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.

Letter from William Croswell to the Masters of Mason Street Schools, 1832 March 8

Draft of a brief letter complaining about students.

Letter from William Croswell to the Friends of Literary Undertakings, 1832 November 2

Document containing a draft of a letter regarding Croswell's work on cubic equations and notes for some additional letters.

Letter from William Croswell to the City Council of Boston, 1827 September 4

Drafts of a letter concerning Croswell's June 1827 petition to the City Council.

Letter to the Selectmen of Charlestown, 1785 January 13

Three-and-a-half-page handwritten letter from "FM Dana by order &c," to the Selectmen of Charlestown. Dana is presumably speaking on behalf of the Selectmen of Cambridge and provides an extensive response to the Charlestown Selectmen about increased ferry fares that is critical of the demands of the Harvard Corporation.

Letter from John Leverett to the Governor of Massachusetts, 27 June 1710

This letter summarizes the activities of the Committee to View Stoughton House including the Committee's recent visit to the dormitory. The letter is signed by "Leverett in the name of the Committee."

Letter of recommendation for Elisha Parmele and Reuben Parmele, May 17, 1784

This letter, signed by Stephen West, Ezra Stiles, and Josiah Sherman, attests to the reputable character of Elisha Parmele and his brother, Reuben, who was also a minister. The signers explain the health concerns motivating the brothers' travels southward and request that those who encounter them treat them with "kindness and brotherly love."

[Letter regarding the taxing of Harvard College real estate] (incomplete draft), [1798]

Two leaves of a draft of a letter in Eliphalet Pearson's hand addressed to "Gentleman,"detailing the Committee of the town of Cambridge's attempts to tax real estate owned the College.

Draft of a letter to the Harvard Corporation, 1806 March 28

One leaf containing a draft of a letter by Pearson to the Harvard Corporation declining the invitation to dinner.

[Letter presenting Judge Lowell's Eulogy of Governor Bowdoin, 1791]

One leaf containing an unsigned draft of a letter presenting John Lowell's published eulogy of Governor James Bowdoin to the recipient by the order of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The eulogy had been delivered by John Lowell on January 26, 1791.

[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 Nathaniel Robbins to the Corporation of Harvard College], 1780 July 15

Handwritten letter from Nathaniel Robbins regarding Philip Draper.