Forensics and Syllogistic questions, 1789-1791; 1808

A handwritten list of forensic and syllogistic questions compiled between 1789 and 1791 on two pages, and a half-page list of the questions for June 1800.

Massachusetts register and United States calendar, for the year of our Lord, 1808

Interleaved almanac in marble-paper covers. The interleaved pages contain sporadic handwritten entries including notes of Trustees meetings in Andover.

Deposition of Andrew Eliot against Nathan Prince, Nov. 26, 1741

In this deposition, Eliot describes Prince's anger at John Winthrop's selection as Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, which he believed was done "to vex and torture" him. Eliot claims that Prince said: "they have chosen that Boy Winthrop professor, I could teach him his A. B. C. in the Mathematicks, they want to get me away from College."

Letter from Jasper Mauduit to Andrew Oliver, Oct. 10, 1764

In this letter, Mauduit informs Oliver that he is preparing to ship several cases of books to Harvard, and that they will contain books from the estate of Dr. Avery and from Mauduit himself. He enclosed lists of the books being shipped, and those lists (along with a bill of lading) are in the following folders.

Justice of the peace docket books, 1769-1808

A collection of notebooks in which Hubbard recorded both legal and personal transactions in detail, including: writs, arrests, wills, boundary disputes, damages awarded in court cases over which he presided, various payments and expenses, etc. Also included are three notebooks kept by his nephew James Hubbard, who inherited Joshua Hubbard's farm; these primarily record the sale of cider and vinegar from his farm, costs of hired labor, and bank loans.