The Winterthur Library

The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735

302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Leontine, G. E.

Title: Watermark collection

Dates: ca.1491-ca.1830

Call No.: Col. 70

Acc. No.: 79x169

Quantity: ca.350 items (3 boxes)

Location: 15 C 6

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

G. E. Leontine was a doctor in Dorchester, Massachusetts, who was interested in watermarks. He formed his collection around 1930. He wrote a paper about early New England paper mills and watermarks.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Collection contains complete and incomplete manuscripts and pages from books, all gathered for their watermarks. Often, documents were trimmed in order to fit into Dr. Leontine’s folders. Paper in the collection, dating from the 15th to the 19th centuries, is chiefly of European origin but also includes some from America. Many of the items feature Latin, German, or French languages. Many pages were removed from books, and the dates penciled in on those pages are presumably the date of publication of the book. Many of the pages are blank.

ORGANIZATION

Alphabetically by watermark.

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

The materials are in English, Latin, German, and French.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

PROVENANCE

Purchased from Barbara McCrimmon.

ACCESS POINTS

Topics:

Watermarks - United States.

Watermarks – Europe.

Deeds.

Accounts.

Letters.

Advertisements.

Bills (financial).

Maps.

Receipts.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Location: 15 C 6

Box 1:

Folder 1: A/DDG (fleur-de-lis in a circle) (.1)

[initials do not appear on the paper]

blank paper, with the dates 1645 to 1650 penciled in

Folder 2: AH (.2)

Part of an advertisement for England Exactly Described, or a Guide to Travellers, 1716.

Folder 3: AJ(?) (initials under a jester’s head) (.3)

Blank paper, with date 1577 penciled in

Folder 4: AL (.4)

Blank paper, 1707 penciled in

Folder 5: AR (with 1792 Fabrica di Fossano in an oval) (.5)

[The initials are in the form of a monogram, and might actually be something else, but AR is what appears on the folder.]

Folder 6: Andover (with a crowned circle bearing inside two fleur-de-lis, a design, and a harp) (.6)

Mathematical exercise book of Nabby W. Huse, 1794

Folder 7: B inside a crowned shield (partial mark only) (.217)

Note, William Shaw, Boston, to General, Dec. 20, 1800, about a deed for land

Folder 8: BG (as is written on folder, but it looks more like BC) – inside a rectangle, with a teardrop between the two letters (also includes a crest topped by a crown, with circles inside the crest) (.7)

Pages are perhaps from a French geography book, 1652 penciled in

Folder 9: BP, inside a circle (partial watermark only) (.8)

Title of a French book published in 1735, Lettre de Hyacinthe Paoli

Folder 10: R Bage (.9)

Bill from paper maker and novelist Robert Bage (b.1728); no watermark is discernable, but the bill is for paper.

Folder 11: D Bemis & Co (.10)

Bill to Nathl. Cushing from S. Salisbury, for hinges, brass kettle, nankeens, 1788

Folder 12: Bickings (with fleur-de-lis in a shield ) (.11)

Part of a map of South America, 1791 or 1795

Folder 13: F Bicking (.12)

Part of a map, showing Corsica, southern France, and part of Italy, 1795

Folder 14: C Burbank, 1804 (.13)

List of property owned by John Ellis, deceased, of Dedham, Mass., 1809

Folder 15: E Burbank (two styles, one with date 1801)(.14-.15)

Account of Becca Ellis, administrator of estate of John Ellis, Dedham, Mass., 1806 (.14);

Bill, Thomas Phillips owes to Solomon Sprague, for medicine, 1771—1772 (.15)

Folder 16: CA [could possibly be GA] (.16-.17)

Part of a map of Flanders, with color, 1640 (.16)

Blank piece of paper, Dutch, 1640 (.17)

Folder 17: CD, ND (with heart between them), below a coat of arms inside an oval (.80)

Blank sheet of paper, penciled in: ms. Of 1626, French

Folder 18: CH (initials under a horn) (.18)

Title page of book by Joanni Guilielmi Baurn, Italian, 1671

Folder 19: CL, Norwich (inside an oval, with a heart) (Christopher Puffingwell) (.19)

Deed of land, Samuel Stoughton to his grandson Israel Stoughton, Windsor, Conn., 1787

Folder 20: CLP (initials under a crown inside a ring) (.317)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 21: CS (initials appear under a crest) (Curtis & Son) (.20)

Letter, from Tho. Langdon, Leeds, July 4, 1795, to Rev. Dr. Rippon, London, thanking the Rippons for their kindnesses (part of letter has been cut off)

Folder 22: DB (inside a coffee pot, with symbols on top) (.21)

Last page of a book, London, 1659

Folder 23: E & P, 1794 (initials in script) (.23)

Part of a page from a book, 1794

Folder 24: Edmeads & Pine (.24)

Letter, I. Chekood(?), Glanmire near Cork, to Edmond Malone, London, 1795,

Inquiring after Malone’s success in his matrimonial pursuits

Folder 25: FG (initials in a circle, under coat of arms, Genoa) (.25)

Blank sheet of paper taken from “book pub. in Boston in US, 1742”

Folder 26: FP (under fleur-de-lis) (.26)

Blank sheet of paper, with 1638 penciled in

Folder 27: GL (with an arrow between the two initials) (.259)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 28: GM (under a coat of arms) ( .27)

Penciled in: Italian, 1671

Folder 29: GMT (in the second of three circles) (.28)

Blank sheet of paper taken from “book pub. in Boston in US, 1742”

Folders 30-31: GR (under a crown or a coat of arms) (.29-.33, .34-.37)

Blank sheet of paper, dated 732 (.29);

Bill, Nathl. Cushing bought of Jos. Blake, Boston, 1792 (textiles, paper, sknives and forks, buckles, hatts) (.30);

Cover sheet for Dr. Fothergill, 1773 (.31);

Blank sheet of paper (.32);

Cover sheet for Margaret Dunton’s deed to Eliakam Morse, 1769 (.33) (see also .53 and .82);

Part of a speech or letter, written at the Fortress of St. Philip in Minorca, 1756 (.34);

Cover sheet for something relating to the Duke of Devonshire(?), 1759 (.35);

Page from an account book, with accounts dated 1821-1824 (.36);

Cover sheet for Agent Mauduit’s letter, 1763 (.37)

Folder 32: HCV (under a shield) (.306)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 33: HO, under two men (one a king, the other a jester) (could be OH) (.252)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 34: HS (with two small shields, one with a coat of arms and the other with the head of a king) (.264)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 35: Hayes & Son (.38)

Account of work done by William Standish for Ephraim Tubbs, 1811

Folder 36: Hayes & Wise (.39)

Capt. Silvanus Smith’s private account with John Bulkeley & Son, Lisbon, 1801

Folder 37: IAL (inside a rectangle) (with a shield) (.288)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 38: IB (.41)

Blank piece of paper, penciled note: English, 1739

Folder 39: IB (with crowned circle or garter belt and a design inside the circle) (.42)

Letter, Dagworthy Jones, Unity Grove, to Thomas Bradford, Philadelphia, 1795, about business and announcing the birth of his daughter Maria Coleman Jones

Folder 40: IBR (initials inside a rectangle) (.43)

Part of a manuscript index; penciled note: French, 1702

Folder 41: IDG (with hearts between each initial (.44)

Part of an engraving showing a woman’s head

Folder 42: IFM (with a swan inside a decorative border) (.253)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 43: IHS (inside a circle) (.316)

On part of a page printed in French, penciled in:c.1761

Folder 44: II (.45)

Blank sheet of paper, penciled note: French 1710

Folder 45: IID (could be DII)(with a dove standing on a rock) (.310)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 46: IP (with grapes or a pinecone and fleur-de-lis) (.46)

Page from a book about the instrument of regeneration, London, 1684

Folder 47: IV (.48 includes a Pro Patria design, with lion inside a fence, watched over by Britannia) (.47-.51)

Part of title page of The Works of …Stephen Charnock, vol. 2, 1684 (.47);

Blank piece of paper, with penciled note: not later than 1736 (.48)

Cover sheet for warrant for Earl Waldegrave, 1738 (.49);

Blank piece of paper, 1778 penciled in (.50)

Partial map of Atlantic Ocean off Cape Breton Island and Newfoundland, penciled in: French, 1770? (.51);

Part of letter addressed to James Geo. Douglas, London, 1755 (.51a);

Cover sheet for something addressed to Mr. Garrick, 1758 (.51b);

Part of title page for Family Expositor, v. 2, by P. Doddridge, London, 1756 (.51c) (see also .107);

Part of page from a book, London, 1756 (.51d);

Part of a letter from Chas. Whitworth, Lybourne, 1757 (.51e)

Folder 48: IV (under a beehive, inside a crest topped by a tree) (.52)

Folder 49: IVR (with an oval with flowers on the inside – see also .303) (.305)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 50: JH (or HL) on either side of a crested shield (.298)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 51: JSB [Jeremiah Smith Boies] (.54)

Blank piece of paper, 1790 penciled in

Folder 52: K inside a circle (.237)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 53: J Kool & Comp (under a crowned lion carrying a sword) (.56)

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: Dutch, 1657

Folder 54: LR (inside fish scales) (.57)

Cover sheet marked One quarter to Christmas 1773

Folder 55: 4 LS, above a post horn (.294)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 56: LVG; LV Gerrevink (with various designs of shields) (.58-.72)

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: 1776 (.58);

Piece of paper on which names of owners (both Dutch) are written, penciled in: Antwerp, 1620 (.59);

Address sheet: to Mr. Nourse, London, 1755 (.60);

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: London, 1754 (.61);

Cover sheet dated 1751 (.62);

Part of map of St. Christophers, alias St. Kitts, by H. Moll, geographer, penciled in: between 1736 and 1751, (.63);

Part of a letter to Mrs. Bentham, penciled in: 1757 (.64);

Piece of paper dated May 11, 1728 (.65);

Part of letter, penciled in: Lord Trevor, 1725 (.66);

Part of a government document, 1720 (.67);

Part of a printed notice to John Garth about an English land tax, 1732 (.68);

Cover sheet for Ld. Le Despencer, 1763 (.69);

Cover sheet for Lord Stormon, 1761-1762 (.70);

Part of a bill from Wilson, Chapman, and Sheppard, Woollen drapers, London, 1765 (.71);

map of the seat of war in France, 1795 (.72)

Folder 57: 1795, S Lay (.73)

Title page and one page from The Life of Petrach, by Mrs. Dobson, 4^th ed., vol. 1, London, 1799.

Folder 58: Litchfield (.74)

Receipted bill, Christopher Peirce owes to Thomas Moor, Exeter, March 23, 1799

Folder 59: MB (with cross) – photos and negatives only (.211)

Folder 60: MC (with hand) (.75)

Two sheets of paper, an manuscript index of some sort, penciled in: German, bound in book dated 1497

Folder 61: MH [or HM] (one set of initials inside a deer; the other set under a crested shield) (.280, .280a)

Two blank pieces of paper

Folder 62: NG (under a castle tower), also includes 4SM (.293)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 63: ring around which is written Napoleon empereur et roi, 1810 (.76)

Letter, Cornelia, Newbury, [Massachusetts], to Elizabeth Withington, Dorchester, March 31, 1819, about Elizabeth’s brother’s death, religion, and other news

Folder 64: Owen & Hurlbut (with seven-pointed star) (.78)

Note, J.W.(?) Copeland, Middlebury, to Warren or Warner Carr, Brandon, Vermont, June 8, 1830, about a debt owed by S. Hosmer(?)

Folder 65: fancy P with flower growing out of top; numeral 4 (or crossed legs) with a design on top (.79, .79a)

Two blank sheets of paper, .79 has date penciled in – 1561, and .79a has 1596 penciled in

Folder 66: P under a design of some sort (.231)

Blank sheet of paper

Folder 67: PH (initials are inside a bishop’s miter) (.296)

A piece of paper on which are a couple of words (in German) and letters

Folder 68: PO (initials inside an urn-like design) (.81)

Blank sheet of paper, penciled in: London, 1507

Folder 69: R above a circle with crossed keys in the center (.234)

Manuscript index, written in Latin

Folder 70: RR-FR (.83)

Part of a map

Folder 71: T Richard, Auvergne, 1742, -IN (.84)

Part of a page from a book; penciled in: French 1742, not necessarily

Folder 72: S & Co inside star [John Shyrock] (.85)

Letter, Eben Clapp, Baltimore, to John M. Gourgas, Dorchester/Boston, Sept. 14, 1814, about rent and possibly selling a farm; many have left Baltimore because of British, who have commenced firing on the nearby forts, nearby battle

Folder 73: partial SL in bell, but under the initials LVG (Shay) (.86)

[other LVG designs do not have the bell]

part of wrapper: 9 Sept. 1765, Ld. Chief Baron Parker recommending Mr. Welles to be preferred in the teller’s office

Folder 74: SWL (with post horn) (.87)

Map of Switzerland, engraved by Joseph T. Scott for Carey’s American edition of Guthries Geography Improved; penciled in: American, 1795

Folder 75: Simuntfink Weitra (under Pro Patria design of lion in a pen, with woman watching over it) (.181)

Document in German or Dutch and French – something about an artillery regiment, August-September 1803(?)

Folder 76: TC (with crown above a rider on horseback) (.88)

Note, John Wakefield, Kendal, to Wm. Ross, London, May 29, 1793, about a dividend of the effects of the late James Ingram

Folder 77: T & E, in script, and a photo of the watermark (.213, .213a-c)

Photograph (.213);

Letter, Donald Ross, Union River, [Maine], to David Cobb, March 24, 1801, about timber, local news, upcoming elections (.213a);

Letter, same to same, January 20, 1801, about Ross’s fall from a horse, weather (.213b);

Letter, same to same, December 24, 1800, about blockade and poor prospects for logging (.213c)

Folder 78: THVP (with a horse) (.89)

Blank sheet of paper (although bearing ghost of other printing), penciled in: 1733

Folder 79: V (above a fleur-de-lis in a ring) (.90)

Part of a page from a book in Latin, with an engraving of a statue of Antinous on one side, penciled in: 1748

Folder 80: VD (possibly GVD) (.91, .91a)

Two blank sheets of paper, both labeled Dutch, 1640

Folder 81: VL, one with Pro Patria design (lion inside fence) [Vander Ley] (.92, .92a)

Two sheets of paper, both found “stuck in a Dutch map book of 1640”

Folder 82: VZR (or some combination thereof – Z is on top, with V and R to either side of an oval with flowers in the middle, see also .305) (.303)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 83: VanderLey (.93) - blank piece of paper, labeled 1744 or 1747;

Man with wild hair, holding a jump rope (.93a) – blank piece of paper on which is written English 1716;

VanderLey, with shield under which are the initials VDL (.93b) – blank piece of paper on which is written 1744 & 1747

Folder 84: Virheyt (inside a crowned circle, under a lion) (.209-.210)

Blank piece of paper (.209);

Receipt, money received of Philip Earl of Hardwicke, October 1, 1774

Folder 85: WB under a crown (.94)

Blank sheet of paper, on which is written English, 1723

Folder 86: WK (.96)

Blank sheet of paper, on which is written 1707

Folder 87: WR (under a shield with a post horn – not all of shield is included) (.97)

Wrapper for communication from E. of Marlborough, Sept. 4, 1701

Folder 88: WR (under a shield bearing a fleur-de-lis) (.185)

Engraving showing two beggars and a monk (perhaps supposed to be Chinese, as all have long pigtails), one beggar hits his head against a rock, the other has a small fire burning on top of his head, both actions done to encourage alms; the monk is being punished for having been with a woman; captions in French; penciled in: Amsterdam, 1723-1743

Folder 89: J Whatman (.98)

Wrapper for correspondence from General WGH letters, Calcutta, 1779

Folder 90: J Whatman, 1794 (.99, .99a)

Part of an engraving of entrance to Mr. Holden’s family vault, published 1795 by N. Smith, London (.99);

Blank sheet of paper (.99a)

Folder 91: anchors or fish hooks (.134, .134a-b, .136)

Tabula Asiae VIII, from Puckhiemer’s(?) Ptolemy, 1562; anchor in a circle with an asterisk on top (.134);

Two blank pieces of paper, both have anchors in circles, but that on .134b includes an asterisk on top (.134a-b);

Part of a page from a book (.136)

Folder 92: animal holding key, inside a circle (.311, .311a)

Two blank pieces of paper

Folder 93: arms of Amsterdam (.126-.130);

Piece of paper with name Ashe and date 28 July 1685 (.126);

Plans of Fourt Louis, Fort de la Kenoque and Fort Francois, with date 1720 penciled in (.127);

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: “not later than 1736, probably a bit earlier” (.128);

Plan of fortifications at Ath, penciled inL 1716 (.129);

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: 1707 (.130)

Folder 94: arms of England, inside the belt of the Order of the Garter (.53, .77, .82, .121-.123)

Wrapper for the town of Medfield’s deed to Eliakam. Morse, n.d. (.53) (see also .33 and .82);

Wrapper with several names on it (Eastman, Eyres, Emerson, Eliot), penciled in: 1775 (.77);

Wrapper for Joshua Morse’s quilt claim to Eliakam Morse, 1758 (.82) (see also .33, .55);

Blank piece of paper (.121);

Nathl. Cushing’s account with Simeon Mays (or Mayo), Boston, 1784 (for button and thread) (.122);

Nathl. Cushing’s account with Leach & Watson, Boston, 1796 (for fabrics) (.123)

Folder 95: arms of London (.119, .119a)

Blank piece of paper, penciled in date: 1620 (.119);

Wrapper for Joseph Metcalf’s articles of partition, n.d. (.119a)

Folder 96: arms of Massachusetts (.118a-b)

Deed of sale, Gideon Beaman, Sterling, Mass., to Elisha Beaman, 1801 (in two pieces)

Folder 97: arrow (so described on folder, although it doesn’t look much like an arrow) (.315)

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: Italian, 1728

Folder 98: arrows, crossed (.135)

Part of a map of Lithuania, penciled in: Dutch, 1693

Folder 99: Atlas (man holding the Earth) (.155a-b)

Two blank pieces of paper, penciled in: Dutch, 1645

Box 2:

Folder 1: bear (.246)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 2: bell and floral device (.133)

Invoice of goods on the ship Cumberland, mostly textiles, buttons, hose, shoes, pen knives, scissors, etc., n.d.

Folder 3: Britannia – one is figure under a crown, the others are in a crowned circle (.124-.125, .215)

Israel Stoughton note to Elisha Stoughton, 1808-1816 (.124);

Deed, William and Betsey Leathe to Elijah Wyman, Middlesex County, Mass., 1821 (.125);

Photograph of watermark (.215)

Folder 4: circles; cross and orb (.309, .309a-b)

Blank piece of paper – circles have what could be a T on top (.309);

Part of a page from a book, date penciled in: 1645-1647 (.309a);

Part of page from a book, penciled in: German, 1497 – this has cross and orb watermark (see also .116) (.309b)

Folder 5: coat of arms with rampant lion on shield inside a ring (.1311-b)

Two blank pieces of paper, date penciled in on both: 1707

Folder 6: cross inside a circle made of a chain (.115)

Page printed in French; penciled in: French, 1771

Folder 7: cross, small (.114)

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: 1561

Folder 8: cross and orb (.116, .116a) (see also .309b)

Part of a page printed in Latin, penciled in: German, 1497 (.116);

Blank piece of paper (.116a)

Folder 9: cross coming out of a circle with a design in it (.276)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 10: crown (partial watermark only) (.113, .113a)

Printed form to record weight of rye(?), sold by William Hyde to John Savill(?), Portland, 1820 (.113);

David Trafton(?) promises to pay Samuel Beal, Township no. 23(?), 180-

Folder 11: crowned circle [difficult to see] (.117)

Part of page printed in Latin, penciled in: Venice, 1491

Folder 12: crowned shield with inscription (.223)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 13: crowned shields with simple designs (.224, .224a-b)

Blank piece of paper – shield with circles (.224);

Blank piece of paper – shield with lines (.224a);

Blank piece of paper – shield with line and circles (.224b)

Folder 14: crowned shield and post horn (partial) (.200-.204, .212a-b)

Wrapper, on which is written 31 Aug. 1751, J. Murray (.200);

Blank piece of paper, date penciled in 1765 (.201);

Wrapper: Aug. 27, 1763, Lord Westmoreland (.202);

Wrapper: discharges, Ld. Geo. Sackville’s, 1748 (.203);

Nathl. Cushing’s bill with Simeon Mayo, Boston, 1785, for buttons, hose, paper (.204);

Photographs of watermark (.212a-b)

Folder 15: dragon [photo only] (.214)

Folder 16: eagles (assorted designs) (.112, .112a-c)

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: English, 1676 – eagle wearing crown (.112);

Blank piece of paper – small double-headed eagle (.112a);

Blank piece of paper – head of eagle(?) inside a shield (.112b);

Blank piece of paper – crowned double-headed eagle (.112c)

Folder 17: eagles, crowned (.111, .111a)

Blank piece of paper – watermark not very clear, date penciled in – 1642 (.111);

Blank piece of paper , penciled in: Dutch, 1642 (.111a)

Folder 18: fleur-de-lis in circle (.137-.138)

Both are pages printed in French, penciled in: Naples, 1776

Folder 19: fleur-de-lis – partial designs (.101-.110)

Engraving of Sir Josiah Child, Bar., published 1795 by W. Richardson, London (.101);

Title page from C. Julii Caesaris Quae Extant…, [by] Joannes Godvinus, printed in London in 1794 (.102);

Description of Olantigh, plate LXXVIII, penciled in: 1795 (.103);

Engraving by Anto. Riedel of a portrait by Peter de Greber, 1755 (.104);

Blank piece of paper, date penciled in: 1754 (.105);

Part of a page, with a diagram of a library, penciled in: English, 1752 (.106);

Part of title page for Family Expositor…, v. 4, by P. Doddridge, printed in London, 1753 (.107) (see also .51c);

Part of a title page, for a book probably printed in London, date penciled in: 1756 (.108);

Part of a bill to the Rev. D. Mangey, for books, 1746-1756 (.109);

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: London, 1753 (.110)

Folder 20: fleur-de-lis in ring with a crown and other decorations (.139)

Part of a document in French, penciled in: “This fac-simile is in aquatint, hence could have been produced in 1792 or thereabouts, which is the date of the paper.”

Folder 21: fleur-de-lis with crown (.100)

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: book pub. in Boston in US, 1742

Folder 22: fool or jester – head and collar (.158-.162, .162a)

Print of “La Ville de Gravelines,: penciled in: Netherlands, 1720 (.158);

Title page of Historie Generale de Pais-Bas…, v. 2, printed in Brussels by Francois Foppens, 1720 (.159);

Blank piece of paper, date penciled in: 1763 (.160);

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: London, 1668 (.161);

Mostly blank piece of paper, penciled in: English, 1676 (.162);

Blank piece of paper (.162a)

Folder 23: hand (.277)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 24: horse (bottom of legs missing) (.314)

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: English, 1725

Folder 25: human profile(?) (simplified sheaf of wheat?) (.289)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 26: king with sword (.154)

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: Italian, 1562

Folder 27: man (bishop and pilgrim? the figures are not alike) (.132, .132a)

Blank piece of paper – watermark of man in bishop’s miter with bishop’s crook, penciled in : German, 1740 (.132);

Blank piece of paper – watermark of man carrying a cross (.132a)

Folder 28: man in cartouche (.171-.174)

Part of a print, shows Belle Cour de Lion, date penciled in : 1657 (.171);

Part of a print, shows Maison de Vimy, pres. De Lyon, date penciled in: 1657 (.172);

Part of a print, shows Bastion St. Jean a Lion, date penciled in: 1661 (.173);

Part of a print, showing fortress at Bergerac, penciled in: French, 1561 (.174)

Folder 29: man in a circle (.175)

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: Antwerp, 1592

Folder 30: man (head only) in a crowned circle, some sheets also have swan in decorative circle (.166-.167, .167a)

Part of a map of the area around Limoges, France, date penciled in: 1657 (.166);

Part of the plan of a palace and garden in Lyon, date penciled in: 1661 (.167);

Blank piece of paper (.167a)

Folder 31: paschal lamb (.153)

Wrapper for deeds; folder identifies watermark as Italian

Folder 32: scales (i.e. a balance) in a circle (.194)

Part of a page printed in Latin, penciled in: Venice, 1491

Folder 33: shield with cross and eagle (.242, .242a-.242c)

All blank pieces of paper, no dates

Folder 34: shield with crowned animal (lion?) (.247, .247a)

Both blank pieces of paper, no date

Folder 35: shield with a design that looks like an inkwell (.192-.193, .193a-d)

All blank pieces of paper, .192 has date 1593 penciled in, and .193 has date 1591

Folder 36: shields with fleur-de-lis, various designs (.140, .186-.191, .191a-b)

Part of an engraving, depicting a bridegroom, soldier, king, elder, wife, and widow (all in classical or Jewish costume), penciled in: English, 1662 (.140);

Piece of paper on which is written Samuel and some numbers, penciled in: English, 1692 (.186);

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: English, 1730 (.187);

Pages printed in Italian, penciled in: Piranesi, 1748 (.188-.189);

Blank piece of paper (.190);

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: English, 1711 (.191);

Pages printed in Dutch, penciled in: Amsterdam, 1658 (.191a-b)

Folder 37: shield with cross, topped by fool’s cap(?) (.230)

piece of paper with letter Z written on it

Folder 38: shield with lion(?) on top (.291)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 39: shields with assorted designs (.238, .238a-c)

Blank piece of paper, shield appears to be topped with bishop’s miter (.238);

Blank piece of paper, shield has a flower on it (.238a);

Page printed in Latin, date penciled in: 1620 (.238b);

Page printed in Latin, penciled in: Antwerp, 1620 (.238c)

Folder 40: shields with post horns (.182-.184)

Deed, Jonathan Bernard of Springfield, Vermont, to Jos. Wood, Jr., of Lebanon, New Hampshire, selling land in Lebanon, 1791 (.182);

Deposition of James Locke(?), master of the sloop Lucretia, Jabez Ahearn, mate, and Ephraim Pease, hand, about getting stuck on a bar because of negligence of pilot John Moore, no place, 1792 (.183);

Blank piece of paper, date penciled in: 1592 (.184)

Folder 41: shield topped by horned helmet (.240)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 42: sickle inside a shield (.307)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 43: star and sword (.180)

Page printed in Latin, penciled in: Venice, 1491

Folder 44: stick or baton (.206)

Page printed in Latin: penciled in: Venice, 1491

Folder 45: sun with face (.207)

Title page for L’Etruria Pittrice…, vol. 1, printed by Niccolo Pagni and Giuseppe Bardi in Florence, 1791

Folder 46: unicorn (.208, .208a-b)

Part of title page of a book by Tindal, vicar of Great Waltham, Essex, 2d ed., vol. 2, printed in London for the Knaptons, 1733 (.208);

Blank pieces of paper (.208a-b)

Folder 47: date only: 1794 (.141-.147, .147a)

Engraving of Charles Seaton, 2d Earl of Dunfermline, published 1796 by W. Richardson, London (.141);

Manuscript index to part of the Bible (1800-1829) (.142);

Part of page of a book, probably printed in London (.143);

Title page of Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, vol. 1, Dublin, printed for several men (names given), 1796 (.144);

Title page of A Short Introduction to English Grammar, by Robert Lowth, London, printed for several men (names given), 1799 (.145);

Blank pieces of paper (.146-.147);

Page 349, vol. 2, of unknown book, showing geometrical figures, penciled in: English, 1797 (.147a)

Folder 48: date only: 1795 (.148-.150)

Printed description to accompany plate of Axwell Park in Durham County, England (.148);

Printed page from the book Artist’s Repository (.149);

Printed page from a drawings manual, showing a human profile (.150)

Folder 49: paper without watermarks (.334)

About 75 pieces of paper, many of which have been cut, which do not have watermarks, but do have dates, and frequently the country in which the paper was used. Many of the sheets are blank. Printed pages include title pages and other pages from books, maps, and engravings. The few manuscripts contain very little information.

Folder 50: paper without watermarks (.335)

About 71 pieces of paper, many of which have been cut, which do not have watermarks, but do have dates, and frequently the country in which the paper was used. Many of the sheets are blank. Printed pages include title pages and other pages from books, maps, and engravings. The few manuscripts contain very little information.

Folder 51: paper without watermarks (.336-.340)

Wrapper for Suffolk County, Massachusetts, deeds, 1791 (.336);

Mathematical exercises (.337);

Bill of goods purchased by Natl. Cushing from Tim. Mayo, Boston, 1784, for paper and fabric (.338);

Note to Dr. Garhin, London, from Margaret and John Penrose, Carwethenack, July 8, 1795, recommending Mrs. Moore of Helstone, Cornwall, as a member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (.339);

Receipted bill, Capt. Winthrop Stanwood bought of Nehemiah Cram, rum, fish hooks, vinegar, paper, no place, Oct. 25, 1819 (.340)

Folder 52: Correspondence and notes (.341)

Includes a draft of an article about early paper mills of Dorchester and Milton, Mass, by Dr. Leontine

Folder 53: tracings of watermarks (.342)

Box 3 (legal size papers):

Folder 1: AM in a cartouche or shield (could be MA) (.255, .255a)

Two blank pieces of paper

Folder 2: BC on arrow shaft, with griffin in shield (.222)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 3: C & I Honig (with post horn on shield) (.283)

Folder 4: CAZ(?) (design in a circle – not clear if these initials are being formed, or if the lines are random) (.313)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 5: CH with fleur-de-lis (.268)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 6: CM (with Three Magi and star) (.248)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 7: DR; and DR with GR under a shield (.282, .295)

Blank piece of paper, with DR (.282);

Blank piece of paper, with DR on left side of sheet and GR under a shield with a horn on the right side (.295)

Folder 8: E & C, Newton [Elliott & Curtis] (.22)

Page from letter book of Henry Buckley of Boston, 1803-1804

Folder 9: EZ (initials on either side of two shields, one of which has profile of a king) (see also .263, which uses same shields) (.245, .245a)

Two blank pieces of paper

Folder 10: F (.286-.287)

Blank piece of paper (F under a shield on which appears what might be a fool’s cap) (.286);

Blank piece of paper (F inside a circle) (.287)

Folder 11: GH (.281, .281a)

Blank piece of paper, with initials under a shield (.281);

Blank piece of paper, with initials under a double-headed eagle (.281a)

Folder 12: GNL (initials under a bishop) (.257, .257a)

Two blank pieces of paper

Folder 13: GSB/HR inside a heart (with two deer) (.304)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 14: H (next to a deer, could be a partial watermark) (.278)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 15: HB (initials in a shield, under a serpent on a staff) (.271)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 16: HBM (under a large crested shield) (.254, .254a-b)

Three blank pieces of paper

Folder 17: HDM (could be HMD) (initials flank a shield) (.219)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 18: HGG (under a crown) (.284)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 19: HK (under a shield with a cross and a serpent?) (.236)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 20: Hudson/ For records (under an oval topped by an eagle, inside the oval is an angel with books and a building) (.40)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 21: IGQ (.250)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 22: IS (inside a heart, topped with a cross) (.302)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 23: IS (on either side of two shields, see .245 for the same two shields) (.263)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 24: ISM (under a crowned oval shield) (.256, .256a)

Two blank pieces of paper

Folder 25: J. Honig & Zoonen (with Pro Patria design of lion inside a fence) (.216)

Blank piece of paper, plus a photo of the Pro Patria design

Folder 26: Jardel Laroque Pere (with arms of Amsterdam) (.55)

Envelope addressed to John H. Hanna, Frankfurt, Kentucky, which held a document from Walter Brashear relating to Michael Gratz’s heirs, 1817

Folder 27: LB (under a crowned shield with a fleur-de-lis) (.258)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 28: MC (under a shield) (.243)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 29: MDB (MD and either side of a cornucopia-like design inside an oval, with the B underneath) (.260)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 30: ME (with shamrock, serpent on a staff, and a cross in a shield) (.272a)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 31: MF (under a shield with three circles) (.285)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 32: MK (under a shield topped by a bishop’s miter) (.235)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 33: MW (under an oval in which are found crossed keys) (.233)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 34: P (.229, .229a)

Blank piece of paper, watermark: P under a small shield bearing a cross (.229);

Blank piece of paper, watermark: P or F on top of a shield which bears a cross and orb (.229a)

Folder 35: PL (the P is elongated to form the L) (.300)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 36: R (in shield, variations in design) (.249, .249a-d)

Five blank pieces of paper

Folder 37: S(?) (.312)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 38: SB (on either side of an anchor, with another anchor as well) (.261)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 39: SH (under a shield) (.297)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 40: SPS; SS (.228, .228a)

Blank piece of paper, watermark: SPS with a design on top of the P (.228);

Blank piece of paper, watermark: SS on either side of a crest, with a horn (.228a)

Folder 41: T (.274)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 42: TCC (monogram, with crown on top of T, and a heart beneath) (.299)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 43: W (2 different designs) (.275, .275a)

Blank piece of paper, watermark: W (.275);

Blank piece of paper, watermark: W under a horn (.275a)

Folder 44: WH (could be HW) (.95, .279)

Letter to Nathaniel Cushing, Boston, from Gardner & Aldins(?), Philadelphia, 1793, about receipt of washing mills with broken wheels (.95);

Blank piece of paper, different watermark – the initials appear under a crest (.279)

Folder 45: YP (under a circle, also includes a stack of 3 circles – one with a cross and one with a heart, with designs on either side of stack) (.227)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 46: arms of France (.120)

Page from a book (or table), probably printed in London, date penciled in: 1664

Folder 47: cornucopia(?) – variations in design (.265-.267, .267a-c)

Six blank pieces of paper

Folder 48: crests or coats of arms (.251 , .251a, .251c-d, .318-.319)

Five blank pieces of paper (.251, .251a, .251c, .318-.319)

Part of a letter or document in French, date penciled in: 1755 (.251d)

Folder 49: crosses (various designs) (.226a-c, .267 d-e)

Four blank pieces of paper (.226d-c, .267 d-e);

This piece of paper has another piece (parchment or vellum?) attached to it, and the added piece has Latin written on it (.226a)

Folder 50: 3 crosses in oval, with cross on top, might include the letters RR (.290)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 51: crowned shield with fleur-de-lis, indecipherable initials underneath (.244)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 52: crowns (variations on a design) (.226, .241)

Two blank pieces of paper

Folder 53: dagger(?) in sheath(?) (.221)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 54: dolphin or fish (.292)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 55: fleur-de-lis (various designs) (.262, .262a-d)

Four blank pieces of paper (.262, .262a-c);

Part of title page for Atlas Minor by Herman Moll, probably published in London, date penciled in: 1729 (.262d)

Folder 56: fleur-de-lis and crowned shield (.151-.152, .152a-d)

part of two pages in Latin, dates penciled in: 1641 (.151-.152);

four blank pieces of paper (.152a-d)

Folder 57: flowers (various designs) (.163-.165, .165a-c)

Parts of two pages in Latin, penciled in: Venice, 1491 (.163-.164);

Part of a page in Italian, penciled in: Italian, 1616 (.165);

A page with one line written on it, including the date 1491 (.165a);

Two blank pieces of paper (.165b-c)a

Folder 58: grapes (various designs) (.156-.157, .157a-c)

Draft(?) of a letter in French, penciled in: French, 1702 (.156);

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: French, 1776(?) (.157);

Three blank pieces of paper (.157a-c)

Folder 59: griffin in shield (.222a)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 60: hatchets, crossed (could be crossed T’s) (.308)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 61: lion (various designs) (.176-.179, .199a-b)

Note to Miss Beech from Mr. Atkinson, places illegible, 1760 (.176);

Will of Wate Foord of Pembroke, Plymouth County, New England [i.e. Massachusetts], 1777, with added note on back listing names of birth years of children (.177);

Part of a letter or story, no date (.178);

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: Dutch, 1731 (.179);

Three blank pieces of paper (.179a-c)

Folder 62: post horn (various designs) (.205, .205a-c)

Part of an atlas, in Latin (see also .331 – appears to be from same book) (.205);

Two blank pieces of paper (.205a-b);

Document printed in German and Latin, penciled in: Italian, 1671 (.205c)

Folder 63: Pro Patria design (with lion inside fence, watched over by a woman) (.195-.199)

Note from W. Genen about a South Sea dividend, 1724, penciled in: Dutch (.195);

Wrapper for minutes, June 1757 (.196);

Wrapper for Mr. Baskett’s memorial, 1750 (.197);

Part of a map of Antego[i.e. Antigua?], by Herman Moll, date penciled in: 1751 (.198);

Part of a letter written from Horningham(?), 1734 (.199)

Folder 64: serpents (various designs) (.269-.270, .272, .272b)

Four blank pieces of paper

Folder 65: shield with key (.232)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 66: shields with assorted designs (.301, .301a-b)

Three blank pieces of paper

Folder 67: shields of assorted designs (.239, .239a-f)

Seven blank pieces of paper

Folder 68: star with six points (.273)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 69: sun in circle (.225)

Blank piece of paper

Folder 70: swans (or ducks) (.168-.170, .170a-b)

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: French, 1561 (.168):

Plan of the fortification at Bayonne, penciled in: French 1561 (.169);

Blank piece of paper, date penciled in: 1657 (.170);

Two blank pieces of paper (.170a-b)

Folder 71: towers (.220, .220a-b)

Three blank pieces of paper

Folder 72: partial or unidentified watermarks (.320-.333)

Two blank pieces of paper (.320-.321);

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: French, 1750 (.322);

Blank piece of paper, date penciled in: 1750 (.323);

Wrapper labeled Ld. Granville, 2 Aug. 1750 (.324);

Blank piece of paper, penciled in: Italian, 1785 (.325);

Page from a book printed in Latin, date penciled in: 1670 (.326);

Part of a printed French document, penciled in: French(?), c.1761 (.327);

Part of a map of Prussia, penciled in: German, 1757 (.328);

Plan of the town, labeled Berg S. Winoc, in French, date penciled in: 1720 (.329);

Part of a map of Prussia, penciled in: French, 1695 (.330);

Part of a page from an atlas, printed in Latin, penciled in: Dutch, 1612) (see also .205 – appears to be from same book) (.331);

Engraving: Mercury flying through air to a group of women, by Wil. Baur(?), with caption in Latin, penciled in: probably German paper of 1639 or 41 (.332);

Engraving of Adam in the Garden of Eden, by W.B., caption in Latin, penciled in: probably German paper of 1639 or 1641 (.333)

Folder 73: printed pages showing a variety of watermarks, but missing the key which explains them (.218)