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Otis, Samuel Allyne, 1740-1814.

Samuel Allyne Otis correspondence and notice, 1766-1802. - 3 items.

Open to research.

Notice (1766 August 26) of a judgment of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, Suffolk County, Mass., against John Boies, stating an amount to be paid to Otis; ALS (1801 April 28) from Otis to Jacob Read relating to political affairs, especially U.S. relations with France, and complaining about living conditions in the new capital, Washington, D.C.; and ALS (1802 May 12) from Otis to William Hill Wells concerning matters relating to the U.S. Senate.




Delegate from Massachusetts to U.S. Continental Congress, secretary of the U.S. Senate, businessman, and Massachusetts public official.


Collection material in English.

Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

LCCN: mm 79000888

Subjects--Personal Names:
Boies, John.
Read, Jacob, 1752-1816 --Correspondence.
Wells, William Hill, 1769-1829 --Correspondence.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Massachusetts. Inferior Court of Common Pleas (Suffolk County)
United States. Congress. Senate.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Courts--Massachusetts--Suffolk County.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
France--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--France.
United States--Politics and government--1801-1809.
Washington (D.C.)--History.

Index Terms--Occupation:
Businessmen.
Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress--Massachusetts.
Public officials--Massachusetts.
Secretaries, U.S. Senate.