Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1811 March 29

Two folio-sized leaves containing a one-and-a-half-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley briefly describing a painting of General William Pepperrell, and mentioning Mrs. Dunlap, the mother of Andrew Dunlap (Harvard AB 1813) and thoughts regarding the display of a print.

Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1815 March 16

Two octavo-sized leaves containing a brief half-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley to accompany the deliver of a "small parcel of Irish Farthings."

Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1815 April 16

One folio-sized leaf containing a brief half-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley requesting time to visit with Hannah Crowninshield during the summer.

Letter from W. D. Peck to William Bentley, 1815 March 2

Two leaves containing a two-page handwritten letter from Peck to Bentley identifying and describing the fish species Ophidium as the specimen in a drawing by a young woman described by Peck alternately as Bentley's "daughter" and "Miss C." Bentley had no children, and Peck is presumably referring to Hannah Crowninshield, Bentley's pupil.

Letter from W. D. Peck to William Bentley, 1815 May 17

One leaf containing a one-page handwritten letter from Peck to Bentley briefly commenting on the receipt of a fish specimen.

VI. [Announcement for Elisha Sylvester], 1815 April 25

One leaf containing a one-page handwritten announcement for a Boston visit by book distributor Elisha Sylvester of Turner, Maine.

Letter from Samuel Willard, Deerfield, Massachusetts, to Susan Holland [nee Willard], Belchertown, Massachusetts, August 20, 1815

Willard says that everyone is in good health and asks his sister to write to him.

Almanac, annotated, 1737

Copy of The New England Diary: Or, Almanack for the year of our Lord Christ, 1737 ... (Boston 1737) annotated by Andrew Bordman II with brief entries in the margins. "Bowen, 1737" reflecting the name of the almanac's author, Nathan Bowen, is written in the top margin of the title page. "Andrew Bordman of Cambridge" inscribed on title page. The volume includes notes on the installation of Edward Holyoke as President of Harvard.

Almanac, annotated, 1737

Copy of Nathaniel Ames’ An Astronomical Diary: or, An Almanack for the Year of our Lord Christ, 1737 ... (Boston, 1737) annotated by Andrew Bordman II with brief entries in the margins.

Deed of sale, 1737 June 17

Deed between grantor Daniel Barrett and grantee Andrew Bordman for Cambridge land and a "new house" on Water Street bordering Bordman's own property.