Father Abbey's Will, Cambridge, Dec. 1731. Some time since..., [ca. 1780]

Goodspeed 6.

Father Abbey's Will. Cambridge, Dec. 1731. Some time since..., undated

Not included on Goodspeed's list.

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

Goodspeed 3, Ford 611.

Accounting notes related to rent and the Middle Street School, 1798-1802

One leaf containing handwritten financial notes related to the closing of the Middle Street School and subsequent rent payments.

Payment order for Martha Thayer, 1800 March 26

Handwritten order to John Sale to pay scholarship funds to Martha Thayer for use by her son Andrew Eliot Thayer (Harvard AB 1803), signed by William Emerson, David Tilden, and James Morrill.

Payment order for Martha Thayer, 1800 December 8

Handwritten order to John Sale to pay scholarship funds to Martha Thayer for use by her son Andrew Eliot Thayer (Harvard AB 1803), signed by William Emerson, David Tilden, and James Morrill.

Eulogy of George Washington, ca. 1800

This manuscript, which White entitled A faint sketch of the character, history & services of the Immortal Washington, appears to be a draft of the eulogy on Washington that he delivered publicly in Methuen and which was printed by Seth H. Moore and published by in February 1800.

III. Diary, 1799

This diary, which John Henry Tudor titled A Registry of College Adventures, documents his life as a student at Harvard College. The entries describe his daily activities and notable events, including trips to the theater, hunting outings to "shoot Robbins," adventures with other students in local taverns, visits with his family in Boston and at the family estate, Rockwood, and the illumination of Cambridge in honor of George Washington's birthday. Tudor created and recorded a humorous classology, describing his peers at Harvard in a sometimes scathing manner, and also recorded information about those obliged to leave the College, usually following pranks or other unacceptable behavior. He also recounts his own involvement in pranks and other antics, which he believed to be the only antidote to the dullness of college life, and in one entry he describes an evening when he and several friends "disguised [them]selves like Negroes" and wandered into scholars' rooms without detection. Tudor was a member of the Hasty Pudding Club and the Porcellian Club ("the Pig club") while at Harvard and describes club meetings in several entries. There are also more reflective and personal entries, describing Tudor's feelings about his aging grandmother, his brother William's departure for Holland, and his desire for a "wife who shall make [him] happy[,] an affectionate dog [and] a farm & garden."

Ledger for the Classes of 1703-1718, 1703-1731

The parchment-bound hardcover folio volume contains accounts for Fellows, Tutors, the President, and members of the Classes of 1703-1718. Payments were often made with bills of credit, money, and notes. The Steward's accounts with the College are interspersed in the volume.

Ledger for the Classes of 1723-1731, 1719-1755

The volume, bound in a modern leather binding, contains accounts for the Classes of 1723-1731. Leaves 108-118 list the Steward's account with Harvard College arranged monthly for the years 1721-1729.

[Admittatur of Noah Clap (Harvard AB 1735)], 1731

Small notebook with a handwritten copy of the 1692 College laws copied in Latin by Harvard undergraduate Noah Clap and signed by President Benjamin Wadsworth, Fellow Nathan Prince, and Tutor Stephen Sewall on August 9, 1731.

[Admittatur of John Law (Harvard AB 1804)], 1802 March 1

Published copy of the 1798 College Laws with the admittatur of undergraduate John Law signed by President Joseph Willard on March 1, 1802.

[Admittatur of Ephraim Abbott (Harvard AB 1806)], 1802 September 24

Printed copy of an undated abstract of the laws and regulations with the admittatur of undergraduate Ephraim Abbott signed by President Joseph Willard on September 24, 1802.

J.[ohn] Warland's estimate for Massachusetts Hall, 20 July 1802

Includes mason John Warland's estimate for adding another storey to Massachusetts Hall, plastering several of the rooms, and the securing the necessary materials for the construction.