John Otis Given Papers, 1845-1909

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Series I: Correspondence



Box 1

Subseries I.1: Cataloged correspondence


Box 1 Given, Annie R., [17?] als, and typescript copies of 11 of these.

Letters from Annie Rachel Given to her sister from various places to which she accompanied her husband on his voyages.


Box 1 Given, Annie R., [?] als

Letters to Annie Rachel Given from family and business associates.


Box 1 Given, John O., Captain

Letters to Given from business associates and members of his family.


Box 1 Given, [illegible], [illegible]

[illegible]


Box 1 Given, Annie R., [illegible]

[illegible]


Subseries I.2: Arranged correspondence, 1846-1901



Box 4 Augusta to A. R. Given, 1855 January 4


Box 4 Augusta to A. R. Given, 1855 January 21



Box 3 "Augusta" to "Annie", 1855 May 14


Box 3 "Augie" [Augusta] to "Dear friend Josie", 1873 August 17



Box 1 A. G. Benson to John O. Given, 1846 September 24, 2p. Als.


Box 1 David Brown & Bowden to William T. Tribbon, 1868 January 27, 1p. Als.


Box 1 David Brown & Bowden to John O. Given, 1868 November 28, 1p. Als.


Box 1 W. W. Browne to John O. Given, 1892 January 27, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Robert Butterfield to John O. Given, 1853 October 26, 2p. Als. (Enclosure)


Box 1 Robert Butterfield to John O. Given, 1857 October 12, 1p. Als.


Box 1 Robert Butterfield to John Given, 1857 December 7, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Robert Butterfield to John O. Given, 1860 November 20, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Robert Butterfield to John O. Given, 1861 January 14, 2p. Als.



Box 3 R. Butterfield to J. O. Given, 1862 March 28



Box 1 Robert W. Carr to John O. Given, 1889 August 21, 1p. Als.


Box 1 H. Clarkson & Company to John O. Given, 1879 August 18, 2p. Als.


Box 1 E. S. Crosby to Anne Rachel Given, 1899 May 31, 1p. Als.



Box 3 "Cynthia" to "My Dear Sister" [Annie], [no year] July 18

"Cynthia" is likely Annie Rachel Given's younger sister, Cynthia Brown Kelley Girdler.



Box 1 James B. Drake to [John O. Given], 1885 February 20, 1p. Letterpress copy.


Box 1 James B. Drake to John O. Given, 1886 July 30, 1p. Als.


Box 1 James B. Drake to John O. Given, 1889 March 22, 1p. Als.


Box 1 James B. Drake to [John O. Given], 1889 March 25, 1p. Letterpress copy.


Box 1 James B. Drake to John O. Given, 1896 October 1, 1p. Letterpress copy.


Box 1 Elephant Dudley to Anne Rachel Given, 1889 April 19, 1p. Als.


Box 1 [Jonathan?] Elsrell & Company to John O. Given, 1858 February 11, Als.


Box 1 Alvan Felch to John O. Given, 1852 October 14, 4p. Als.



Box 4 To John [O. Given] from his niece, Flote, [no year] October 17, A.L.S., 4 p.



Box 1 A. P. Fulton to John O. Given, 1881 August 22, 3p. Als.


Box 1 A. P. Fulton to John O. Given, 1882 April 10, 1p. Als.



Box 4 A. R. Given to Augusta, 1855 November 7


Box 4 A. R. Given to Augusta, 1858 June 25


Box 4 A. R. Given to J. O. Given, 1854 December 18, (typescript copy)


Box 4 A. R. Given to J. O. Given, 1881 August 30


Box 4 A. R. Given to J. O. Given, 1881 November 3



Box 1 Anne Rachel Given to T. W. Fogg, 1906 May 12, 1p. Als.



Box 4 J. O. Given to A. R. Given, 1855 February 2


Box 4 J. O. Given to A. R. Given, 1855 October 17


Box 4 J. O. Given to A. R. Given, 1857 December 11


Box 4 J. O. Given to A. R. Given, 1858 March 21


Box 4 J. O. Given to A. R. Given, 1859 January 18


Box 4 J. O. Given to A. R. Given, 1873 March 25


Box 4 J. O. Given to A. R. Given, 1879 May 29



Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1850 June 13, 3p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1850 December 1, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1851 October 26, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1852 April 12, 1p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1852 June 30, 3p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1853 October 6, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1853 October 13, 1p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1853 October 15, 1p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1853 October 28, 1p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1853 October 30, 1p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1853 November 2, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1853 November 19, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1854 December 31, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1855 January 15, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1855 March 25, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1855 July 22, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1856 April 3, 1p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1856 May 12, 3p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1856 May 30, 1p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1856 June 1, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1856 August 9, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1856 September 26, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1857 July 30, 3p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1857 October 6, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1857 October 12, 2p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1858 February 25, 2 p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1858 June 15, 1p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1858 September 2, 1p. Als.


Box 1 St. Vincent Given to John O. Given, 1858 October 23, 2p. Ads. Bill.



Box 4 St. Vincent Given to J. O. Given, 1859 December 7



Box 3 S. V. Given to [J. O. Given], 1848 June 7


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1849 March 2


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, [no year] November 8, Telegram


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1853 July 11


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1853 October 10


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1853 October 18


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1853 October 26


Box 3 S. V. Given to [J. O. Given], 1853 November 4


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1854 December 22


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1855 April 1


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1855 April 22


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1856 April 17


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1856 April 21


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1857 September 6


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1857 November 2


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1858 January 28


Box 3 S. V. Given to J. O. Given, 1858 March 13



Box 4 To Captain J. O. Given from his brother, S. V. G[iven], 1853 October 28, A.L.S., 1 p.


Box 4 To Captain J. O. Given from his brother, S. V. Given, 1855 January 10, A.L.S., 1 p.


Box 4 To Captain J. O. Given from his brother, [S. V. Given], 1855 April 8, A.L., 2 p.


Box 4 To Captain John O. Given from his brother, S. V. Given, 1859 August 4, A.L.S., 2 p.



Box 1 Horace A. Gray to St. Vincent Given, 1857 October 6, 1p. Als.



Box 4 Horace A. Gray to J. O. Given, 1867 [no month] 29



Box 1 Horace A. Gray to John O. Given, 1871 September 25, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Horace A. Gray to John O. Given, 1871 November 14, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Horace A. Gray to John O. Given, 1871 November 16, 1p. Als.


Box 1 Horace A. Gray to John O. Given, 1872 January 17, 1p. Als.


Box 1 Horace A. Gray to John O. Given, 1872 February 3, 3p. Als.


Box 1 Horace A. Gray to John O. Given, 1872 February 26, 1p. Als.


Box 1 Horace A. Gray to John O. Given, 1872 October 29, 1p. Als.


Box 1 Horace A. Gray to John O. Given, (probably 1872), 1p. part of a letter.


Box 1 Horace A. Gray to John O. Given, 1873 January 15, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Horace A. Gray to John O. Given, 1873 May 15, 1p. Als.


Box 1 William P. Gray to John O. Given, 1861 August 2, 1p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1870 June 21, 1p. Als.



Box 3 John Hayden to J. O. Given, 1870 August 17


Box 3 John Hayden to J. O. Given, 1870 September 8



Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1870 October 9, 2p. Als.



Box 3 John Hayden to J. O. Given, 1870 October 28


Box 3 John Hayden to J. O. Given, 1870 December 8



Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1870 December 18, 3p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1871 January 19, 2p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1871 February 1, 1p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1871 February 6, 1p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1871 April 14, 1p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1871 May 9, 1p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1872 September 9, 1p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1872 October 21, 1p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1872 December 15, 1p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1873 February 10, 3p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1873 April 5, 1p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1873 July 11, 2p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1873 July 15, 1p. Als.


Box 1 John Hayden to John O. Given, 1873 October 23, 2p. Als.


Box 1 John Henderson & Company to St. Vincent Given, 1853 October 27, 1p. Als.


Box 1 George W. Henry & Company to John O. Given, 1852 April 6, 1p. Als.


Box 1 H. P. Kendall to Anne Rachel Given, 1890 March 19, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Alfred Lemont to Anne Rachel Given, 1868 November 16, 3p. Als.


Box 1 Alfred Lemont to Anne Rachel Given, 1868 December 10, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Alfred Lemont to Anne Rachel Given, 1889 August 12, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Alfred Lemont to John O. Given, 1869 June 2, 1p. Als.


Box 1 Alfred Lemont to John O. Given, 1872 March 1, 1p. Als.


Box 1 E. Magenson to John O. Given & Almira Robinson, 1879 May 19, 1p. Ads.


Box 1 Raphael J. Moses to [John O. Given], 1882 June, 1p. Pl.



Box 4 [Nephew] to J. O. Given, 1852 October 28



Box 1 Robert Parington to John O. Given, 1869 January 2, 1p. Als.


Box 1 F. & E. Reed to Anne Rachel Given, 1868 June 18, 1p. Als.


Box 1 F. & E. Reed to Anne Rachel Given, 1874 April 4, 1p. Als.


Box 1 F. & E. Reed to John O. Given, 1866 May 30, 1p. Als.


Box 1 F. & E. Reed to John O. Given, 1871 August 10, 1p. Als.


Box 1 F. & E. Reed to John O. Given, 1873 September 6, 1p. Als.


Box 1 F. & E. Reed to John O. Given, 1881 May 30, 1p. Als.


Box 1 F. & E. Reed to John O. Given, 1881 June 3, 2p. Als.


Box 1 F. & E. Reed to John O. Given, 1881 October 1, 1p. Als.



Box 3 F. & E. Reed to J. O. Given, 1881 June 27


Box 3 F. & E. Reed to J. O. Given, 1881 July 1


Box 3 F. & E. Reed to J. O. Given, 1881 July 13


Box 3 F. & E. Reed to J. O. Given, 1881 August 9


Box 3 F. & E. Reed to J. O. Given, 1881 August 10


Box 3 F. & E. Reed to J. O. Given, 1881 September 2


Box 3 F. & E. Reed to J. O. Given, 1881 September 14


Box 3 F. & E. Reed to J. O. Given, 1881 November 10


Box 3 F. & E. Reed to J. O. Given, 1881 November 28



Box 1 F. & E. Reed to Robert Butterfield, 1861 October 19, 1p. Als.



Box 3 F. L. E. Reed to Mrs. Annie Given, 1868 May 20


Box 3 F. Reed to J. O. Given, 1881 July 25



Box 1 Franklin Reed to John O. Given, 1881 May 28, 1p. Als.


Box 1 Richard [ ? ] to "Dear Aunt Minnie", 1901 December 31, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Robert M. [Sliman?] to John O. Given, 1868 December 30, 2p. Als.


Box 1 A. M. Smith to Anne Rachel Given, 1890 November 1, 1p. Als.


Box 1 A. M. Smith to John O. Given, 1885 October 30, 1p. Als.


Box 1 A. M. Smith to John O. Given, 1887 June 18, 1p. Als.


Box 1 A. M. Smith to John O. Given, 1887 June 27, 1p. Als.


Box 1 A. M. Smith to John O. Given, 1887 August 30, 1p. Als.


Box 1 A. M. Smith & Company to J. L. [Guin?], 1889 February 19, 1p. Als.



Box 3 H. M. Smith to "Dear Uncle", 188[?] June 3



Box 1 Henry A. Thompson to John O. Given, 1874 February 1, 3p. Als.


Box 1 Henry A. Thompson to John O. Given, 1874 February 14, 3p. Als.


Box 1 D. M. Waitt to [John O. Given], 1887 July 30, 1p. printed circular.



Box 3 J. W. Wakefield to J. O. Given, 1876 February 3



Box 1 F. W. Weeks to John O. Given, 1879 October 7, 1p. Als.


Box 1 F. W. Weeks to John O. Given, 1889 January 19, 1p. Als.


Box 1 F. W. Weeks to John O. Given, 1889 January 23, 1p. Als.


Box 1 N. W. Whitmore to John O. Given, 1862 April 18, 1p. Als.


Box 1 N. W. Whitmore to John O. Given, 1872 May 28, 2p. Als.


Box 1 N. W. Whitmore to John O. Given, 1872 July 17, 2p. Als.


Box 1 N. W. Whitmore to John O. Given, 1878 December 14, 2p. Als.


Box 1 S. C. Whitmore to John O. Given, 1880 February 11, 2p. Als.



Box 4 Reuel Williams to his brother, 1860 October 27

Williams was John O. Given's brother-in-law. He married Given's younger sister, Sarah Given.



Box 1 Reuel Williams to John O. Given, 1872 October 14, 4p. Als.


Box 1 Reuel Williams to John O. Given, 1873 June 30, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Reuel Williams to John O. Given, 1874 August 16, 3p. Als.


Box 1 Reuel Williams to John O. Given, 1875 January 17, 3p. Als.


Box 1 Reuel Williams to John O. Given, 1875 February 7, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Reuel Williams to John O. Given, 1875 December 27, 3p. Als.


Box 1 Reuel Williams to John O. Given, 1876 April 27, 2p. Als.


Box 1 Reuel Williams to John O. Given, 1876 June 12, 1p. Als.


Box 1 Reuel Williams to John O. Given, 1878 December 29, 3p. Als.


Box 1 [?] Van der Bergh fils to John O. Given, 1846 May 21, 1p. Als.


Box 1 Undersigned to James W. Wakefield, 1876 February 4, 1p. Ads.



Box 4 [unidentified] to Anna Kelley, undated



Box 3 Unsigned draft to "Dear Flote", 1883 July 3


Box 3 Unsigned, to Alfred Lamont, 1889 January 24


Box 3 Unidentified fragment, undated

Series II: Documents


Subseries II.1: Insurance policies, 1858-1909


Box 3 Real-estate fire insurance policy, 1858 January 12



Box 2 Lincoln Mutual Fire Insurance Company to Robert Butterfield, 1858 April 3, 4p. Ads.



Box 3 Real-estate fire insurance policy, 1859 August 26



Box 2 The Hartford Fire Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1860 February 20, 3p. Ads.


Box 2 Columbian Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1864 August 16, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Columbian Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1865 June 23, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Columbian Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1865 August 7, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Boston Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1866 February 1, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Pacific Mutual Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1866 June 11, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Phenix Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1866 December 22, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 United States Lloyds to John O. Given, 1869 July 27, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Union Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1869 November 13, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Orient Mutual Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1870 June 21, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1871 July 6, 1p. Ads.



Box 3 Bill for marine insurance, 1871 September 1



Box 2 Hartford Fire Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1871 November 7, 2p. Ads.


Box 2 Merchants Marine Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1872 December 11, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1873 February 16, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1873 July 17, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 New England Marine Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1873 August 22, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Union Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1873 August 26, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Orient Mutual Insurance Company, 1874 March 4, 1p. Ads.



Box 3 Marine insurance policy, 1874 July 9



Box 2 New England Marine Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1874 August 24, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Boston Marine Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1875 July 10, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1875 July 20, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1876 January 7, 1p. Ads.



Box 3 Documents relating to marine and real-estate insurance, 1876 January 7-August 15



Box 2 Union Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1876 August 9, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Ocean Marine Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1876 October 24, 1p. Ads.


Box 2 Hartford Fire Insurance Company to John O. Given, 1881 November 7, 2p. Ads.


Box 2 Bangor Mutual Fire Insurance Co. to John O. Given, 1886 November 22, 2p. Ads.


Box 2 Millville Mutual Marine & Fire Insurance Co., 1887 January 10, 1p. Ads.



Box 3 Real estate insurance policy, 1909 August 24


Subseries II.2: Other documents, circa 1846-1908



Box 4 Accounts of J. O. Given, circa 1846-1882

Miscellaneous sheets from various account books



Box 2 Promissory Notes, 1848 June 2-1877 November 10, 9 items



Box 4 Report of damage to ship "S. V. Given", 1851, A. D., 1 p.

[watermark] Unsigned and undated draft.



Box 3 "Charter-Party", 1852 June 14

Loading and sailing permit



Box 4 Disbursements of the ship "Juan Fernandez" during voyage from Orleans to Liverpool to Calcutta to London to Callao (Philippines) to London, 1855-1857, A.D., 8 p.



Box 3 Calcutta [?] Commission document, 1856 June 25



Box 2 Log of the ship "Juan Fernandez", 1859 March 24-June 15, 31 pages


Box 2 Business Receipts, 1860 January 18-1886 February 20, 16 items



Box 4 Itemization of payments by Capt. J. O. Given on account to building the ship "John Leslie" ($11,513.41), 1860 October 26, A.D.S. 1 p. Signed by Robert Butterfield.



Box 2 Bills of Sale & Accounts, Current, 1860-1890, 20 items


Box 2 Bills of Sale & Accounts, Current, 1860-1890, 22 items



Box 3 Bill for rock salt, ship "John Leslie", 1861 December 20


Box 3 Documents relating to voyage to Liverpool of ship "John Leslie", 1862 February-June



Box 4 Receipted bill for wharfage of ship "John Leslie" at Philadelphia ($2.00) Signed by agent of Thos. Richardson & Co., 1862 February 19, A.D.S., 1 p.


Box 4 Customs clearances, Philadelphia, relating to ship "John Leslie", 1862 March 1, 2 D.S., 1 p. each.


Box 4 Freight list for ship "John Leslie," on business form of Peter Wright & Sons, Philadelphia., 1862 March 1, A.D.S., 1 large leaf.


Box 4 Seamen's agreement, listing crew and wages to be paid (ship "John Leslie"), rules, regulations, etc., 1862 March 1, A.D.S., 1 large leaf.

Printed form, completed in manuscript. On verso, printed copy of "An Act for the Government and Regulation of Seamen" passed July 20, 1790."


Box 4 Receipted board bill for Capt. Given (£6.12/- for 3 weeks). Signed by Wm. Desilva., 1862 June 8, A.D.S., 1 p.



Box 2 John O. Given et. al. to Benjamin Grey, 1865 August 23, 6p. Copy. Deposition.


Box 2 David Brown & Bowden & William T. Tribbon, 1868 January 7, 1p. Ads. Charter-Party.



Box 3 Supplies bill, ship "Vigilante", 1868 February 22


Box 3 Accounts current, ship "Marcia Greenleaf", 1870 December 20


Box 3 Masonic membership of J. O. Given, 1870 December 28


Box 3 Cash account book, J. O. Given, 1871 October 26-1872 March 18


Box 3 By-laws for the government of Village Lodge No. 26 at Bowdoinham, Maine, 1872


Box 3 Cash account book, J. O. Given, 1872 April 7-1882 August 8


Box 3 Cash account book, J. O. Given, 1872 October 3-1873 March 8


Box 3 Account balance, John Hayden/J. O. Given, 1874 May 4


Box 3 Cash account book, J. O. Given, 1879 February 8-1884 February 20



Box 2 [John O. Given] Captain's copy of Shipping Receipt, 1879 November 8

8 copies.



Box 3 Portage bill, ship "E. S. Thayer", 1881 August 7



Box 2 Accounts of Schooner "Warren & Adams", 1885-1896, 26 items


Box 2 Accounts of Schooner "R.D. Spear", 1886-1896, 21 items



Box 4 Accounts of the Schooner "Warren Adams", 1889 October 4-1890 February 3



Box 3 Accounts current, ship "Warren Adams", 1893 July 15



Box 2 D. P. Allan to John O. Given's heirs, 1898 March 2, Ads. Tax bill.


Box 2 F. A. Small to John O. Given' s heirs, 1906 July 11, Ads. Tax bill.


Box 2 George H. Hackett to John O. Given's Estate, 1908 July 13, Ads. Tax Bill.


Box 2 [John O. Given] Master of Ship "John Leslie" & Seamen, undated, 2p. Agreement.



Box 3 Account of wages paid to crew, incomplete, undated



Box 4 Biographical Data, undated


Box 4 Memorabilia, undated


Box 4 Photographs of the Givens' home in Maine, undated


Box 4 Envelopes, undated


Box 4 Printed Material, undated