James Mann, AM, 1779

Degree received in 1779; diploma granted in 1782.

Annotated almanac, 1769

Almanac with one laid-in folded leaf and annotations made by John and Hannah Winthrop. The calendar pages are minimally annotated with a note about household activities such as bringing the horse to pasture. The laid-in leaf contains entries on firing the household chimneys, baptisms and deaths in the community, and a bill of mortality for 1769 in John Winthrop's hand.

Correspondence with James Sullivan, 1789-1792

Includes one bill to James Sullivan for fees incurred by William Sullivan (AB 1792). Also includes receipt for payment.

Power of Attorney, Samuel Shapleigh for James Otis Prentiss, Aug. 18, 1791

Document also contains what appears to be a bill for medical services rendered by Prentiss, a doctor, to William Boman.

A Translation of the oration deliver'd at the funeral of Rev'd. President Holyoke, by Mr. Sewall, Professor of ye Languages, at Cambridge, 1769 June 25

This small 11-page pamphlet contains a handwritten English translation of Professor Sewall's funeral oration for President Edward Holyoke on June 25, 1769. The translation begins, "Whereas the Summer advancing when we survey the Earth mantled in green..." The copy includes a small number of edits.

Lists of books which came to the Library on May 10, 1769

Lists purchased books which arrived in two trunks, as well as books sent by Dr. Winthrop. All the books listed were entered into the catalog in October 1770.