Letter from William Croswell to Thomas H. Perkins, 1823 January 17

Draft of a letter inquiring into money due from a meetinghouse owned by Croswell's father.

Letter from William Croswell to Dr. Webster, 1823 September 16

Draft of a letter regarding aid from the Pemberton Fund.

Memorial to the Boston School Committee, 1823 July 29

One draft of a letter.

Memorial to the Harvard Board of Overseers, 1823 November 3

Five drafts of a letter.

Accounts related to maps and pamphlets, 1809-1823

This folder contains eight handwritten account statements and notes primarily related to the collection of subscriptions for Croswell's maps and pamphlets, as well as the disbursement and storage of his printed maps and pamphlets.

Miscellaneous reading and book notes, 1806-1823, undated

This folder contains nine slips of paper with various notes about books and reading materials. For some documents it is unclear if the notes were created in Croswell's work on the Harvard College Library catalog or in his personal research.

Accounts with Harvard College, 1745-1753, 1764

The folio-sized paper covered notebook contains Steward Andrew Bordman III's accounts with Harvard College from 1745-1753. The final page of text, signed on September 19, 1764 by Bordman's son, Andrew Bordman IV, settles the accounts.

Draft of the bond for Steward Jonathan Hastings. 1753 January 15

Mutilated draft of a bond of Steward Jonathan Hastings and Robert Sharp of Brooklyn, Mass. to the President and Fellows of Harvard College for 1,000 pounds.

Catalogue of freshmen, 1753

List of the matriculating members of the Harvard Class of 1757.

Letter from Levi Hedge to President John Kirkland, [ca. 1823]

Levi Hedge, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, wrote Harvard president John Kirkland requesting renovations to the house which he occupied. Hedge's house was situated on North Street (now Massachusetts Avenue). He notes that the kitchen has a leaky sink, loose and unusable shelves, and is insufficiently insulated.

Dissertations, 1811; 1823-1825

A handwritten list of the subjects of "Dissertations &c." delivered on Commencement and Exhibition Days in 1823 and 1824, and the titles of "Additional Diss. &c." delivered in 1811.

Forensics, 1823-1824

A handwritten list of the forensic questions delivered on Commencement and Exhibition Days between 1823 and 1824.

Subjects suggested by Edward Everett, 1823, undated

Four letters in the hand of Edward Everett, the Eliot Professor of Greek Literature from 1815 until 1826, containing suggested subjects and questions for President Kirkland. Three of the documents are undated and one is dated November 5, 1823.

Benjamin Franklin, AM, 1753

This folder contains an unfinished diploma that lacks the signatures of College officers and the Harvard seal.