John Otis Given Papers, 1845-1909

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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