[Notes on Christianity], 1803-1804

Three pieces of paper consisting of a one-leaf handwritten summary of unidentified lectures about the divinity of Christ titled "lect. 62 to 66, page 51, March 22, 1803," and two slips of paper with handwritten copies of two declarations about the Christian trinity and divine nature. The copied declarations are in two different hands, and one copy is dated "Cambridge Novr 14th 1804."

Letter from Daniel Updike to Eliphalet Pearson, 1803 September 19

Two leaves containing a handwritten letter of introduction for Stephen Deblois from Daniel E. Updike, Esqr. to Pearson.

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.

Vote of the government on Disorders, 1803 May 17

Vote to suspend students Barber, Tower, and Whitman for disorders in chapel.

The Hebrew Grammar Account, [1735]

A half-page handwritten statement compiled by Judah Monis for the Harvard Corporation listing costs between July 2, 1734 and February 17, 1734 related to the printing of the Hebrew Grammar.

Overseers meeting at Boston, 1735 June 6

One-page handwritten notes from a June 5, 1735 Board of Overseer meeting, in President Wadsworth's hand, listing "hints" about the Corporation's actions towards the publication of the Hebrew Grammar.

Instructions for printing the Hebrew Grammar, [ca. 1735]

A one-page handwritten list of instructions, in President Benjamin Wadsworth's hand, for printing, distributing, and collecting revenue on the Hebrew Grammar.

Letter from Judah Monis to the Harvard Corporation, 1735 October 3

Two folio-sized leaves containing an October 3, 1735 letter from Judah Monis to the Harvard Corporation requesting an increased "reward" for the Hebrew Grammar and an increased salary. The document includes a financial outline of a "Scheme for 30 Years."

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.

College Book 8, 1778-1803

This volume contains a fair copy of minutes from Corporation meetings held from May 5, 1778 through October 14, 1803. It begins with an alphabetical index and contains entries related to a wide range of topics, including changes in the College laws; lists of Harvard graduates; historical information about the College and its governance; memorials to the Massachusetts General Court about currency concerns, the West Boston Bridge, and other matters; the establishment of medical professorships and selection of professors to fill them; land and property belonging to Harvard; the settlement of accounts with former College Treasurer John Hancock; support of missionaries to several Indian tribes; the establishment of a student dress code; the Charlestown Ferry, and its revenue troubles following the construction of the West Boston Bridge; the purchase of a wooden sloop for transporting students' "fuel" (presumably firewood); the creation and distribution of library catalogs; the commission of a lucernal microscope for the College Apparatus; Oneida Indian Isaac Solegwaston and Harvard's financial support of his studies at the Hamilton Oneida Academy; transcriptions of a letter (October 23, 1789) from the Corporation to President George Washington and of Washington's response; a petition to the General Court for the establishment of a public infirmary to serve the indigent; individuals who were granted permission to instruct Harvard students in the French language outside the established curriculum; and Thomas Welsh's excused absence from his Harvard graduation, granted June 14, 1798, because of his imminent departure for Berlin to serve as Secretary to John Quincy Adams, then Minister Plenipotentiary to Berlin.

College Book 9, 1803-1810

This volume contains a fair copy of minutes from Corporation meetings held from November 16, 1803 through October 27, 1810; it begins with an alphabetical index.