Letter from Steward Caleb Gannett to President and Fellows, [1780]

This letter from Gannett, written shortly after he assumed the duties of the Steward, contains questions to the President and Fellows regarding his duties as Steward. He also discusses the impact of the post-Revolutionary War economic situation, describing the rapid rise of prices of goods.

[Letter from J. Warren to Caleb Gannett], 1780 April 27

Handwritten one-page letter from J. Warren to Caleb Gannett about the charges in a quarter bill received by Warren's son. J. Warren is likely James Warren (1726-1808, Harvard AB 1745), referring to the quarter bill of his son Charles Warren (1762–1784, Harvard AB 1782).

Returns of Steward Caleb Gannett, 1780

Returns dated April 7, 1780, April 14, 1780, May 5, 1780, and September 1, 1780.

The expenses of a dinner provided at the installation of the Rev'd. Professor Williams, 1780 May 2

Handwritten one-page itemized list of costs for food and supplies purchased for the installation dinner of Samuel Williams (1743-1817) for his appointment as Hollis Professor Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard College. Signed by Caleb Gannett.

[Certificate of admission of Elihu Chauncey], 1857 September 4

Printed copy of an abstract of laws and regulations, and the certificate of admission of undergraduate Elihu Chauncey signed by President James Walker on September 4, 1857.

Vote related to the case of Packard, 1780 September 11

One-page handwritten draft of a vote of the Harvard Faculty forwarding the case of Asa Packard (Harvard AB 1783), who advanced money to the College steward on June 3, 1780, to the Corporation. The document is signed by Professor Edward Wigglesworth (1731/2-1794), who served as acting president of the College from 1780 to 1781. The document is missing text.

Annotated almanac,1780

Almanac with annotations to the calendar pages noting the weather.

No. 1 Eliphalet Pearson a/c Book relating to the Estate of Mary H. Pearson, 1780-1813

Folio-sized account book in brown paper cover containing accounting records kept by Pearson related to the estate of his daughter Mary Pearson.

Annotated almanac, 1780

Almanac interleaved with pages containing sporadic entries documenting household activities and accounts, payments from boarders, and a list of baptisms and burials. On the last interleaved page there is an entry for May 19 of "a marvellous darkness over spread the whole horizon which oblidgd us to burn candles for near three hours such a phenomenon not remembered by the oldest person living."

[Certificate from M. Everett to the Governors of Harvard College], June 1780

Handwritten certification from [Moses] Everett that Philip Draper lived in Dorchester and kept the town grammar school.

[Certificate from Samuel Topliff], 1780 June 23

Handwritten certification from Samuel Topliff that Philip Draper boarded with his family and kept the town grammar school.

[Letter from Jason Haven to the Corporation of Harvard College], 1780 July 15

Handwritten letter from Jason Haven requesting the Corporation to grant Draper a degree.

[Letter from Hannah Draper to the Harvard Corporation], 1780 July 17

Letter from Hannah Draper, Philip Draper's mother, requesting her son's readmission to the College.