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Revere House (Boston, Mass.) Records

1797-1907

Offsite Storage Inventory

The Revere House (Boston, Mass.) records are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode.

Note: This collection is PARTIALLY PROCESSED. It has only received a preliminary arrangement.
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Creator:Revere House (Boston, Mass.). Proprietors.
Title:Revere House (Boston, Mass.) records
Dates:1797-1907
Physical Description:4 record cartons
Call Number:OFFSITE STORAGE
Repository:Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
library@masshist.org
Abstract:

This collection consists of the records and account books of the Proprietors of the Revere House, a Boston, Mass. hotel. General records include president's and treasurer's annual reports, deeds, mortgages and lease agreements, and an 1879 inventory of the furniture and fixtures of the Revere House. Financial records include bills, receipts, stock certificate receipts and other stockholder records, and account books indicating rental and insurance payments, expenses, dividends, and interest on accounts.

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Acquisition Information

Gift of U. Haskell Crocker, Milton, Mass., Dec. 1948.

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Restrictions on Access

The Revere House (Boston, Mass.) records are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode.

Note: This collection is PARTIALLY PROCESSED. It has only received a preliminary arrangement.

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Summary Description of the Collection

CartonBarcodeContents
Carton 1SH 15P8 +General records, 1797-1905
Carton 2SH 15P9 %Financial records, 1848-1879
Carton 3SH 15PA 0Financial records, 1880-1907
Carton 4SH 15PB 1Account books

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Preferred Citation

Revere House (Boston, Mass.) records, Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.

Subjects:
Account books.
Hotels--Massachusetts--Boston.
Inventories.
Real property--Massachusetts--Boston.
Taverns (Inns)--Massachusetts--Boston.

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http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0019
Send reference questions to library@masshist.org.		Prepared by Michael Rush, July 2003.
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