UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/99
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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 2/9/00
[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: 153
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $290,187
(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 3,631 100 SH SOLE 100
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 814,308 22,425 SH DEFINED 01 22,425
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 8,700,475 239,600 SH OTHER 239,600
American Express Co. COM 025816109 1,040,725 6,260 SH OTHER 6,260
American Home Products COM 026609107 7,850 200 SH DEFINED 01 200
American Home Products COM 026609107 109,900 2,800 SH OTHER 2,800
American Int'l Group COM 026874107 9,948 92 SH SOLE 92
American Int'l Group COM 026874107 2,889,533 26,724 SH DEFINED O1 26,724
American Int'l Group COM 026874107 19,413,627 179,548 SH OTHER 179,548
ATT Corp COM 001957109 1,011,524 19,907 SH DEFINED O1 19,907
ATT Corp COM 001957109 2,580,106 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 10,775 200 SH SOLE 200
Automatic Data ProcessingCOM 053015103 1,785,956 33,150 SH DEFINED 01 33,150
Automatic Data ProcessingCOM 053015103 12,716,116 236,030 SH OTHER 236,030
BankAmerica Corp COM 06605F102 30,113 600 SH OTHER 600
Bank of New York COM 064057102 32,000 800 SH OTHER 800
Bell Atlantic Corp. COM 077853109 700,704 11,382 SH DEFINED O1 11,382
Bell Atlantic Corp. COM 077853109 751,432 12,206 SH OTHER 12,206
BellSouth COM 079860102 25,279 540 SH DEFINED 01 540
BellSouth COM 079860102 68,721 1,468 SH OTHER 1,844
Berkshire Hathaway CL B COM 084670207 706,380 386 SH DEFINED 01 386
Berkshire Hathaway CL B COM 084670207 1,017,480 556 SH OTHER 556
Boston Scientific COM 110122108 26,250 1,200 SH OTHER 1,200
BP Amoco PLC ADR 055622104 129,064 2,176 SH DEFINED 01 2,176
Bristol Myers Squibb COM 110122108 276,006 4,300 SH OTHER 4,300
Capital One Financial COM 14040H105 57,825 1,200 SH OTHER 1,200
Chevron Corp. COM 166751107 17,325 200 SH OTHER 200
Cintas Corp. COM 172908105 2,656 50 SH SOLE 50
Cintas Corp. COM 172908105 67,734 1,275 SH DEFINED 01 1,275
Cintas Corp. COM 172908105 1,054,000 19,840 SH OTHER 19,840
Cisco Systems COM 17275R102 32,138 300 SH DEFINED 01 300
Cisco Systems COM 17275R102 303,700 2,835 SH OTHER 2,835
Citigroup Inc. COM 172967101 20,883 375 SH OTHER 375
Coca Cola COM 191216100 5,243 90 SH SOLE 90
Coca Cola COM 191216100 3,241,904 55,655 SH DEFINED O1 55,655
Coca Cola COM 191216100 13,156,636 225,865 SH OTHER 225,865
Crown, Cork & Seal COM 228255105 22,375 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Disney (Walt) Company COM 254687106 7,020 240 SH SOLE 240
Disney (Walt) Company COM 254687106 197,438 6,750 SH DEFINED 01 6,750
Disney (Walt) Company COM 254687106 695,419 23,775 SH OTHER 23,775
Dominion Res Inc. VA COM 257470104 18,958 483 SH OTHER 483
Dow Chemical COM 260543103 26,725 200 SH OTHER 200
Dupont E I De Nemours COM 263534109 157,705 2,394 SH DEFINED 01 2,394
Eastman Kodak COM 277461109 7,420 112 SH OTHER 112
Elan PLC ADR COM 284131208 59,000 2,000 SH OTHER 2,000
Electronic Data Systems COM 285661104 5,355 80 SH SOLE 80
Electronic Data Systems COM 285661104 334,688 5,000 SH DEFINED 01 5,000
Electronic Data Systems COM 285661104 1,172,746 17,520 SH OTHER 17,520
Emerson Electric COM 291011104 2,869 50 SH SOLE 50
Emerson Electric COM 291011104 727,228 12,675 SH DEFINED 01 12,675
Emerson Electric COM 291011104 3,343,242 58,270 SH OTHER 58,270
Ericsson L M Tel Co. CL COM 294821400 1,116,688 17,000 SH OTHER 17,000
Exxon Mobil COM 30231G102 233,631 2,900 SH DEFINED 01 2,900
Exxon Mobil COM 30231G102 2,155,208 26,752 SH OTHER 26,752
First Union Corp COM 337358105 14,493 440 SH OTHER 440
FleetBoston Financial COM 339030108 1,288,063 37,000 SH OTHER 37,000
General Electric COM 369604103 12,380 80 SH SOLE 80
General Electric COM 369604103 5,736,583 37,070 SH DEFINED O1 37,070
General Electric COM 369604103 28,347,106 183,180 SH OTHER 183,180
General Mills COM 370334104 214,500 6,000 SH DEFINED 01 3,000
General Mills COM 370334104 42,900 1,200 SH OTHER 1,200
Genzyme Corp General Div COM 372917104 45,000 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Genzyme Surgical Prod COM 372917609 1,040 179 SH OTHER 179
Genzyme Molecular COM 372917500 756 108 SH OTHER 108
Gillette Co. COM 375766102 6,178 150 SH SOLE 150
Gillette Co. COM 375766102 615,959 14,955 SH DEFINED 01 14,955
Gillette Co. COM 375766102 2,475,369 59,200 SH OTHER 59,200
GTE Corp COM 362320103 500,994 7,100 SH OTHER 7,100
Hewlett Packard Co. COM 428236103 7,963 70 SH SOLE 70
Hewlett Packard Co. COM 428236103 1,092,000 9,600 SH DEFINED 01 9,600
Hewlett Packard Co. COM 428236103 5,963,344 52,425 SH OTHER 52,425
Intel Corp. COM 458140100 256,815 3,120 SH DEFINED 01 3,120
Intel Corp. COM 458140100 1,572,922 19,110 SH OTHER 19,110
Int'l Flavors & FragranceCOM 459506101 50,794 1,350 SH DEFINED 01 1,350
Int'l Flavors & FragranceCOM 459506101 449,243 11,940 SH OTHER 11,940
International Paper Co. COM 460146103 112,875 2,000 SH OTHER 2,000
Int'l Business Machines COM 459200101 86,300 800 SH OTHER 800
Interpublic Group COM 460690100 34,613 600 SH DEFINED 01 600
Interpublic Group COM 460690100 11,538 200 SH OTHER 200
Investors Finl Services COM 461915100 92,000 2,000 SH OTHER 2,000
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 9,325 100 SH SOLE 100
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 5,051,819 54,175 SH DEFINED 01 54,175
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 21,235,823 227,730 SH OTHER 227,730
Kerr McGee Corp. COM 492386107 22,878 369 SH OTHER 369
Lucent Technologies COM 549463107 196,950 2,626 SH SOLE 2,626
Lucent Technologies COM 549463107 1,679,250 22,390 SH DEFINED 01 22,390
Lucent Technologies COM 549463107 8,459,700 112,796 SH OTHER 112,796
Marsh & McLennan COM 571748102 1,277,428 13,350 SH DEFINED O1 13,350
Marsh & McLennan COM 571748102 8,260,223 86,325 SH OTHER 86,325
McGraw Hill Companies COM 580645109 154,063 2,500 SH DEFINED 01 2,500
McGraw Hill Companies COM 580645109 6,501,438 105,500 SH OTHER 105,500
McDonalds COM 580135101 32,250 800 SH DEFINED 01 800
McDonalds COM 580135101 96,750 2,400 SH OTHER 2,400
Medtronic Corp. COM 585055106 5,101 140 SH SOLE 140
Medtronic Corp. COM 585055106 87,450 2,400 SH OTHER 2,400
Merck COM 589331107 9,406 140 SH SOLE 140
Merck COM 589331107 4,073,981 60,636 SH DEFINED 01 60,636
Merck COM 589331107 20,496,219 305,060 SH OTHER 305,060
Microsoft COM 594918104 544,055 4,660 SH DEFINED 01 4,660
Microsoft COM 594918104 1,399,249 11,985 SH OTHER 11,985
Minnesota Mining & Mfg COM 604059105 658,350 6,800 SH OTHER 6,800
Minnesota Power COM 604110106 6,775 400 SH OTHER 400
Morgan, J.P. COM 616880100 6,331 50 SH SOLE 50
Morgan, J.P. COM 616880100 2,036,510 16,083 SH DEFINED 01 16,083
Morgan, J.P. COM 616880100 6,983,876 55,114 SH OTHER 55,114
Motorola Inc. COM 620076109 1,258,251 8,545 SH DEFINED 01 8,545
Motorola Inc. COM 620076109 6,612,998 44,910 SH OTHER 44,910
National City Corp. COM 635405103 100,909 4,260 SH DEFINED 01 4,260
National City Corp. COM 635405103 75,801 3,200 SH OTHER 3,200
New England Electric Sys COM 644001109 24,530 474 SH OTHER 474
Nisource Inc. 65473P105 7,722 432 SH OTHER 432
Northern Trust Corp. COM 665859104 4,028,000 76,000 SH OTHER 76,000
Ocean Energy 67481E106 7,750 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Pepsico COM 713448108 4,935 140 SH SOLE 140
Pepsico COM 713448108 642,431 18,225 SH DEFINED O1 18,225
Pepsico COM 713448108 9,131,513 259,050 SH OTHER 259,050
Pfizer, Inc. COM 717081103 3,244 100 SH SOLE 100
Pfizer, Inc. COM 717081103 85,959 2,650 SH OTHER 2,650
Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 10,956 100 SH SOLE 100
Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 4,291,015 39,165 SH DEFINED 01 39,165
Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 9,985,527 91,140 SH OTHER 91,140
Ranger Oil COM 752805101 3,125 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Raytheon CLB COM 755111408 75,703 2,850 SH DEFINED 01 2,850
Raytheon CLB COM 755111408 862,484 32,470 SH OTHER 32,470
Reuters Group OLC COM 76132M102 84,045 1,040 SH OTHER 1,040
Santa Fe Snyder COM 80218K105 8,000 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
SBC Communications COM 78387G103 1,687,384 34,613 SH DEFINED 01 34,613
SBC Communications COM 78387G103 1,980,713 40,630 SH OTHER 40,630
Schlumberger Ltd. COM 806857108 1,262,813 22,500 SH OTHER 22,500
Service Corp. Int'l COM 817565104 6,938 1,000 SH OTHER 1,000
Sigma Aldrich COM 826552101 3,908 130 SH SOLE 130
Sigma Aldrich COM 826552101 303,631 10,100 SH DEFINED 01 10,100
Sigma Aldrich COM 826552101 2,392,975 79,600 SH OTHER 79,600
Silverstream Software COM 827907106 1,796,900 15,100 SH SOLE 15,100
Southwest Airlines COM 844741108 1,613 100 SH DEFINED 01 100
St. Paul Companies COM 792860108 240,866 7,150 SH DEFINED 01 7,150
State Street Boston COM 857473102 5,845 80 SH SOLE 80
State Street Boston COM 857473102 771,540 10,560 SH DEFINED 01 10,560
State Street Boston COM 857473102 7,073,911 96,820 SH OTHER 96,820
Stryker COM 863667101 257,613 3,700 SH DEFINED 01 3,700
Stryker COM 863667101 921,835 13,240 SH OTHER 13,240
Sysco COM 871829107 7,913 200 SH SOLE 200
Sysco COM 871829107 690,366 17,450 SH DEFINED 01 17,450
Sysco COM 871829107 2,816,850 71,200 SH OTHER 71,200
TECO Energy COM 872375100 97,453 5,250 SH DEFINED 01 5,250
TECO Energy COM 872375100 103,950 5,600 SH OTHER 5,600
Texas Instruments Inc. COM 882508104 183,588 1,900 SH OTHER 1,900
Time Warner Inc. COM 887315109 1,480,960 20,480 SH OTHER 20,480
United Dominion Realty COM 910197102 88,875 9,000 SH DEFINED 01 9,000
United Dominion Realty COM 910197102 1,319,301 133,600 SH OTHER 133,600
Wilmington Trust Corp. COM 971807102 193,000 4,000 SH OTHER 4,000
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