Title
Cashier's Office Plans and Drawings
Series contains maps and plans of land in and around Lawrence, Massachusetts. Most were produced or copied by the Essex Company. The bulk of this collection consists of the "Plan[s] of Land to Accompany Assessment Schedules," complete from 1909-1963. There are also maps of Lawrence for the years 1853, 1855, 1869, and 1873, as well as those depicting land that was originally part of Andover and Methuen. Of particular note is the "Plan of the Post Road from Newbury Bridge to Portsmouth Court House, 1800." Other plans depict Essex Company lands and some Lawrence mills. Information about the original Essex Company purchases, the canals, the Merrimack River, and the Flood of 1936 are also present. Many of these materials are reproductions of original maps and plans in Plans and Drawings, a sub-series of the Engineering Records.
Collection
Essex Company Collection
Drawings and plans are of varying sizes, ranging from 4" x 5" to 36" x 72."
Relations
Many of these materials are reproductions of originals in the Plans and Drawings of the Engineering Records (1989.008.059). Plan[s] of Land to Accompany Assessment Schedules relate to schedules contained in sub-series "Land Purchases, Sales, and Valuatio