Letter book, 1829-1833

This paper notebook contains handwritten copies of twenty-two letters and petitions written by Croswell between June 9, 1829 and July 11, 1833, to various recipients that primarily describe his employment with Harvard College and need for financial assistance.

Letter from William Croswell to an unidentified recipient, [1833]

Draft of a letter referencing Croswell's work on cubic equations.

Letter from William Croswell to an unidentified recipient, 1833 June 18

Draft of a letter regarding Croswell's time working on the Harvard Library Catalogue.

Letter from William Croswell to [John Quincy Adams], 1833 July

Four pages of notes and copies of letters including two rough drafts of a July 1833 letter presumably written to the former United States President John Quincy Adams.

Letter from William Croswell to John Quincy Adams, 1833 July 9

Two drafts on one leaf of a letter regarding the depreciation of currency.

Letter from William Croswell to an unidentified recipient, 1833 November

Five drafts of a letter providing a chronology of Croswell's time working on the Harvard Library Catalogue.

Letter from William Croswell to Harrison G. Otis, 1833 November 4

Two drafts of a letter requesting financial assistance.

Memorials and petitions, also letters to Hon. Boards, 1822-1833

Paper notebook containing copies of letters sent by Croswell to the Harvard Board of Overseers, the Boston City Council, the Boston School Committee, and the Harvard Benevolent Society.

Memorials to the Massachusetts General Court, 1833-1834

Ten drafts of letters to the Massachusetts General Court written between February 1833 and March 1834.

Memorial to the Selectmen of Charlestown, 1833 March-May

Five drafts of a letter.

Memorial to the Boston School Committee, 1833 May

Five drafts of a letter.

Memorial to the Harvard Benevolent Society, 1833 August

Four drafts of a letter.

Payment order for John Edwards on behalf of his son, 1768 July 1

Handwritten order to John Sale to pay scholarship funds to John Edwards for use by his son, signed by Thomas Foxcroft, Charles Chauncey, Thomas Waite, Jonathan Williams, and Daniel Marsh.

Payment order for Mercy Gill on behalf of her son, 1768 July 1

Handwritten order to John Sale to pay scholarship funds to Mercy Gill for use by her son John Gill (Harvard AB 1771), signed by Thomas Foxcroft, Charles Chauncey, Thomas Waite, Jonathan Williams, and Daniel Marsh.

A. Greek Testament, 1768

Leather-hardcover volume containing an interleaved and annotated copy of a Greek Testament. The printed text is in Greek, but most of Pearson's notes are in English and discuss or translate the text. The inside front cover is inscribed "E. Pearson 1768." There is no title page or imprint information.