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Catalog Number/Object ID |
2009-100-1No1.07 |
Object Name |
Folders (containers) |
Title |
Abbot Hall 1893-1894 |
Caption of Image |
Petition to appoint Usher as Janitor of Abbot Hall |
Scope & Content/Description |
This file contains receipted invoices for work on Abbot Hall and other items for the years 1893 to 1894. 1. Thirty Five are printed from Marblehead Gas & Electric Co. for utilities supplied for Abbot Hall lfrom January 1893 thru thru November 1894 2. February 1893 are pre printed forms on which the Town Treasurer ( William Gilley) notes funds received from S. C. Felton for rent of Abbot Hall and other moneys he collected. 3. May 12, 1893 The James F. Ryder Co. of Cleveland Ohio for cartage and boxing of the painting "Yankee Doodle" ("Spirit of '76") Cartage $21, Boxing $1.50 "Yankee Doodle" $3.50. Amount paid was $3.50 4. May 9, 1893 J. Lincoln Collins, Boston sold to Town of Marblehead for Abbot Hall - 1 Nickle Plated Railing complete to protect Yankee Doodle as agreed $35 - Boxing .50 - $35.50. recd. #184. 5. Board of Selectmen bouth of John Cole the following for Abbot Hall: 1893 - Apri9l 20 - 14 tons coal $80.34; June 30 - 2 feet edging $2.80; Sept. 30 - 1 cord edging $8.00; Nov. 10 - 10 tons coal $61.44; Dec. 31 1 ton coal $9.20, 1 cord edging $8-!7.20. 1894 - Jan. 10 - 18 ton coal $106.37; March 6 - 1 cord Birch edging $8, 11 tons coal $65.23-$73.23.; March 7 - 2 feet edging $2.50. 6. Board of Selectmen to T.T. Paine's Freight & Express 9 checks made to Woodfin Bros.) invoices from January 1893 thru September 1894 for moving piano at Abbot Hall many times at $1.00 each. . 7. May 1893 & 1894 Selectmen's Department to: David M. Haines for May 14 - fixing chimney at Town Hall $4.50. recd. #180 May 29 - four days work on House Walls Town Barn $19. #180 Mrs. William T. Dodd April 1, 1894 - 15 hours work at Abbot Hall @20 cents per hour - $3.00. recd #32 by William Dodd Dec. Henry Martin 1894 - Jan Nov.& Dec for takng up seatsat Abbot Hall - $12 each time. Willard White - April 1894 - February 23, March 4,11,14 - Sunday duty as police officer $2.00 each - $8.00. George H. Clark - July 1, 1894 - for special police duty at Abbot Hall $1.00 Frank Gramves - Spe. 21, 1894 for putting up and taking down scenery at Abbot Hall $2.00 H.C.P. Hidden - Jan.May & Nov. Dec.1893 & April 1894 for taking up and putting down seats $12 each time. Josepy F. Foster - April 1894 for services as police officer evenings in Feb. & March $8.00 and July 1894 special police duty $1.00. Wm. C. Knowland for services as Janitor of Abbot Hall from April thru December 1894 at $13.50 per week Horace B. Usher for services as Janiro at Abbot Hall from January 1893 to April 1894 at $13.50 per week. 8. Selectmen to Thomas J. Bowden & Son - Sept. 1894 for sharpening mowers $1.00 and 2 maple rollers $2.00 - $3.00 recd. #573 9. Board of Selectmen to Samuel S. Meservey Dec. 4, 1893 for 5 days labor at theTown hall putting up and taking down booths and lengthing out desk - $15.00 recd. #130 10. Board of Selectmen bought of Donovan& Field Feb. 1, 1893 1 water closet bowl and labor $3.80. Order by Mr. Usher recd. 3827. 11. Board of Selectmen to Geo. W. Shepard March 1, 1893 for 6 bars soap .30 twice, ammonia.10, - total $.70. recd. 832 June 6, 1894 - 6 bars sand soap .60 & 6 bars Pearline .78 - $1.38. recd. #210 12. Town of Marblehead to Wiley Baker July 20, 1893 for concreting five hundred-five sq. yds concrete at Abbot Hall at 34 cts. per square yd. - $171.00 recd. #353 13. Town to B. McCloskey Septs. 30 1893 for 4 hours $1.78, 1 day mason & tender $6.75, iron door and bars $5.90, cement and teaming total $15.23. recd. #555 14. Town of Marblehead to Leonard M. Clothey for cleaning up cellar eight days $16.00 recd. #145 15. Town of Marblehead to Horace B. Usher Dec. 1, 1894 for 14 days work at Abbot Hall and tax collectors room five prop curtins and 1/2 day at Fort Sewell - total $38.75. recd. #782 16. Town of Marblehead to Albert J. Walker,Salem, June 1894 for tuning piano for the year ending June 1, 1894 as per contract $4.00. recd. #295 17. Board of Selectmen to F.W. Tucker April 1893 for 6 curtins $1.85. recd. #203 18. Town of Marblehead to D.P. Hathaway June 20, 1893 for insurance paid for Abbot Hall. $22,500 coverage for a total of $337.50 to six insurance companies. recd. #747 19. To Abbot Hall to Ingalls & Kendricken Oct.1, 1893 for Boiler Tubes, labor, and other supplies for a total of $148.25. recd. #727 20. Board of Selectmen to Wiliam F. Cloon January 5, 1893 for supplies January thru December 1892 including envelopes, snow shovels hammers, screws, bolts coat & hat hooks, ink, brush, etc. for a total of $30.85. recd #732 1894 - supplies for Abbot Hall $3.73 - recd. #112 21. Town of Marblehead bought of E.Howard Watch & Clock Co., Boston April 1894 time and expense cleaning and repairing clock on Abbot Hall $14.20. recd. #139 22. Abbot Hall, Marblehead to Norton Door-Check & Spring Co., Boston April 20, 1893 for 1 Hinge and labor $.65. recd. $1.25 #128 23. Honorable Board of Selectmen March, 16, 1894 - letter from Wm. B. Caswell presenting his name for the janitorship of Abbot Hall. 24. March 15, 1894 letter from Horace B. Usher requesting that he be retained janitor of Abbot Hall. Also a letter from a group of people requesting that he be retained. 25. Abbot Hall Marblehead bought of A.J. Hubbard, Peabody Aug 17, 1893 62 inches of a new tree protection $6.20 and parking oiling tree protectors $5.00 - $11.20. recd. #453 26. Abbot Hall bought of Hubbard & Hutchings May 1, 1893 tuning piano one year from May 1, 1872 $4.00. recd. #115 27. Town of Marblehead to William D.T. Trefry, Insurance Agent, Jan. 18, 1893 for insurance for Abbot Hall $337.50. recd. #745 28. Town Marblehead boughnt of White & Co., Furniture & bedding matting and mats and use of chair for a total of $35.75. recd. #182 29. Town of Marblehead to N. Allen Lindsey & Co., June 14, 1893 1000 billheads $3.00, 500 permits $2.00 - $5.00. recd. #368 30. Town of Marblehead bought of James B. Reynolds, Florist Sept. 23, 1893, filling border at Abbot Hall with plants $10. recd. #558 August 1, 1894 - filling border $10. recd. #470 31. Town of Marblehead to Nathaniel H. Snow, Sept. 6, 1893 for two 10 lb. orders lard - $.70. recd. #457 32. Town of Marblehead to C.S. Knapp June 1894 for a Welsback $2.00, 1 Mantle .50 - $2.50. recd. #169 33. Board of Selectmen to Horace B. Usher July 1, 1894 - Seats for stage at Abbot Hall $8.00 recd. #293 34. Board of Selectmen to Donovan & Field June 1, 1894 for cleaning pipe at Abbot Hall $2.80. recd. #202 Nove, 1, 1894 - Repair Water closet and Pipe $4.45. recd. #684 35. Selectmen bought of Humphreys & Twisden Oct. 3, 1894 Coal and Edging for Police Station and Abbot Hall for a total of $136.16. recd. #673 36. Town of Marblehead to Lamprell & Marble, Boston Oct. 17, 1894 for Repairg of Glag, buntin and labor - $6.65. recd. #683 37. Selectmen of Marblehead to W.R. Arrington Feb. 28, 1894 bought man lamps, chimneys, glass & setting, for a total of $18.27. recd. #964 38. Abbot Hall to Elisha C. Doane, Stoves, Dec. 31, 1894 - bill April thru September for sheet of tin, labor, 126 lbs. #30 Firepiot, labor on furnace and gas pipe etc. for a total of $22.83. recd. #39 39. Town of Marblehead to J.P. Goodwin, Machinist December 1894 for work done June thru December including sharp lawn mower, making winch for curtain, pulley, teaming, screws, washers, etc. for a total of $15.35. recd. #890 40. Selectmen bought of M. Gilbert & Son, Sept. 1, 1894 bought lumper, labor, teaming for Miscellaneous and Abbot Hall for a total of $122.85. recd. #569 41. H. W. John , Manufacturing Co. sold to Town of Marblehead Sept. 10, 1894 1 Asbestos Theatre Curtain as per agreement $175 for Abbot Hall. recd. #571 42. Town of Marblehead to William Stacey, Oct. 3, 1894 for one natural gas burner and fixture $2.75. recd. #584. |
Subjects |
Abbot Hall |
Date |
1893 |
Year Range from |
1893 |
Year Range to |
1894 |
Catalog date |
2022-01-04 |
People |
"Yankee Doodle" Arrington, W. R. Atwood, Eleazar E. Baker, W. Bridgeo, Philip Caswell, Wm. B. Clark, George H. Cloon, William F. Clothey, Leonard W. Cole, John Collins, J. Lincoln Conway, John, Jr. Courtis, Francis E. Dodd, William T. Done, Elisha C. Felton, S. C. Foster, Joseph F. Gilley, William Goodwin, J. P. Graves, Frank Haines, David M. Hidden, H. C. P. Humphrey, Geo. B. Ingall, Thomas, Jr. Knapp, C. S. Knowland, William C. Marblehead Gas & Electric Martin, Benj. F. Martin, Henry, Jr. Mc Closkey, B. Meservey, Samuel S. Nutting, W. F. Parker, Francis A. Reynolds, James B. Shepard, Geo. W. Snow, Nathaniel H. Stacey, Girdler Stacey, William Trefry, William D. T. Tucker, F. W. Tucker, Thomas W. Usher, Horace B. Walker Albert J. White, Willard Withum, J. B. Woodfin Bros. Norton Door-Check & Spring Co. |
Search Terms |
Old Town records Abbot Hall |
Lexicon category |
10: Unclassifiable Artifacts |
Lexicon sub-category |
Need to Classify |
Collection |
Gosling Collection |
Condition |
Fair |