Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the John W. Howland Papers, 1835-1888
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Repository | Martha's Vineyard MuseumGale Huntington Research Library 59 School Street P.O. Box 1310 Edgartown, MA 02539 (508)627-4441 |
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| Call Number | RU 489 |
| Creator | Howland, John W., 1814-1896 |
| Title | John W. Howland papers |
| Date | 1835-1888 |
| Extent | 1 box (0.252 cubic feet) |
| Language | The materials are in English. |
| Abstract | The collection includes contracts, letters, licenses, and receipts concerning John W. Howland's business transactions. John W. Howland (1814-1896) was a builder, lumber dealer, highway surveyor, and tax collector in Tisbury, Massachusetts. |
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions to access.
Use and Reproduction Restrictions
Requests to reproduce material from this collection should be directed to museum staff. Reproduction fees may apply.
Preferred Citation
Martha's Vineyard Museum, RU 489, John W. Howland Papers.
Acquisition Information
Agreement for building schooner Smack gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Fonda in 1972. (Accession no. 1972.033). The immediate source of acquisition and date of accession for the rest of the material is unknown.
Publication Information
Martha's Vineyard Museum
Gale Huntington Research Library59 School Street
P.O. Box 1310
Edgartown, MA 02539
(508)627-4441
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared by Lara J. Ullman in August 2014. Finding aid machine-encoded by Nathaniel Janick, August 2014.
Creation of this finding aid was sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Related Materials
Related Material
See also, account book "Day Book of John W. Howland 1847", accession no. 2012.001.093 (Account book no. 88).
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Dukes County Court House (Edgartown, Mass.)
- Smack (Schooner)
- Wesleyan Grove Camp Meeting (Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.)
Genre(s)
- Contracts
- Correspondence
- Licenses
- Receipts
Geographic Name(s)
- Dukes County (Mass.)
- Edgartown (Mass.)
- Homes Hole (Mass.)
- Oak Bluffs (Mass.)
- Tisbury (Mass.:Town)
Subject(s)
- Building
- Construction workers
Biography/Historical Note
John Wing Howland was born on August 10, 1814 in Westport, Massachusetts. John moved to Martha's Vineyard and worked as a builder and lumber dealer. On February 7, 1837, John married Rebecca Luce Crowell (1821-1916) of Tisbury, Massachusetts. The couple lived in Tisbury and had six children: Adelaide (1840-1928), Mary (1842-1899), Ann Eliza (1849-1880), Charlotte D. (1854-1921), Carrie Russell (1860-1944), and John Everett (1862-1939). John was a surveyor of highways for the Town of Tisbury, was a tax collector, worked on the Dukes County Court House front stairs, and built the Methodist parsonage, along with many other buildings. John W. Howland died on April 9, 1896.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains contracts, legal documents, letters, licenses, and receipts concerning John W. Howland's business transactions on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title and therein chronologically.
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
Affidavit Concerning John W. Howland, 1862 July 15 | 1 | 1 | ||
Agreement between Bradford Howland, John W. Howland, and Timothy Daggett to Build the Schooner Smack, 1835 November 28 | 1 | 2 | ||
Bill of Lading for Building Materials, 1859 April 30 | 1 | 3 | ||
Contract between John W. Howland and Thomas N. Hillman, 1856 June 24 | 1 | 4 | ||
District Warrant from the Assessors to John W. Howland, Collector of Taxes, 1855 | 1 | 5 | ||
Letters, 1871, undated | 1 | 6 | ||
Letters and Papers about Construction Plans for Alterations to the Dukes County Court House (Howland was the contractor), 1858 June 21-July 28, undated | 1 | 7 | ||
Letter Commissioning Care of Certain Tisbury Roads, 1862 April 19 | 1 | 8 | ||
License for One Family Tent at the Wesleyan Grove Camp Ground, 1860 | 1 | 9 | ||
License to Carry on the Business of Stable Keeper, 1865 May 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
Receipts, 1847-1861 | 1 | 11 | ||
Receipts, 1862 | 1 | 12 | ||
Receipts, 1863 | 1 | 13 | ||
Receipts, 1864 | 1 | 14 | ||
Receipts, 1865-1866 | 1 | 15 | ||
Receipts, 1867-1869 | 1 | 16 | ||
Receipts, 1870-1873 | 1 | 17 | ||
Receipts, 1874-1802 | 1 | 18 | ||
Receipts, undated | 1 | 19 | ||
Sons of Martha's Vineyard Circular Letter, 1888 March 28 | 1 | 20 | ||