Gay-Otis family papers, 1740-1900

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Series II: Manuscripts and Documents


Subseries II.1: Identified

(Arranged alphabetically by surname)



Box 53 A-D



Box 54 E-K

(For Ebenezer Gay (1792-), Diary of 1792-1810 see Plimpton MS 1920 1810



Box 55 L-N



Box 56 O-Q

(Includes Otis, James Jr: James Otis to James Otis Jr., Accounts, 1748-1758 cited by Waters in History of Childhood Quarterly I (Summer 1973), p. 146 as "Accounts" 1784-1758 fols. 1-6)



Box 57 S-W


Gay Family



Box 58 General



Box 66 Account Books



Box 65 Memorabilia

(Mainly 19th century)


Box 65 Notebooks

(Mainly 19th century)


Box 65 Ms. Book

(Mainly 19th century)


Box 65 Photographs

(Mainly 19th century)



Box 59 Otis Family



Box 60 Otis, Joseph (The United States in acc't with J. Otis 1803-1801)


Subseries II.2: Unidentified Correspondence and Documents

(Uncataloged)



Box 62 Bills and Receipts



Box 64 Unidentifiable correspondence (arranged alphabetically by recipient)



Box 61 Miscellaneous 19th century Gay and Otis Family documents



Box 63 Miscellaneous documents and scraps, mainly 19th century Gay Family