James Bott Papers, 1744-1832
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The James Bott Papers consist of Bott's business papers from his carriage and saddle making business, and family papers, including legal and estate papers. This collection has been divided into two series.
Series I. Business Papers contains bills and receipts from James Bott's carriage and saddle making business, from 1787 to 1831. Also included in this series is an account book from 1803 until 1832.
Series II. Family Papers contains legal papers, estate papers, and related correspondence for the Bott family. Legal papers include lease agreements, bills of sale, and business agreements. Estate papers include wills, and guardianship papers. Thomas Bott's estate papers discuss the building of his tomb, and the settling of his accounts after his death at sea in 1804. Lynch Bott's shipping papers contain documents relating to his shipping business.
Dates
- Creation: 1744-1832
Creator
- Bott, James, 1745-1829 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
James Bott was born in Tudbury, England in 1745. He married Dorothy (known as Dolly) Newhall, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Newhall, of Lynn, on March 15, 1768. Bott operated a carriage chaise and saddle making business in Salem. He died December 28, 1829.
James and Dolly had a number of children. Two of their sons, John and James Bott Jr., were carriage chaise builders. Thomas Bott, another son, born in 1782, died in 1804 on board the brig, Mary while it was in Jamaica. Another son, Lynch Bott (1785 to 1844), was a mariner in Salem.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The James Bott Papers consist of Bott's business papers from his carriage and saddle making business, and family papers, including legal and estate papers.
Series List
SERIES I. Business Papers
SERIES II. Family Papers
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was found in the collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Hilary Streifer, October 2014.
Subject
- Bott, Dolly Newhall (Person)
- Bott, James, 1745-1829 (Person)
- Bott, Lynch, 1786-1844 (Person)
- Bott, Phebe Newhall, 1753-1825 (Person)
- Bott, Ruth Hathorne, 1753-1804 (Person)
- Bott, Thomas, 1782-1822 (Person)
- Bott, William Hathorne, 1793-1823? (Person)
- Taylor, George (Person)
- Belisarius (Ship) (Organization)
- Eliza (Schooner) (Organization)
- General Putnam (Privateer Ship) (Organization)
- Grand Turk (Brig) (Organization)
- Hazard (Schooner) (Organization)
- Mercury (Schooner) (Organization)
- Montgomery (Privateer Brig) (Organization)
- Title
- JAMES BOTT PAPERS, 1744-1832
- Author
- Processed by: Hilary Streifer; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository