SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
NAME OF REPORTING MANAGER: JOHN M. CORNISH
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 03/31/99
Institutional Investment Manager: JOHN M. CORNISH
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION IN
THIS FORM AND THE ATTACHMENTS TO IT ARE TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE, AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL PARTS
OF THIS FORM AND THAT THE SUBMISSION OF ANY AMENDMENT REPRESENTS THAT ALL
UNAMENDED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE AS
PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
John M. Cornish, Member
(617)248-5000
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ John M. Cornish
Boston, Massachusetts
5/10/99
Other Managers on Whose Behalf this Report is Filed:
None
Managers Reporting on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
None
REPORT SUMMARY:
Number of Other Included Managers: None
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 233
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 427,818,000
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REPORT PTR289 3Y CHOATE HALL & STEWART SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM 13-F
MANAGER (JMC) AS OF 03/31/99
INVESTMENT
MARKET DISCRETION VOTING AUTHORITY
VALUE SHS OR SH/ PUT/ SOLE SHR OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE
ISSUER AND TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL (A) (B) (C) (A) (B) (C)
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AT&T CORP COM 001957109 203 2546 SH X 2546
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 903 11308 SH X X 11308
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 820 17518 SH X 17518
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 1879 40140 SH X X 40140
AEGON NV ORD AMER REG 007924103 78 868 SH X 868
AEGON NV ORD AMER REG 007924103 203 2258 SH X X 2258
AETNA INC COM 008117103 1031 12420 SH X X 12420
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC COM 009158106 108 3150 SH X 3150
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC COM 009158106 772 22540 SH X X 22540
AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 00949T100 329 3400 SH X 3400
AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 00949T100 58 600 SH X X 600
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COM 019512102 15 300 SH X 300
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COM 019512102 3192 64900 SH X X 64900
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 624 16842 SH X 16842
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 407 10978 SH X X 10978
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1176 9987 SH X X 9987
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 1911 29284 SH X 29284
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 2752 42176 SH X X 42176
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 1516 12564 SH X 12564
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 9753 80851 SH X X 80851
AMERICAN WTR WKS INC COM 030411102 419 14400 SH X X 14400
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 277 4800 SH X X 4800
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 244 3200 SH X 3200
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 1123 14748 SH X X 14748
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 285 3900 SH X 3900
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 708 9680 SH X X 9680
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 3073 74282 SH X 74282
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 4566 110350 SH X X 110350
B P AMOCO P L C 055622104 2517 24925 SH X 24925
ADR SPONSORED
B P AMOCO P L C 055622104 1736 17187 SH X X 17187
ADR SPONSORED
BANK ONE CORP NEW 06423A103 831 15096 SH X X 15096
BANKBOSTON CORP COM 0660SR106 378 8720 SH X 8720
BANKBOSTON CORP COM 06605R106 188 4352 SH X X 4352
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 343 5190 SH X 5190
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 2068 31339 SH X X 31339
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 462 8946 SH X 8946
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 780 15100 SH X X 15100
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 1120 27968 SH X 27968
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 2357 58828 SH X X 58828
BEMIS INC COM 081437105 230 7400 SH X 7400
BEMIS INC COM 081437105 227 7300 SH X X 7300
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 771 328 SH X 328
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 1498 637 SH X X 637
BESTFOODS COM 08658UI01 1591 33854 SH X 33854
BESTFOODS COM 08658U101 2648 56330 SH X X 56330
BIOMET INC COM 090613100 218 5200 SH X X 5200
BOEING CO COM 097023105 261 7670 SH X X 7670
BRADLEY REAL ESTATE INC COM 104580105 141 7900 SH X 7900
BRADLEY REAL ESTATE INC COM 104580105 473 26434 SH X X 26434
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 423 6600 SH X 6600
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 6802 106080 SH X X 106080
BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE CORP COM 12189T104 123 3741 SH X 3741
BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE CORP COM 12189T104 178 5400 SH X X 5400
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 283 3375 SH X 3375
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 606 7233 SH X X 7233
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM 134429109 330 8100 SH X 8100
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM 134429109 476 11700 SH X X 11700
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 2431 27388 SH X X 27388
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 242 2212 SH X 2212
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 288 2626 SH X X 2626
CITIGROUP INC 172967101 598 9360 SH X 9360
CITIGROUP INC 172967101 1507 23595 SH X X 23595
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 1930 31450 SH X 31450
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 8412 137053 SH X X 137053
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 253 2750 SH X 2750
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 1159 12600 SH X X 12600
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 159 5100 SH X 5100
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 84 2700 SH X X 2700
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 1000 17224 SH X 17224
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 6066 104470 SH X X 104470
EASTMAN KODAK CO COM 277461109 256 4000 SH X 4000
EASTMAN KODAK CO COM 277461109 2007 31425 SH X X 31425
ELECTRONIC DATA SYS CORP NEW COM 285661104 102 2100 SH X 2100
ELECTRONIC DATA SYS CORP NEW COM 285661104 222 4560 SH X X 4560
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 233 4400 SH X 4400
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 834 15750 SH X X 15750
ENRON CORP COM 2935611OG 732 11400 SH X X 11400
EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 558 16240 SH X 16240
EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 548 15950 SH X X 15950
EQUITY OFFICE PPTYS TR COM 294741103 87 3447 SH X 3447
EQUITY OFFICE PPTYS TR COM 294741103 147 5794 SH X X 5794
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 4921 69744 SH X 69744
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 20406 289192 SH X X 289192
FPL GROUP INC COM 302571104 282 5300 SH X 5300
FPL GROUP INC COM 302571104 1187 22283 SH X X 22283
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 1184 17100 SH X 17100
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 1466 21170 SH X X 21170
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM 316773100 404 6132 SH X 6132
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM 316773100 836 12682 SH X X 12682
GTE CORP COM 362320103 27 450 SH X 450
GTE CORP COM 362320103 212 3508 SH X X 3508
GANNETT INC COM 364730101 542 8600 SH X 8600
GANNETT INC COM 364730101 617 9800 SH X X 9800
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 18418 166486 SH X 166486
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 52972 478843 SH X X 478843
GENERAL MILLS INC COM 370334104 113 1500 SH X 1500
GENERAL MILLS INC COM 370334104 1497 19807 SH X X 19807
GENERAL MTRS CORP COM 370442105 558 6417 SH X X 6417
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 410 6900 SH X 6900
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 1878 31600 SH X X 31600
GLAXO WELLCOME PLC SPONSORED ADR 37733W105 187 2800 SH X 2800
GLAXO WELLCOME PLC SPONSORED ADR 37733W105 348 5200 SH X X 5200
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 355 7500 SH X 7500
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 81 1704 SH X X 1704
HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 867 15466 SH X 15466
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 2214 32651 SH X 32651
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 7099 104678 SH X X 104678
HUBBELL INC CL A 443510102 209 5640 SH X X 5640
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC COM 452308109 128 2075 SH X 2075
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC COM 452308109 633 10225 SH X X 10225
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 2819 23715 SH X 23715
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 4839 40705 SH X X 40705
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 780 4400 SH X 4400
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 21894 123522 SH X X 123522
INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORP 460321201 142 11375 SH X X 11375
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC COM 460690100 1326 17025 SH X 17025
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC COM 460690100 3644 46792 SH X X 46792
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 3495 37375 SH X 37375
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 7002 74890 SH X X 74890
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 243 7200 SH X 7200
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 487 14400 SH X X 14400
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 131 2732 SH X 2732
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 190 3960 SH X X 3960
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRS 500472105 330 4000 SH X X 4000
ADR SPONSORED
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 474 5590 SH X 5590
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1484 17488 SH X X 17488
LITCHFIELD FINL CORP COM 536619109 335 19723 SH X 19723
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 92 848 SH X 848
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 868 8036 SH X X 8036
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 348 6000 SH X 6000
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 300 5175 SH X X 5175
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 1180 49437 SH X 49437
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 2962 124051 SH X X 124051
MARSH & MC LENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 396 5331 SH X 5331
MARSH & MC LENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 446 6000 SH X X 6000
MCDONALDS CORP COM 58013S101 1269 28000 SH X 28000
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 1656 36540 SH X X 36540
MCGRAW HILL COMPANIES INC 580645109 338 6200 SH X 6200
MCGRAW HILL COMPANIES INC 580645109 709 13000 SH X X 13000
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 3070 38320 SH X 38320
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 25338 316226 SH X X 316226
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 1076 12000 SH X 12000
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 4293 47900 SH X X 47900
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 1075 15200 SH X 15200
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 2945 41628 SH X X 41628
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 794 9018 SH X 9018
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 791 8986 SH X X 8986
MOLEX INC CL A 608554200 197 7600 SH X 7600
MOLEX INC CL A 608554200 590 22788 SH X X 22788
MONSANTO CO COM 611662107 1066 23210 SH X X 23210
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 1140 9243 SH X 9243
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 2430 19698 SH X X 19698
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & COMPANY 617446448 375 3748 SH X 3748
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & COMPANY 617446448 257 2576 SH X X 2576
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 440 6000 SH X 6000
MOTOROLA INC COM G20076109 1202 16403 SH X X 16403
NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 239 3600 SH X 3600
NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 843 12700 SH X X 12700
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC COM 651229106 489 10300 SH X 10300
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC COM 651229106 1412 29725 SH X X 29725
NORFOLK SOUTHN CORP COM 655844108 233 8850 SH X 8850
NORFOLK SOUTHN CORP COM 655844108 1084 41106 SH X X 41106
PPG INDS INC COM 693506107 843 16440 SH X x 16440
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 188 4800 SH X 4800
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 1158 29546 SH X X 29546
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN INC COM 716941109 625 10020 SH X 10020
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN INC COM 716941109 253 4060 SH X X 4060
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 15091 108764 SH X 108764
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 10938 78830 SH X X 78830
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 897 25500 SH X 25500
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 1956 55600 SH X X 55600
PITNEY BOWES INC COM 724479100 102 1600 SH X 1600
PITNEY BOWES INC COM 724479100 650 10200 SH X X 10200
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 5220 53296 SH X 53296
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 13187 134642 SH X X 134642
PROVIDIAN FINL CORP COM 74406A102 165 1500 SH X 1500
PROVIDIAN FINL CORP COM 74406A102 429 3900 SH X X 3900
R P M INC OHIO COM 749685103 340 25530 SH X 25530
R P M INC OHIO COM 749685103 157 11813 SR X X 11813
RAYTHEON CO CL B 755111408 35 6000 SH X 6000
RAYTHEON CO CL B 755111408 422 7200 SH X X 7200
REUTERS GROUP PLC SPONSORED ADR 76132M102 850 9789 SH X 9789
REUTERS GROUP PLC SPONSORED ADR 76132MI02 862 9922 SH X X 9922
ROPER INDS INC NEW COM 776696106 448 18764 SH X X 18764
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO N Y REGISTRY SH 780257804 229 4400 SH X 4400
PAR N GLDR 1.25
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO N Y REGISTRY SH 780257804 773 14860 SH X X 14860
PAR N GLDR 1.25
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 743 15756 SH X 15756
SEC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 958 20306 SH X X 20306
ST PAUL COS INC COM 792860108 2447 78784 SH X X 78784
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 124 5000 SH X 5000
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 99 4000 SH X X 4000
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 442 8000 SH X 8000
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 6292 113878 SH X X 113878
SEARS ROEBUCK & CO COM 812387108 298 6600 SH X 6600
SEARS ROEBUCK & CO COM 812387108 149 3300 SH X X 3300
SERVICEMASTER CO COM 8176ON109 882 43438 SH X 43438
SERVICEMASTER CO COM 8176ON109 2326 114515 SH X X 114515
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COM 824348106 174 6200 SH X 6200
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COM 824348106 118 4200 SH X X 4200
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM P L C 832378301 229 3200 SH X 3200
ADR REPSTG ORD A
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM P L C 832378301 300 4200 SH X X 4200
ADR REPSTG ORD A
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 67 686 SH X 686
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 403 4110 SH X X 4110
T E C 0 ENERGY INC COM 872375100 87 4400 SH X 4400
T E C 0 ENERGY INC COM 872375100 595 29920 SH X X 29920
TRW INC COM 872649108 455 10000 SH X X 10000
TELEFONICA S A ORD SPONSORED ADR 879382208 391 3060 SH X X 3060
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 203 3580 SH X 3580
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 41 724 SH X X 724
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 858 8640 SH X X 8640
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 47 1500 SH X 1500
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 3763 118988 SH X X 118988
TRANSATLANTIC HLDGS INC COM 893521104 11 150 SH X 150
TRANSATLANTIC HLDGS INC COM 893521104 607 8087 SH X X 8087
UNUM CORP COM 903192102 200 4200 SH X 4200
UNUM CORP COM 903192102 29 600 SH X X 600
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 688 12866 SH X 12866
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 76 1425 SH X X 1425
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 1950 14400 SH X 14400
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 3928 29000 SH X X 29000
WACHOVIA CORP NEW COM 929771103 1445 17800 SH X 17800
WACHOVIA CORP NEW COM 929771103 1829 22530 SH X X 22530
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 1694 59950 SH X 59950
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 3165 112030 SH X X 112030
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 388 5850 SH X 5850
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 417 6300 SH X X 6300
WEINGARTEN RLTY INVS SH BEN INT 948741103 262 6600 SH X 6600
WEINGARTEN RLTY INVS SH BEN INT 948741103 143 3600 SH X X 3600
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW 949746101 210 6000 SH X X 6000
WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP COM 976657106 266 10200 SH X X 10200
ZIONS BANCORP COM 989701107 599 9000 SH X X 9000
CLAY CHEVROLET INCORPORATED 998986343 615 114 SH X 114
TOM CHEVROLET INCORPORATED 998986350 722 214 SH X 214
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REPORT SUMMARY 233 DATA RECORDS 427818 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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