Sermones pulcherrimi : manuscript, [between 1400 and 1450]

Contains Henricus de Friemar's Sermones de tempore (sometimes attributed to his son of the same name) and extracts of Gerardus de Fracheto's Vitae fratrum ordinis praedicatorum, among other sermons, glosses, and an index arranged by subject.

[Taxation research notes, 1799]

Folded leaf containing handwritten notes and figures related to tax acts, including a section of notes related to the use of "Sevill, Pillar, or Mexico" foreign silver coins. A section of the text is written in very faded pencil.

Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1785 October 17

Two octavo-sized leaves containing a two-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley discussing Professor Eliphalet Pearson and the discovery of brass and copper coins in Medford, Mass.

Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1795 October 12

Two octavo-sized leaves containing a one-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley that briefly discusses coins.

Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1805 March 27

Two folio-sized leaves containing a two-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley with miscellaneous information about Winthrop's Nautical Almanack collection of and a list of Roman coins.

Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1806 March 25

Two folio-sized leaves containing a three-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley discussing the cartographical work by James Bruce (1730-1794) related to the Red Sea, and coins.