Photostat copy of Cambridge, December 1731. Some time since..., undated

Goodspeed 3, Ford 611.

Photostat copy of Old Timothy Jobson. TO my dear Wife, my Joy and Life, [ca. 1780]

Goodspeed 4, Ford 618.

Photostat copy of Father Abbey's Will. To which is now added, A Letter of Courtship to his virtuous..., [ca. 1780]

Goodspeed 7, Ford 612.

Photostat copy of Father Abbey's Will. To which is added, A Letter of Courtship to his virtuous..., undated

Goodspeed 8, Ford 608.

Photostat copy of Father Abbey's Will: Cambridge, December 1730. "Some time since..., 1797

Goodspeed 12.

Photostat copy of Father Abbey's Will. Cambridge, December 1730. "Some time since..., [ca. 1797]

Goodspeed 13, Ford 613.

Photostat copy of Father Abbey's Will. To my dear wife..., undated

Goodspeed 18, Ford 617.

Copy of Andrew Croswell's executor's account, 1788 June 2

One-leaf account of the disbursements of the estate of Andrew Croswell presented to the judge of probate for Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Copy of receipt to Samuel Sewall and William Welsteed, 1726/7 March 4

This copy of a receipt documents funds received by Harvard College from Samuel Sewall and William Welsteed, the executors of the estate of Bridget Usher, for the purchase of books for the College Library.

Copy of letters from Edward Wigglesworth and Samuel Williams to John Lowell, 1781-1782

Two leaves containing a two-page handwritten copy of the letter from Professor Edward Wigglesworth to John Lowell dated January 3, 1781 (HUM 86 Box 1, Folder 1), and a one-page handwritten copy of the letter from Professor Samuel William to John Lowell dated October [14], 1782 (HUM 86 Box 1, Folder 2).

Copy of letters from Ebenezer Storer to John Lowell, 1782 October 31

Two leaves containing two one-page handwritten copies of letters from Harvard College Treasurer Ebenezer Storer both dated October 31, 1782. The first letter outlines the salaries of several College officers and their funding sources. The second letter details the portion of the salaries received from the rents of the College and the assessments on students. The verso of the second leaf contains a note about the document written by one of John Lowell's sons.

Some Acct. of Sev'l things relating to the College contain'd in ye Charter Laws &c with references to the originals (manuscript partial copy), [1721 October]

Two octavo-sized leaves with four half-page columns containing a handwritten copy, made by President Leverett, of an October 17, 1721 a paper composed by Nicholas Sever and William Welsteed to Judge Samuel Sewall.

Petition of Sever and Welsteed to the General Court (manuscript copy), [1723 June-August]

Two folio-sized leaves containing a two-page handwritten copy of the June 21, 1723 petition of Sever and Welsteed requesting the question of non-resident Fellows in the Corporation be readdressed by the General Court, and a one-page handwritten copy of the answer to the petition passed by the General Court on August 7, 1723. The text of the petition begins "Sheweth that we have formerly represented to the Overseers of the College the Difficulty we were under in the business of it by reason of our not being vested with the power of its Charter..." The petition is incorrectly dated as "June 24th 1722" instead of 1723.

Copy of the Harvard College Charter of 1650 annotated by John Leverett, undated

One leaf containing a two-page handwritten copy of the Harvard College Charter of 1650 with thirteen numbered annotations in President Leverett's hand. The annotations summarize the duties and powers assigned to the President in the Charter.