Family genealogy, 1812

One-leaf handwritten draft of a Croswell genealogy begun by William Croswell in 1812.

History of the Cotton family : manuscript, [ca. 1728]-1755

History of the Cotton family with biographical information on Cotton, his mother, father, siblings, and some distant relations, including information on the Rosseter family, his mother's family line; often with transcripts of family letters. Also contains further genealogical information added by a later hand.

Indenture, 1780

Handwritten indenture for a Boston property between James Tate, the agent for the estate of Edward Keithley, and Andrew Croswell.

Deed of gift to Sarah Croswell, 1783 August 9

Handwritten list of furniture and an accompanying deed of gift between Andrew Croswell and Sarah Croswell.

Will of the Rev. Andrew Croswell, 1785 November

This folder contains three handwritten copies of the November 8, 1785, will of Andrew Croswell and a copy of the inventory of Croswell's estate.

Accounts with Benjamin Huntington, 1785-1787

This folder contains two handwritten copies of the accounts between Reverend Andrew Croswell of Boston, and Croswell's executor William Croswell, and Benjamin Huntington, for money collected from Col. Gallup between 1785 and 1787.

Receipts related to the dispersal of the Croswell estate, 1785-1788

Seven handwritten receipts dated between 1785 and 1788.

Votes in Plimpton, 1788 April 7

Handwritten list of the votes cast for state government candidates in Plimpton, Massachusetts.

Copy of Andrew Croswell's executor's account, 1788 June 2

One-leaf account of the disbursements of the estate of Andrew Croswell presented to the judge of probate for Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Papers of Helen Lawrence Appleton Brooks, 1822-1985

Mostly correspondence between family members, beginning with Catherine Lawrence and Charles Appleton, the parents of Helen Brooks. Also records of Brooks' voluntary activities, her diaries and personal writings, and material collected by Grace Norton about Henry James.