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1716-1926
HGO-02-105-A-E-204; HGO-02-105-A-E-106
GUSN-291927
Subseries A, Contracts, deeds, indentures, and stock certificates, 1716-1926 (#1.15-1.17, OB.1.5), contains contracts regarding the appointment of Elisha Doane (1762-1832) as a Justice of the Peace in Boston, Massachusetts; a legal document granting James Doane (dates unknown) power of attorney over the Boston, Massachusetts, property of Rebecca Adamson of Missouri (#1.16); a deed regarding the Fayweather property; stock certificates for the Stockbridge Casino Company, Incorporated; and other contracts, deeds, and indentures relating to the Doane family. Also included in the subseries is a 1927 letter detailing the sale of the Stockbridge casino property (#1.17). The subseries is arranged alphabetically by record type, and thereunder chronologically.
legal documents
Legal documents (1 file box, 1 oversized folder)
MS041
Merwin House collection
1966
MS041.03.01
Bequest
Bequest of Marie Vipont deRiviere (Doane) Merwin (1878-1965), 1966
Stockbridge (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)
legal documents
Sub-series
HGO-02-105-A-E-204; HGO-02-105-A-E-106
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