Catalogue of freshmen, 1748

List of the matriculating members of the Harvard Class of 1752.

Copy of William Watson's account for painting and glazing of Holden Chapel, September 1801

Contains an itemized list of costs for painting and glazing tasks to be completed and supplies needed by Watson for Holden Chapel. Tasks include painting Doctor Warren's room twice, painting window sashes and shutters, transporting glass from Boston, and setting each window pane. Supplies needed include oil, white lead, and putty.

Outlines of Holden Chapel, [ca. 1801]

Pen and ink drawings with measurements of the interior ground plot, arch, and side of Holden Chapel.

Chamber plan, ca. 1801

Interior floor plan of Hollis Hall. Includes dimensions for student rooms and hallways.

Hollis Hall or Stoughton Hall, ca. 1801

Detailed floor plan of either Hollis Hall or Stoughton Hall, as indicated on drawing. Includes dimensions for student chambers, hallways, and stairs.

Annotated almanac, 1748

Almanac containing calendar pages with sporadic annotations of unidentified measurements and interleaved pages with short handwritten entries about Winthrop's daily activities, and astronomical and meteorological observations. The entries include personal notes about travel, his wife's travels, the weather, vegetable planting, the hiring and dismissal of servants, and the birth of Winthrop's son Adam (November 1748).

Letter from Charles Lowell to Delia Tudor, May 8, 1801

In this letter to John Henry Tudor's mother, Delia Tudor, Charles Lowell (Tudor's classmate in the Harvard College class of 1800) writes of his friendship and compassion for her son, and his hope that his health concerns will be resolved.

[Salary and Treasury calculations and accounts], 1801

Three leaves with handwritten calculations and account information related to faculty salaries, the assignments on delinquents, rents, and repairs. One leaf is inscribed "R. Hallowell Feb. 28 1801" and likely refers to Robert Hallowell (later Gardiner), a member of the Harvard Class of 1801.

[Repairs and occasional expenses calculations, 1801]

Slip of paper with calculations for unidentified "repairs" and "occasional expenses" between 1796 and 1801.

[Grants to President Willard, 1801]

Two small pieces of paper each containing handwritten extracts of Corporation votes between 1797-1801 issuing grants to President Willard.

Sundry extracts on the subject of the taxation of College &c., ca. 1798-1801

Notebook with brown paper cover containing handwritten extracts from the charters and related legislation of New England academic, charitable, and commercial institutions regarding their ability to hold real estate and related tax exemptions. Most of the listed documents are dated in the 1780s and 1790s. The notebook also contains extracts from "Argument in the case of Poor's rate, charged on the College of Christ & Emmanuel in the University of Cambridge 1768." The item title is transcribed from a handwritten inscription on the back cover.