1884-1891, 8 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 16 | Buck, E. N. (wages for labor) 1896, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 17 | Buck, W. B. (meat and grocery bills) 1890-1891, 12 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 18 | Buffum, David, (salary receipts, Board of Men) 1892, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 19 | Cambridge Laundry 1901, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 20 | Canavin, Bernard (public carriages) 1900-1901, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 21 | Capen, Sprague and Co. (oil bills) 1901, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 22 | Carter, H. H. (printer) 1890, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 23 | Chapman, F. L. (carriage manufacture and repairs) 1895, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 24 | Chestnut Hill Farms (dairy orders) 1885, 1890, 8 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 24.5 | City of Boston, Street Department (permit for removal of snow) 1910, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 25 | Clapp, Dwight, M. (dentist) 1885, 1891, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 26 | Clark, Cyrus T. (house painters) 1889-1891, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 27 | Sam'l Q. Cochran and Co. (wine and liquor dealers) 1885-1891, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 28 | Commercial Club (social club receipts) 1898-1891, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 29 | Cook, H. E. (receipts for provisions and transport) 1885-1896, 30 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 30 | Copeland, Isaac (provisions) 1888-1889, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 31 | Cortis, Dwight T. (dealer, gas appliances) 1907, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 32 | Cox, John A. (receipts of wages paid) 1887-1888, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 33 | Curtain, John (wages paid) 1894, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 34 | de Gersdorff, George (receipts for an annuity) 1889-1895, 21 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 35 | Daniels, C. E. (furniture repair) 1895, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 36 | Dart Express (delivery service) 1888-1894, 13 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 37 | Day, R. L. (sales of stock) 1886-1908, 12 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 38 | Dee, Cornelius (bills for eggs) 1909, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 39 | Deerfoot Farm (dairy bills) 1891-1906, 26 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 40 | Duplain, Joseph (bread bills) 1897-1903, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 41 | Eastern Yacht Club (yearly dues) 1887-1906, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 42 | Edison Electric (electric bill) 1903, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 43 | Episcopal City Mission (recognition of gift) 1898-1905, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 43.5 | Essex Company (stockholder's reports) 1890-1908, 8 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 44 | Exchange Club (monthly dues) 1895-1906, 18 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 45 | C. L. Fairbanks Express (delivery bills) 1897-1910, 45 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 46 | Fera, George (confectioner bills) 1888-1900, 25 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 47 | Flood, Mary G. (embroidery services) 1890, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 48 | Foley, R. F. and Co. (fish and oyster dealers) 1889-1910, 30 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 49 | Foster and Co. (gold and silversmiths) 1904-1908, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 50 | Gibbs, Jarvis C. (merchant) 1896, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 51 | Gould, W. A. (wages) 1904-1908, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 52 | Hall, George R. (labor on repairs) 1900-1904, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 53 | Hawkes, James A. (tailor bills) 1900-1901, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 54 | Hawkins, C. L. (livery bills) 1903-1904, 9 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 55 | Hildreth, L. (receipts for wages) 1889-1890, 7 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 56 | Holt, W. B. (house painting) 1886, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 57 | Houghton Mifflin (publishers) 1889, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 58 | Howard Benevolent Society (acknowledgement of donation) 1901-1905, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 59 | Howe, A. B. (lumber purchases) 1885-1889, 11 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 60 | Howe Brothers (grain and oat purchases) 1891, 14 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 61 | Howe, D. F. (bills for provisions) 1884-1907, 17 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 62 | Howe, J. Murray (bill for commission on real estate) 1886, 1 item. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 63 | Jelly, W. H.(agent for Margaret Howe, rents received and expenditures) 1893-1900, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 64 | Johnson and Co. (produce bills) 1903, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 65 | Jones, C. P. (bills for medical services) 1902-1903, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 66 | Jones, M. R. (confectioner bills) 1885, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 67 | Kane, Daniel (wages for household duties and errands, charged to Mrs. Choate) 1895-1908, 20 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 68 | Kelley and Durkee (pharmacy bills) 1891-1895, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 69 | Kennedy, James M. (stationery) 1900-1906, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 70 | Kenny and Clark (livery bills) 1890-1908, 13 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 71 | Klein, M. (clean, press and repair clothing) 1903-1906, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 72 | Knight, A. M., Miss (curtains cleaned) 1899-1908, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 73 | Lamson and Trowbridge (hardware purchased) 1900-1901, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 74 | Lane, George E. (household repairs billed to Mrs. Choate) 1885-1891, 8 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 75 | Lee, Higginson and Co. (purchase of stock) 1890-1891, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 76 | Lerned, W. H. (butter purchases) 1895-1896, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 77 | Lichtenstein, S. (produce purchase) 1890-1891, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 78 | Lincoln House Association (receipts for dues) 1901-1910, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 79 | Little, Brown and Co. (book purchases) 1889-1910, 28 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 80 | Locke, L. (tailor) 1885-1886, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 81 | Loonie, Michael (snow removal) 1907-1909, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 82 | Lovell, Andrew J. (groceries) 1888-1895, 13 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 83 | Maley, James (bills for labor) 1891-1891, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 84 | Malley, Richard (receipt of checks) 1896-1908, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 85 | Malloy, John (receipt for services and wages) 1891-1896, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 86 | Marlborough Coal Co. (wood purchases) 1901, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 87 | Marlborough Electric Co. (electric bills) 1901-1907, 11 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 88 | McIntyre, W. W. (hay and oats) 1908, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 89 | McDonald, Hugh (receipt for mail carrying) 1907, 1 item. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 90 | McDonald, Thom (bill for household and yard services) 1896, 1908, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 91 | Metcalf, Theodore (apothecaries) 1905-1910, 10 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 92 | Metcalf, W. H. (bills for wages, provisions, and board) 1892-1898, 51 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 93 | Metropolitan Coal Company (wood and coal purchases) 1903-1910, 15 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 94 | Millet, J. B. (book purchase) 1898-1899, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 95 | McMaster, H. A. (bills for household goods purchased at general store) 1890s-1910, 56 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 96 | Moore and Co. (moving bills) 1888-1889, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 97 | Moore, J. (milk can collection) 1886-1887, 8 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 98 | Moseley, Thomas E. (boot and shoe repair) 1886-1898, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 99 | New England Telephone and Telegraph (bills and notices) 1900-1910, 31 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 99.5 | New England Trust Co. 1903, 1905, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 100 | Newton, L. W. (merchandise from general store) 1885-1896, 12 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 101 | Niccolls, Francis (book purchases) 1896, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 102 | Noyes Brothers (haberdashers) 1896, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 103 | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. (bills of lading and stock orders) 1895-1907, 10 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 104 | O'Brien Brothers (bills for fish) 1899, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 105 | Old Boston National Bank (interest statements on loan) 1893, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 106 | Old Colony Railroad (bills of lading, Beneficial Association Documents) 1891-1893, 14 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 107 | Page, J. A. (bills for services rendered) 1888, 1893, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 108 | Paige, John C. (bills for insurance premium) 1896-1909, 15 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 109 | Perry, Lewis F. (bills for interior work) 1897, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 110 | Pray, John (purchase of carpets, upholstery, and repairs) 1899-1907, 9 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 111 | Putnam, Charles (bills for medical services) 1889-1906, 9 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 111.5 | Real Estate Associates (trial balances) 1903-1910, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 112 | Rice, John E. (bills for plumbing, heating services) 1886-1891, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 113 | Safford, William (bills for shades and services) 1898-1908, 10 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 114 | Salmon, P. M. (receipt of payment for miscellaneous services) 1887, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 115 | Sawin, C. B. (purchase of merchandise from millers) 1895-1908, 14 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 116 | Schnore, Robert W. (bills for groceries) 1908-1910, 9 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 117 | S. S. Pierce (bills for groceries) 1886-1910, 20 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 118 | Sealey, John (blacksmith services) 1894-1907, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 119 | Sears, J. M. (blacksmith services) 1886-1909, 11 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 120 | Sever, C. W. (book purchases) 1886-1903, 9 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 121 | Smith, C. W. (bills for purchase of produce) 1903, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 122 | Stewart, A. (blacksmith services) 1886-1887, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 123 | Technology Club (receipt of dues) 1903, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 124 | Torrey, Bright and Capen (purchase of carpet related products) 1886-1891, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 125 | Tower, Catherine (receipt of trust fund money) 1879-1892, 14 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 126 | Town of Southboro (tax receipts) 1902-1908, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 127 | Toy, D. (tailors) 1892-1899, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 128 | Tucker, Edward L. (purchase of harnesses and related products) 1895-1899, 18 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 129 | Tufts, Samuel (bills for items moved) 1887, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 130 | Union Club (payment of dues and bills for dining room) 1887-1903, 15 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 131 | Union Safe Company (rental receipts) 1895-1909, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 132 | United States Postal Service (rental receipts for post office box) 1907, 6 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 133 | University Club (assessment receipt) 1895, 1 item. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 134 | Walker and Pratt (clean and repair of furnace) 1889, 1909, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 135 | Walker, F. A. (purchase of household goods) 1887, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 136 | Walker, H. F. (bills for carpentry work) 1907-1909, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 137 | Watt, Lewis C. (bills for plumbing work) 1889-1904, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 138 | White and Johnson (bills for groceries) 1889-1909, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 139 | Whiton, J. M. (merchandise purchased from general store) 1886-1887, 12 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 140 | Wilson, C. B. (painting services) 1894-1902, 5 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 141 | Winchester, W. K. (grain, coal, cement purchases) 1889-1894, 13 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 142 | Wise, Daniel (confectioners) 1903, 1904, 2 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 143 | Wyeth, James (bills for oranges) 1888-1891, 3 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 144 | Wyman, M. (bills for medical services) 1886-1887, 4 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 145 | Singular bills and receipts, 90 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 146 | Singular bills and receipts, A-L, 1885-1910, 79 items. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 147 | Singular bills and receipts, M-Z, 1885-1910, 108 items. | |||||||||||||||||