UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 9/30/99
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: James R. Nichols
Address: Nichols & Pratt Advisers, LLP
50 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109-4017
Form 13F File number: 28-3162
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
James R. Nichols Boston, Massachusetts 11/12/1999
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this
reporting manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in
this report, and all holdings are reported by other
reporting manager(s).
[ X ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the
holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this
report and a portion are reported by other reporting
manager(s).)
List of other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
28-4528 Fleet Investment Advisors
28-unknown Marine Midland Bank
28-unknown State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 156
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $244,519
(thousands)
List of other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
01 28-3168 Harold I. Pratt
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Form 13F INFORMATION
TABLE
VALUE SHS/SH INVSTMNT OTHER VOTING AUTH
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP X$1000) PRN AMT DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 3,669 100 SH SOLE 100
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 822,717 22,425 SH DEFINED 01 22,425
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 8,775,650 239,200 SH OTHER 239,200
American Electric Power COM 025537101 20,646 605 SH OTHER 605
American Express Co. COM 025816109 845,100 6,260 SH OTHER 6,260
American Home Products COM 026609107 33,200 800 SH DEFINED 01 800
American Home Products COM 026609107 116,200 2,800 SH OTHER 2,800
American Int'l Group COM 026874107 7,998 92 SH SOLE 92
American Int'l Group COM 026874107 2,323,318 26,724 SH DEFINED O1 26,724
American Int'l Group COM 026874107 15,613,801 179,598 SH OTHER 179,598
ATT Corp COM 001957109 865,955 19,907 SH DEFINED O1 19,907
ATT Corp COM 001957109 2,208,800 50,777 SH OTHER 50,777
Ameritech Corp COM 030954101 1,756,059 26,308 SH DEFINED O1 26,308
Ameritech Corp COM 030954101 1,487,991 22,292 SH OTHER 22,292
Automatic Data ProcessingCOM 053015103 8,925 200 SH SOLE 200
Automatic Data ProcessingCOM 053015103 1,479,319 33,150 SH DEFINED 01 33,150
Automatic Data ProcessingCOM 053015103 10,528,376 235,930 SH OTHER 235,930
BankAmerica Corp COM 06605F102 33,413 600 SH OTHER 600
Bank of New York COM 064057102 26,750 800 SH OTHER 800
BankBoston COM 06605R106 1,552,825 35,800 SH OTHER 35,800
Bell Atlantic Corp. COM 077853109 766,151 11,382 SH DEFINED O1 11,382
Bell Atlantic Corp. COM 077853109 843,291 12,528 SH OTHER 12,528
BellSouth COM 079860102 24,300 540 SH DEFINED 01 540
BellSouth COM 079860102 82,980 1,844 SH OTHER 1,844
Berkshire Hathaway CL B COM 084670207 716,416 386 SH DEFINED 01 386
Berkshire Hathaway CL B COM 084670207 1,031,936 556 SH OTHER 556
Boston Scientific COM 110122108 29,700 1,200 SH OTHER 1,200
BP Amoco PLC ADR 055622104 120,564 1,088 SH DEFINED 01 1,088
Bristol Myers Squibb COM 110122108 290,250 4,300 SH OTHER 4,300
Capital One Financial COM 14040H105 46,800 1,200 SH OTHER 1,200
Chevron Corp. COM 166751107 17,750 200 SH OTHER 200
Cintas Corp. COM 172908105 2,891 50 SH SOLE 50
Cintas Corp. COM 172908105 73,711 1,275 SH DEFINED 01 1,275
Cintas Corp. COM 172908105 1,094,969 18,940 SH OTHER 18,940
Cisco Systems COM 17275R102 13,713 200 SH DEFINED 01 200
Cisco Systems COM 17275R102 192,660 2,810 SH OTHER 2,810
Citigroup Inc. COM 172967101 16,500 375 SH OTHER 375
Coca Cola COM 191216100 4,343 90 SH SOLE 90
Coca Cola COM 191216100 2,685,354 55,655 SH DEFINED O1 55,655
Coca Cola COM 191216100 10,888,336 225,665 SH OTHER 225,665
Crown, Cork & Seal COM 228255105 24,250 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Deere & Co. COM 244199105 2,012 52 SH OTHER 52
Disney (Walt) Company COM 254687106 6,240 240 SH SOLE 240
Disney (Walt) Company COM 254687106 175,500 6,750 SH DEFINED 01 6,750
Disney (Walt) Company COM 254687106 608,400 23,400 SH OTHER 23,400
Dominion Res Inc. VA COM 257470104 21,795 483 SH OTHER 483
Dow Chemical COM 260543103 22,725 200 SH OTHER 200
Duff & Phelps COM 264324104 19,230 1,985 SH OTHER 1,985
Dupont E I De Nemours COM 263534109 144,837 2,394 SH DEFINED 01 2,394
Eastman Kodak COM 277461109 8,470 112 SH OTHER 112
Elan PLC ADR COM 284131208 67,125 2,000 SH OTHER 2,000
Electronic Data Systems COM 285661104 4,235 80 SH SOLE 80
Electronic Data Systems COM 285661104 264,688 5,000 SH DEFINED 01 5,000
Electronic Data Systems COM 285661104 925,348 17,480 SH OTHER 17,480
Emerson Electric COM 291011104 3,159 50 SH SOLE 50
Emerson Electric COM 291011104 800,902 12,675 SH DEFINED 01 12,675
Emerson Electric COM 291011104 3,681,935 58,270 SH OTHER 58,270
Ericsson L M Tel Co. CL COM 294821400 531,250 17,000 SH OTHER 17,000
Exxon COM 302290101 220,400 2,900 SH DEFINED 01 2,900
Exxon COM 302290101 2,168,432 28,532 SH OTHER 28,532
First Union Corp COM 337358105 15,675 440 SH OTHER 440
General Electric COM 369604103 9,485 80 SH SOLE 80
General Electric COM 369604103 4,454,393 37,570 SH DEFINED O1 37,570
General Electric COM 369604103 21,783,488 183,730 SH OTHER 183,730
General Mills COM 370334104 243,375 3,000 SH DEFINED 01 3,000
General Mills COM 370334104 48,675 600 SH OTHER 600
Genzyme Corp General Div COM 372917104 45,063 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Genzyme Surgical Prod COM 372917609 1,007 179 SH OTHER 179
Genzyme Molecular COM 372917500 621 108 SH OTHER 108
Gillette Co. COM 375766102 5,091 150 SH SOLE 150
Gillette Co. COM 375766102 473,598 13,955 SH DEFINED 01 13,955
Gillette Co. COM 375766102 2,009,100 59,200 SH OTHER 59,200
GTE Corp COM 362320103 7,688 100 SH OTHER 100
Hewlett Packard Co. COM 428236103 6,353 70 SH SOLE 70
Hewlett Packard Co. COM 428236103 871,200 9,600 SH DEFINED 01 9,600
Hewlett Packard Co. COM 428236103 4,755,301 52,400 SH OTHER 52,400
Intel Corp. COM 458140100 220,708 2,970 SH DEFINED 01 2,970
Intel Corp. COM 458140100 1,416,396 19,060 SH OTHER 19,060
Int'l Flavors & FragranceCOM 459506101 81,075 2,350 SH DEFINED 01 2,350
Int'l Flavors & FragranceCOM 459506101 411,930 11,940 SH OTHER 11,940
International Paper Co. COM 460146103 96,125 2,000 SH OTHER 2,000
Int'l Business Machines COM 459200101 96,800 800 SH OTHER 800
Interpublic Group COM 460690100 24,675 600 SH DEFINED 01 600
Investors Finl Services COM 461915100 68,750 2,000 SH OTHER 2,000
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 9,188 100 SH SOLE 100
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 5,188,641 56,475 SH DEFINED 01 56,475
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 21,019,163 228,780 SH OTHER 228,780
Kellogg COM 487836108 2,546 68 SH OTHER 68
Kerr McGee Corp. COM 492386107 20,138 369 SH OTHER 369
Lucent Technologies COM 549463107 248,341 3,828 SH SOLE 3,828
Lucent Technologies COM 549463107 1,433,089 22,090 SH DEFINED 01 22,090
Lucent Technologies COM 549463107 7,401,719 114,092 SH OTHER 114,092
Marsh & McLennan COM 571748102 914,475 13,350 SH DEFINED O1 13,350
Marsh & McLennan COM 571748102 5,908,125 86,250 SH OTHER 86,250
McGraw Hill Companies COM 580645109 120,938 2,500 SH DEFINED 01 2,500
McGraw Hill Companies COM 580645109 5,103,563 105,500 SH OTHER 105,500
McDonalds COM 580135101 34,600 800 SH DEFINED 01 800
McDonalds COM 580135101 103,800 2,400 SH OTHER 2,400
Medtronic Corp. COM 585055106 4,979 140 SH SOLE 140
Medtronic Corp. COM 585055106 85,350 2,400 SH OTHER 2,400
Merck COM 589331107 9,074 140 SH SOLE 140
Merck COM 589331107 3,929,971 60,636 SH DEFINED 01 60,636
Merck COM 589331107 19,791,145 305,360 SH OTHER 305,360
Microsoft COM 594918104 412,965 4,560 SH DEFINED 01 4,560
Microsoft COM 594918104 1,083,128 11,960 SH OTHER 11,960
Minnesota Mining & Mfg COM 604059105 201,731 2,100 SH DEFINED 01 2,100
Minnesota Mining & Mfg COM 604059105 902,988 9,400 SH OTHER 9,400
Minnesota Power COM 604110106 7,025 400 SH OTHER 400
Morgan, J.P. COM 616880100 5,713 50 SH SOLE 50
Morgan, J.P. COM 616880100 1,837,483 16,083 SH DEFINED 01 16,083
Morgan, J.P. COM 616880100 6,296,775 55,114 SH OTHER 55,114
Motorola Inc. COM 620076109 751,960 8,545 SH DEFINED 01 8,545
Motorola Inc. COM 620076109 3,950,320 44,890 SH OTHER 44,890
National City Corp. COM 635405103 84,333 3,160 SH DEFINED 01 3,160
National City Corp. COM 635405103 40,032 1,500 SH OTHER 1,500
New England Electric Sys COM 644001109 24,589 474 SH OTHER 474
Nisource Inc. 65473P105 9,558 432 SH OTHER 432
Northern Trust Corp. COM 665859104 3,173,000 38,000 SH OTHER 38,000
Ocean Energy 67481E106 10,188 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Pepsico COM 713448108 4,270 140 SH SOLE 140
Pepsico COM 713448108 555,863 18,225 SH DEFINED O1 18,225
Pepsico COM 713448108 7,901,025 259,050 SH OTHER 259,050
Pfizer, Inc. COM 717081103 3,588 100 SH SOLE 100
Pfizer, Inc. COM 717081103 86,100 2,400 SH OTHER 2,400
Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 9,375 100 SH SOLE 100
Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 3,709,219 39,565 SH DEFINED 01 39,565
Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 8,563,125 91,340 SH OTHER 91,340
Ranger Oil COM 752805101 4,250 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Raytheon CLB COM 755111408 141,431 2,850 SH DEFINED 01 2,850
Raytheon CLB COM 755111408 38,211 770 SH OTHER 770
Reuters Group OLC COM 76132M102 84,305 1,040 SH OTHER 1,040
Santa Fe Snyder COM 80218K105 9,000 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Sara Lee Corp. COM 803111103 93,500 2,000 SH OTHER 2,000
SBC Communications COM 78387G103 66,381 1,300 SH OTHER 1,300
Schlumberger Ltd. COM 806857108 1,402,031 22,500 SH OTHER 22,500
Service Corp. Int'l COM 817565104 10,563 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Sigma Aldrich COM 826552101 4,128 130 SH SOLE 130
Sigma Aldrich COM 826552101 390,525 12,300 SH DEFINED 01 12,300
Sigma Aldrich COM 826552101 2,527,300 79,600 SH OTHER 79,600
Southwest Airlines COM 844741108 1,519 100 SH DEFINED 01 100
St. Paul Companies COM 792860108 196,625 7,150 SH DEFINED 01 7,150
State Street Boston COM 857473102 5,170 80 SH SOLE 80
State Street Boston COM 857473102 682,440 10,560 SH DEFINED 01 10,560
State Street Boston COM 857473102 6,221,449 96,270 SH OTHER 96,270
Stryker COM 863667101 189,163 3,700 SH DEFINED 01 3,700
Stryker COM 863667101 676,895 13,240 SH OTHER 13,240
Sysco COM 871829107 7,013 200 SH SOLE 200
Sysco COM 871829107 611,841 17,450 SH DEFINED 01 17,450
Sysco COM 871829107 2,492,944 71,100 SH OTHER 71,100
TECO Energy COM 872375100 110,906 3,750 SH DEFINED 01 5,250
TECO Energy COM 872375100 118,300 5,600 SH OTHER 5,600
Texas Instruments Inc. COM 882508104 156,275 1,900 SH OTHER 1,900
Time Warner Inc. COM 887315109 1,244,160 20,480 SH OTHER 20,480
United Dominion Realty COM 910197102 100,688 9,000 SH DEFINED 01 9,000
United Dominion Realty COM 910197102 1,483,462 132,600 SH OTHER 132,600
Wilmington Trust Corp. COM 971807102 194,250 4,000 SH OTHER 4,000
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