Davis (Horace) collection of Davis-Bancroft-King family papers

Series 1. Correspondence 1834-1923

Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 1-18; Box 4, folders 1-2; Box 10, folder 4

Arrangement

Arranged by recipient, then chronologically.

Scope and Contents

Incoming correspondence addressed to Horace Davis, Norris K. Davis, Edith K. Davis, and John Davis.

carton 1, folder 1

Horace Davis- donations to Harvard Library 1863-1869

box 4, Folders 1-2

Letters to Horace Davis circa 1848-1860

General

Taken from a water-damaged scrapbook.

box 10, Folder 4

Letters to Horace Davis circa 1848-1860

General

Taken from a water-damaged scrapbook.

carton 1, folder 2

Letters to Horace Davis 1849-1853, 1870-1878

carton 1, Folders 3-7

Letters to Horace Davis 1878-1906

carton 1, folder 8

Letters to Horace Davis from Emma Finney Welch about genealogy 1907

carton 1, Folders 9-12

Letters to Horace Davis about death of Edith King Davis 1909

carton 1, folder 13

Letters to and responses from Horace Davis about death of Edith King Davis 1909

carton 1, folder 14

Calling cards addressed to Horace Davis circa 1850

carton 1, folder 15

Letters to Horace Davis undated

carton 1, folder 16

Letters to Norris K. Davis 1898-1923

carton 1, folder 17

Letters to Norris K. Davis from U.S. Treasury Department 1902

carton 1, folder 18

Letters to John Davis, Edith K. Davis 1834-1879

Series 2. Davis family documents 1667-1942

Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 41-44; Carton 2, folders 3-17; Box 1; Box 4, folders 3-6; Box 10, folders 1-3; Oversize folder 1

Arrangement

Arranged into two subseries: Historic family documents and Contemporary family documents.

Scope and Contents

Includes the documents of the Davis family in America from 1667-1942.

Subseries 2.1. Historic family documents 1667-1881

Physical Description: Box 1

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents

These materials were originally kept together in a scrapbook and represent the historic documents of the Davis family. Included are land deeds, contracts, birth and death records, property records, and correspondence. Land records primarily concern property in New Hampshire and Worcester County, Massachusetts (Marlborough and Northborough towns).

Box 1, folder 1

Will of William Hunt 1667

Box 1, folder 2

Deed of sale betwen Hawkins Mason and Samuel Brigham 1681

Box 1, folder 3

Birth records, children of Samuel Brigham 1685-1756

Box 1, folder 4

Receipt from Samuel Brigham 1689

Box 1, folder 5

Letter from Samuel Wiles to Samuel Brigham 1693

Box 1, folder 6

Record of land deeds for meadow in Marlborough, signed Abraham Williams 1696

Box 1, folder 7

Deed involving John Harr and Samuel Brigham, signed by John Davis 1708

Box 1, folder 8

Will and estate of Samuel Brigham 1719-1720

Box 1, folder 9

Will of Robert Breek 1730

Box 1, folder 10

Letter from Benjamin Wood to his brother 1734

Box 1, folder 11

Land deed, Thomas Amsden to Benjamin Gott 1737

Box 1, folder 12

Land deeds to Benjamin Gott from Abraham Williams, James Carly, and Robert Breech 1735-1737

Box 1, folder 13

Simon and Hannah Davis, family records circa 1741-1784, 1824

Box 1, folder 14

Deed and bill of sale, signed by William and Nathan Ward, Samuel Brigham, etc. 1742-1743

Box 1, folder 15

Note about death of Benjamin Gott, letter from Samuel Breek about debt to Samuel Gott 1751, 1757

Box 1, folder 16

Letters to Uriah Brigham from Robert Breek 1751, 1762, 1773

Box 1, folder 17

Letter from Samuel Brigham Jr. at Lake George Camp 1755

Box 1, folder 18

Brigham family births and deaths, from Samuel Brigham to Anna McFarland circa 1756

Box 1, folder 19

Land deed, Seth Rice to Stephen Maynard 1773

Box 1, folder 20

Deed to Isaac Davis from Elizabeth Gray 1776, 1781

Box 1, folder 21

Land deed, Aaron Lyon to Eli Herrington (New Hampshire) 1778

Box 1, folder 22

Receipt for four hundred pounds paid by Isaac Davis to Samuel Brigham 1780

Box 1, folder 23

Land deed, Jonas Brigham to Isaac Davis 1781

Box 1, folder 24

Letter from Lucretia Chandler 1783

Box 1, folder 25

Land deed, Calvin Rice to Isaac Davis (Worcester) 1784

Box 1, folder 26

Land records involving Phineas and Joshua Childs, Isaac Davis, Holloway Taylor, etc. circa 1793

Box 1, folder 27

Land deed, Holloway Taylor to Isaac Davis (Worcester) 1794

Box 1, folder 28

Plans of lands deeded to Isaac Davis (Worceste) circa 1807

Box 1, folder 29

Land deed, Amasa Maynard to Isaac Davis (Worcester) 1809

Box 1, folder 30

Land deed, Simeon Bellows to Isaac Davis (Worcester) 1812

Box 1, folder 31

Indenture between Isaac Davis and Betsy Thurston 1816

Box 1, folder 32

Letter to Aaron Bancroft from John Bancroft 1816

Box 1, folder 33

John Davis and John Mower- expedition agreement to West Country and power of attorney 1819

Box 1, folder 34

Letter to Eliza Bancroft from John C. Bancroft 1819, undated

Box 1, folder 35

Will of John Chandler Bancroft (Aaron Bancroft, executor) 1819, 1823

Box 1, folder 36

Deed, Mary W. Healy to John Davis 1822

Box 1, folder 37

Land deed, Amos Rice to Isaac Davis 1824

Box 1, folder 38

Dissolution of parternship between Levi Lincoln and John Davis 1824

Box 1, folder 39

Land deed, Isaiah Thomas to John Davis 1825

Box 1, folder 40

Letter to Joseph Davis, from "his uncle Leander" 1828

Box 1, folder 41

Sale of pew in Worcester parish meeting house to Aaron Bancroft 1829

Box 1, folder 42

Deed, Samuel Davis to Phineas Davis 1831

Box 1, folder 43

Deed, Phineas Davis to John Davis 1833

Box 1, folder 44

Land deed, William Eager to John Davis 1834

Box 1, folder 45

Abstract from Wood's History of Long Island NY, relating to Lyon Gardiner 1835

Box 1, folder 46

Will of Aaron Bancroft 1837

Box 1, folder 47

Letter to John Davis from Caleb Cushing 1839

Box 1, folder 48

Letter to Governor John Davis from Amos Laurence 1843

Box 1, folder 49

Receipts to John Davis from Gardner Johnson, Worcester 1845, 1847

Box 1, folder 50

Horace Davis, Williams College documents 1845-1846, 1871

Box 1, folder 51

Horace Davis, Harvard documents and bills 1846-1853

Box 1, folder 52

Letter from Amos Lawrence to John Davis 1846

Box 1, folder 53

Will of John Davis 1852, 1854

Box 1, folder 54

Account of the Doings of Eliza Davis, John C. B. Davis and Hasbrouck Davis, executors 1855

Box 1, folder 55

Letter to Horace Davis from Andrew McFarland Davis 1881

Box 1, folder 56

Miscellaneous notes on money due undated

Box 1, folder 57

Copied psalms and verses undated

Box 1, folder 58

Uknown journal entry undated

Box 1, folder 59

Unknown letter 1818

Box 1, folder 60

Miscellaneous, relating to John Davis, John C. B. Davis, and Isaac Davis undated

Subseries 2.2. Contemporary family documents 1822-1942

Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 41-44; Carton 2, folders 3-17; Box 4, folders 3-6; Box 10, folders 1-3; Oversize folder 1

Arrangement

Arranged in a roughly chronological order.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the documents of the Davis family roughly contemporary to the time of Horace Davis, such as land deeds; military certificates; receipts, invoices, and other business documents; daybooks and registers; and wills and estates.

carton 1, folder 41

Davis family farm book (register of accounts) 1822-1844

box 10, Folder 2

John Davis- land grant for U.S. Land Office, signed by President Martin Van Buren 1839

carton 1, folder 42

Mrs. Horace Davis- day book (register of entertainments) 1899-1905

carton 1, folder 43

Land deeds: T.W. Lyles to John F. Kennedy (1860), Louis Riller to Miles Laughrin (1856), Miles L6aughrin to Andrew Williamson (1864) 1856-1864

carton 1, folder 44

SF Chamber of Commerce and Naval Rosters 1888-1899

Scope and Contents

Thirty-Eighth Annual Report of the Chamber of Commerce, of San Francisco. (1888)

Officers and Members of the American Society of Naval Engineers. (1899)

Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers. Volume XI. (1899)

List and Station of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States, and of the Marine Corps... (1898)

carton 2, folder 3

Horace Davis- receipts and invoices 1874-1875

box 10, Folder 1

Horace Davis- marriage license and poster for San Francisco mayoral candidacy 1875, 1899

carton 2, folder 4

Horace Davis- bills, receipts, and property taxes 1877-1884

carton 2, folder 5

Horace Davis- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company receipts 1878-1882

carton 2, folder 6

Norris K. Davis- cards and identification 1883, 1917-1935

carton 2, folder 7

Norris K. Davis- military service 1899-1923

box 10, Folder 3

Norris K. Davis- military certificates for Second Assistant Engineer, Captain in Coast Artillery Corps and Major in Coast Artillery Corps 1901-1902, 1918-1919

carton 2, folder 8

Wedding invitations 1896-1909

carton 2, folder 9

Contract of sale of Norris K. Davis machine works 1907

carton 2, folder 10

Estate of Julia M. Norris 1904

carton 2, folder 11

Estate of Edith K. Davis 1910

carton 2, folder 12

Last Will and Testament of Frederica Gore Davis 1916

carton 2, folder 13

Estate of Horace Davis 1926

carton 2, folder 14

Norris Davis divorce proceedings 1932

carton 2, folder 15

Miscellaneous circa 1860-1900

carton 2, folder 16

Clippings of Horace Davis, Norris K. Davis, George Bancroft circa 1890-1950

carton 2, folder 17

Clippings of society pages and obituaries 1907, 1938-1942

box 4, Folder 3

Photographs of persons and churches 1872-1903

Scope and Contents

Horace Davis, Bancroft Davis, Old Hollis Street Church, Stockton Admission Day Celebration (September 9, 1896), unidentified group photograph of schoolchildren with teacher, East Farleigh Church, Paine Homestead in Worcester, Massachusetts, Unitarian Church of Northboro, Massachusetts.

box 4, Folder 4

Portrait engravings, drawings, and print reproductions circa 1840-1901

Scope and Contents

John Davis, Rufus Chandler, Patty Howe Davis, David Davis, Phineas Davis, Eliza Bancroft Davis.

box 4, Folder 5

Memorial resolution for Horace Davis from Savings Union Bank 1916

box 4, Folder 6

Plaque: dedication of the library collection of Horace Davis undated

oversize_folder 1

Poster in Latin, honoring George Bancroft (unknown origin) 1870

Series 3. Manuscripts 1844-1939

Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 19-40; Carton 2, folders 1-2

Arrangement

Horace Davis works arranged chronologically. Works by other authors listed afterwards.

Scope and Contents

Manuscripts and typescripts for memoirs and articles by Horace Davis. Also includes translations and transcriptions of the diaries of Heinrich Lienhard and Captain John A. Sutter at New Helvetia, as well as poetry by other authors about Horace Davis.

carton 1, Folders 19-22

Horace Davis memoirs for years 1844-1881 circa 1900

Carton 2, Folder 2

Horace Davis memoirs for years 1886-1893 circa 1900

Carton 2, Folder 1

Horace Davis memoirs for years 1883-1884 circa 1900

carton 1, folder 23

Horace Davis memoirs for years 1895-1904 circa 1900

carton 1, folder 24

Horace Davis memoirs for year 1908 circa 1900

carton 1, folder 25

Horace Davis memoirs, miscellaneous pages circa 1900

carton 1, Folders 26-27

Horace Davis memoirs, typescript 1902-1903, 1908

carton 1, folder 29

Horace Davis: "In Memory of Frank Jameson Symmes" undated

carton 1, folder 28

Horace Davis: "President Hayes' Religious Faith" 1916

carton 1, Folders 30-31

Horace Davis: California in the Civil War circa 1913

carton 1, folder 32

Horace Davis: The Home Guard of 1801 circa 1917

carton 1, folder 33

Notes and copy of a letter by Lucretia Bancroft 1855

carton 1, folder 34

Journal of voyage to San Francisco (unknown author) 1860

carton 1, folder 35

The Diary of Heinrich Lienhard of New Helvetia, translation by Theo Schwegler 1939

carton 1, folder 36

Heinrich Lienhard diary translation, typescripts circa 1939

carton 1, folder 37

Pictures from the Life of Heinrich Lienhard (publication in German) 1898

carton 1, folder 38

Transcription of John A. Sutter's diary at New Helvetia circa 1939

carton 1, folder 39

Samuel Haven: "The Character of the Late Hon. John Davis of Worcester, Massachusetts" 1864

carton 1, folder 40

Edward Robeson Taylor: "Horace Davis" and "The Harriet" (poems) 1916

Series 4. Genealogical research by Horace Davis 1830-1912

Physical Description: Boxes 5-9

Arrangement

Arranged in a roughly chronological order, by scrapbook.

Scope and Contents

Five scrapbooks of correspondence, research, and collected clippings by Horace Davis, about the Davis, Bancroft, Chandler, and Brigham families.

box 5

Scrapbook: Genealogical research by Horace Davis on descendants of Dolor Davis circa 1830-1912

Scope and Contents

Includes publications by Horace Davis about Governor John Davis, Eliza Bancroft Davis, and Dolor Davis; correspondence, notes, and research material; and other documents used by Horace Davis in his research. All materials have been pasted into the scrapbook.

box 6

Scrapbook: Genealogical research by Horace Davis on the Bancroft, Brigham, and Chandler families circa 1847-1912

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, notes, research material, and other documents used by Horace Davis in his research. Also included are some official documents belonging to Horace Davis. All materials have been pasted into the scrapbook.

box 7

Scrapbook: newspaper clippings about Davis family and Civil War 1853-1912

box 8

Scrapbook: newspaper clippings about Bancroft family 1881-1908

box 9

Scrapbook: newspaper clippings of published poetry, biographical and travel articles, and short fstories circa 1880-1900

Scope and Contents

Includes clippings of poetry, short stories, and articles by various authors and from various newspapers and magazines, such as Harper's Bazaar, Ladies' Home Journal, Century Magazine, and several others.

Series 5. Publications 1868-1974 1868-1911

Physical Description: Boxes 2-3; Carton 2, folders 22-30

Arrangement

Arranged by author, and then alphabetically by work.

Scope and Contents

The published speeches, sermons, articles, and other writings of Andrew McFarland Davis, Horace Davis, John Davis, Thomas Starr King, Lucretia Bancroft, and Hasbrouck Davis. Also includes writings about the aforementioned.

box 2, Folder 1

Andrew McFarland Davis: A-E 1890-1903

Scope and Contents

Andros's Publication Money (1900); Boston "Banks", 1681-1740. Those Who Were Interested in Them (1903); Certain Considerations Concerning the Coinage of the Colony and the Public Bills of Credit of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay (1989); The College in Early Days (Harvard, 1893); Corporations in the Days of the Colony (1894); The Currency and Provincial Politics (1900); The Early College Buildings at Cambridge (1890).

box 2, Folder 2

Andrew McFarland Davis: F-H 1887-1908

Scope and Contents

A Few Words About the Writings of Thomas Shephard (1908); The Fund at Boston in New England (1903); Hints of Contemporary Life in the Writings of Thomas Shepard (1908); An Historical Study of Law's System (1887); Historical Work in Massachusetts (1893).

box 2, Folder 3

Andrew McFarland Davis: I-J 1886-1907

Scope and Contents

The Indian College at Cambridge; Indian GamesL An Historical Research (1886); A Few Additional Notes Concerning Indian Games (1887); Jackson's LL.D. A Tempest in a Tea-Pot (1907); John Harvard's Life in America (1908); The Journey of Moncacht-Apé, An Indian of the Yazoo Tribe, Across the Continent, About the Year 1700 (1889).

box 2, Folder 4

Andrew McFarland Davis: L-M 1882-1905

Scope and Contents

Lawful Money, 1778 and 1779 (1903); The Law of Adultery and Ignominious Punishments (1895); The Utility of a Liberal Education in Every-day Life (1882); The limitation of Prices in Massachusetts, 1776-1779 (1905); The Merchants' Notes of 1733 (1903).

box 2, Folder 5

Andrew McFarland Davis: O-P, S-T 1889-1910

Scope and Contents

Occult Methods of Protecting the Currency, Sewall's Mnemonic Lines and Their Interpretation (1899); "Previous Legislation": A Corrective for Colonial Troubles (1900); The Prospectus of Blackwell's Bank, 1687 (1904); Provincial Bands: Land and Silver (1895); The Site of the First College Building at Cambridge (1889); Two Forgotten Pamphleteers in the Massachusetts Currency Controversy, 1720-1740 (1910).

box 2, Folder 6

Horace Davis: A 1884-1912

Scope and Contents

An Afternoon View of College Life (1912); Alexander S. Taylor (in Overland Monthly, 1886); American Constitutions: The Relations of the Three Departments As Adjusted by a Century (1884).

box 3, Folder 1

Horace Davis: C-J 1872-1909

Scope and Contents

California Breadstuffs (1894); Collegiate Education of Women (1890); Dr. Benjamin Gott: A Family of Doctors (1909); The Flouring Industry of California (1897); The "Home Guard" of 1861 (1917); Japanese Wrecks in American Waters (1872); Horatio Stebbins (1909).

box 3, Folder 2

Horace Davis: L-W 1868-1898

Scope and Contents

Liberal Christianity (address, 1885); The Limitations of State Universities (1891); The Loss of the Harriet (Overland Monthly, 1891); The Nicaragua Canal (Overland Monthly, 1892); The Relation of the University to the Public Schools (1889); Shakespeare and Copyright (The Atlantic Monthly, 1893); Shakespeare and Lyly (1893); Shakespere's Sonnets (Overland Monthly, 1888); Wheat in California (Overland Monthly, 1868); Wheat in California: Retrospect and Prospect (Overland Monthly, 1898).

carton 2, folder 23

Horace Davis: The Patriotic Services of Thomas Starr King 1899

box 3, Folder 3

Horace Davis: speeches in Congress 1878-1879

Scope and Contents

Chinese Immigration: Speech of Hon. Horace Davis of California, in the House of Representatives, June 8, 1878.

The Chinese Problem. Speech of Hon. Horace Davis, of California, in the House of Representatives, Tuesday, January 28, 1879.

box 3, Folder 4

Horace Davis: books 1881, 1911

Scope and Contents

Dolor Davis: A Sketch of His Life with a Record of His Earlier Descendants. Private printing. 1881.

The Public Ministry of Jesus. American Unitarian Association, Boston. 1911.

box 3, Folder 5

Mrs. Lucretia (Chandler) Bancroft: A Letter to her Daughter, Mrs. Gherardi 1901

box 3, Folder 6

Hasbrouck Davis: The Subterfuge of Infidelity, a sermon 1853

box 3, Folder 7

In Memoriam: Hasbrouck Davis 1871

carton 2, folder 22

Thomas Starr King: sermons and orations 1852-1892

box 3, Folder 8

Publications about Bancroft and Davis family members 1885-1912

Scope and Contents

Biographies, records, and memorial proceedings for John Davis, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, George Bancroft, and Hasbrouck Davis.

Carton 2, Folders 24-26

Publications about Thomas Starr King 1864-1902, 1950-1952, 1974

Carton 2, Folder 27

Works by other authors 1824-1913

Carton 2, Folder 28

Issues of the Christian Register 1899-1900

Carton 2, Folder 30

John Davis: speeches before Congress 1838, 1840

Scope and Contents

Speech of Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, upon the Bill Reported by the Committee of Finance, and Commonly Called the Sub-Treasury Bill (1838)

Sub-Treasury Bill. Reply of John Davis, of Massachusetts, to Mr. Buchanan, on Pennsylvania, on the Reduction of Wages and of the Value of Property (1840)

Series 6. Thomas Starr King 1848-1932, 1976

Physical Description: Carton 2, folders 18-21; Box 10, folder 5; Oversize folder 1

Arrangement

Arranged by category of material.

Scope and Contents

Includes collected correspondence, personal documents, portraits, and clippings about the life and memorialization of Thomas Starr King.

carton 2, folder 18

Correspondence 1848-1864

carton 2, folder 19

Personal documents 1848-1861

carton 2, folder 20

Honors and memorials 1864-1931

carton 2, folder 21

Clippings about T.S. King 1922-1932

oversize_folder 1

Clippings about T.S. King circa 1892

box 10, Folder 5

Photographs, engraving, and clippings circa 1870-1931, 1976

Series 7. Mayberry Davis circa 1849-1861

Scope and Contents

One letter and one journal belonging to Mayberry Davis, of unknown relation to the family of Horace Davis.

Carton 2, Folder 29

Mayberry Davis, tax log and memoir/ fictionalized autobiography circa 1849-1861