Letter from George W. Lewis to William Tudor,

One letter inquiring if Tudor wished to send any letters to Boston with Lewis when he sailed.

[Letter from Andrew Eliot to "My Dear Sir," 14 September 1774]

Two-page letter to an unknown recipient discussing the effects of the Revolutionary War on Boston ("at present it's situation is melancholy"). The letter acknowledges the work of the Continental Congress and that its decisions "will be Law to America," and thanks the "munificence of our Friends in the Southern Colonies." In local news, Eliot mentions that Dr. Samuel Langdon will likely be appointed Harvard's next President, and notes the death of Thomas Hollis, a Harvard benefactor.

Letter from Samuel Willard, Deerfield, Massachusetts, to Catherine Willard, Petersham, Massachusetts, November 3, 1809

Willard informs his sister that he has sent her the chambray that he bought for her with money she had given to him to make the purchase.

Bill, 1774 July 26

Handwritten bill from William Manning to Andrew Bordman for shoes for Bordman and Cato purchased between December 1, 1773 and July 26, 1773. Payment acknowledged by William Manning on verso.

Bill, 1774 October 5

Handwritten bill from William Collson to Andrew Bordman for carpentry work between October 5, 1774 and 1778. Payment acknowledged by William Collson on verso.

I. Embroidered pocketbook, 1774

This series contains one rectangular, embroidered pocketbook with foldover flaps embroidered with wool thread in green, red, blue, purple, and cream colors. The interior is lined with pink silk and has cardboard inserts. "FISHER AMES 1774" is embroidered on one of the interior flaps of the wallet. This object was most likely made for Fisher Ames by a female member of his family or a friend, possibly to commemorate his graduation from Harvard in 1774. A child’s leather glove that was inserted in one of the pockets is also housed in HUM 96 Box 1.

Rule of three : manuscript, 1774

An arithmetic copybook, with accounting problems concerning commercial transactions. There is a reference to the Boston Tea Party in problem no. 68.

Account book of Job Godfrey, 1787-1809 (inclusive)

Ledger kept by Dr. Job Godfrey (1742-1813) of Taunton, Massachusetts, containing records of patients, medical services rendered, and fees charged between 1791 and 1797, which were updated with payment transactions through 1809. There are also notes on Godfrey's medical practice dated from 1787, including an entry on a nine-year-old girl he dissected after her death. There are additionally credits or debits listed for household transactions.

Account book of David Townsend, 1774-1791

Account book kept by Dr. David Townsend (1753-1829) that records patients treated, illnesses, and fees charged in Boston, Massachusetts, and neighboring towns from 1774 to 1791. His patients included a number of soldiers and sailors, as well as figures like the French-American writer John Hector St. John (1735-1813). Townsend's treatments typically consisted of delivering cathartics or emetics. For the family of Samuel Appleton, Townsend administered smallpox inoculation in 1776, charging him 4 pounds, 4 shillings. Townsend sometimes recorded the occupation or race of the patient. For example, he attended the delivery of a child of Sappho Henshaw, "black girl," in 1786; in 1787 he attended to an unnamed "black man at [who lived at the] corner of Board Alley" in the North End of Boston. Other patients included John Hancock (1736-1793) and members of Hancock's household, as well as Federalist publisher John Fenno (1751-1798).

Observations Medical & Chirurgical by John Perkins, 1724-1774 (inclusive)

Volume kept by Dr. John Perkins (1698-1781) from 1724 to 1774 recording observations on various diseases and medical conditions illustrated with cases from Perkins's practice in Boston, Massachusetts. The cases ranged from epileptic fits, various fevers, and rheumatism to melancholy. His treament methods were standard for the era, mainly prescribing vomits, purges, and spirits, and bleeding patients. Also includes a section listing contradictory opinions among prominent medical writers such as Dutch physician Herman Boerhaave and English physician Thomas Sydenham. An index is located at the end of the volume. Perkins likely began compiling the book in 1765. It contains cases dating from 1724 to 1774.

Winthrop, Robert Charles, 1809-1894, autographed letter signed to James Read Chadwick; Boston, 1 side (3 pages), 1879 January 29

Correspondence regarding the donation of several collections to the Boston Medical Library, including the John Winthrop papers

England and Wales, United Kingdom, 1774 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The post roads thorough England and Wales, by T. Jefferys, geographer to His Majesty. It was published by Printed for Jefferys & Faden, Corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross in 1774. Scale [ca. 1:1,325,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, canals, administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.