Mortgage dated March 21, 1850 for two parcels of land, one about eighteen acres with buildings, the other twenty acres more or less. Land deeded and mortgaged by William H. Bass to Reuben Fisher for four hundred and fifty dollars. Registered in Book No. 160, page 41.
From Probate Court, Commonwealth of Mass. to William Bass the notice to inventory the estate of Samuel Moor to settle the estate. Dated Feb 3, 1863.
Two sheets written by Jean Farwell giving relationships of the William Bass family. Obadiah and Delia Bass were parents of William.
Lease made June 15, 1857 between Charles Pomeroy as executor of Justus Russell estate and William R. Ball for the home place of Justus Russell. The term of the lease was for one year and the annual amount paid was $90.00. The leasee was to pay the rent by paying the highway taxes on said estate and the remainder in money. If the house was to be occupied by a family the rent was to be ten dollars more.
Photocopy of some records of marriages solemnized by Reverend Preserved Smith, 1834-1835. Includes the marriage of Mr. William H. Bass to Miss Susan Allen, November 24th, 1834
The deed was recorded by Jonathan Blake in Franklin Court, Book # 168, Page 164 for a sum of $8 a certain piece of land in Warwick-described in rods rather than acres ( south of the old mill yard and north and west of the Phillips land.
Postcard dated 5/31/88 from Worcester to Bass & Stimpson regarding railway cars. "you must haul cars....the 2 cars to West Fitchburg are wanted quick"
from Charles Baker
A five page photocopy of a transcript from p.1386 in Volume III of Genealogical and Personal Memoirs by William R. Cutter.
The brochure contains a poem written by W.W. Bass and a suggestion that the Santa Fe Route is the most comfortable, enjoyable, and safe route for tourists to Colorado, Arizona, Mexico, or California.
Three handwritten poems: "The Birthday" which begins "Sixteen years have before me rolled/The seventeenth I've met/And may I live as though my soul/Would meet an after life." "Thoughts on Contemplating the Close of Life" which begins "My friends mourn not for me/But rather for yourselves/Mourn not that I am called from thee/To dwell with Christ above." Untitled poem - lines composed upon an address to the scholars by the minister of the town. Poem dated February 1830. Poem begins "May I in future recollect/And ever keep in mind/Those words which were so kindly spoke/To instruct the youthful mind."
