Subscription for John Wadsworth Monument, 1801 October 10

Handwritten document acknowledging the receipt of money by Caleb Gannett from a subscription drive to erect a monument for Harvard tutor John Wadsworth who died in 1777 and was buried in the Cambridge burying ground. The document is signed by fourteen individuals and lists their contributions.

Letter from Francis Lieber to William Tudor,

One letter requesting a copy of the constitution of Brazil for the Encyclopaedia Americana.

Letter from Francis Sales to William Tudor,

One letter regarding the travel and activities of Peruvian politician Manuel Lorenzo de Vidaurre, including an including an excerpt of correspondence from Vidaurre in French.

Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1801 February 12

Two folio-sized leaves containing a one-and-a-half-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley discussing lunar tables, plans to publish, and a recent gem acquisition. The letter ends, "So Adams is OUT," referring to United States President John Adams's reelection defeat.

Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1801 July 21

Two octavo-sized leaves containing a one-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley with a brief reference to the skill of Mexican metal craftsmanship.

Letter from William Winthrop to William Bentley, 1801 January 14

Two leaves with a two-page handwritten letter from William Winthrop to Bentley discussing biographical questions about Harvard alumni Joseph Browne (AB 1666), James Bayley (AB 1669), and Joseph Gerrish (AB 1700).

Letter from William Winthrop to William Bentley, 1810 November 24

Two octavo-sized leaves with a two-and-a-half-page handwritten letter from William Winthrop to Bentley responding to a request to return a book, speculating about the identity of Harvard graduate Peter Cutler (Harvard AB 1698), and questioning Bentley about the interests of "F. Moore," likely referring to Francis Moore (1782-1856).