Letter from William Croswell to Mrs. Bowker, 1831 May 16

Two handwritten drafts of a letter from William Croswell to Mrs. Bowker related to debts and Bowker's father.

Letter from William Croswell to landlord, 1831 December 27

Two drafts of a letter regarding Croswell's intention to break his lease due to loud noises.

Complaint to the Police Court of Boston, 1831 November 18

One draft of a complaint regarding noisy neighbors.

Requests to stop commons, 1775

Requests from Tutors John Wadsworth, Caleb Gannett, and Stephen Hall to the Steward, dated March 20, March 25, and April 4, 1775, to stop the commons of students. Reasons given include illness and absence from the College.

Quarter bill book for the Classes of 1776-1779, 1775

Three folded sheets containing quarter bill tallies for the Classes of 1776-1779 for the quarters ending on March 1775, June 1775, and September 1775, with totals for all students in each category also provided.

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College, 1775-1776

This is a small, paper-bound "waste book" containing minutes taken by the Secretary pro tempore, Samuel Cooke, at meetings held on the following dates: July 31, 1775; August 8, 1775; August 22, 1775; September 5, 1775; October 3, 1775; October 23, 1775 (fragmentary); November 5, 1775; April 16, 1776; and April 23, 1776. Because these meetings took place during the American Revolutionary War, they were held in the "Council chamber at Watertown."

Glazier's report, [ca. 1765-1775]

On verso: S. Hastings, S. Kendal. This report outlines the glass needed for College buildings in the mid-18th century. Estimates include windows for Hollis, Massachusetts, and Harvard Halls and an unspecified College House.

Plan for Chaplle at University Hall, [ca. 1831]

Title transcribed by cataloger.

Annotated almanac, 1775

Almanac containing one laid-in leaf and interleaved pages with entries in John Winthrop's hand. The interleaved pages include entries include brief, nearly daily notes of social engagements and travel by Winthrop during the year the Winthrops were forced to evacuate Cambridge because of the Revolutionary War. The short entries include notes of the Battle of Concord (April 19), a fire in Boston (May 17), the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17), the choosing of councillors at Concord (June 21), and the notable entries "wth Genl Washington (August 12)" and "All day packg up Apparatus & Library" (June 16). The laid-in leaf contains an account of household purchases made while the Winthrops were living with Nehemiah Abbot Andover from May to June and later in Concord. The laid-in leaf is written on a note beginning "Mr. Winthrop presents his most respectful compliments to the Hon'ble Col. Hancock and to the rest of the Gentlemen Select-men..."

Annotated almanac, 1775

Almanac containing one laid-in leaf and minimal annotations on the calendar pages in the hands of Hannah and John Winthrop. The calendar pages are typically annotated with one or two notes at the bottom recording household activities. The folded laid-in leaf contains entries in Hannah Winthrop's hands noting household accounts and activities, and burials and baptisms for Cambridge in 1775 in John Winthrop's hand.

Letter from Josiah Quincy to Loammi Baldwin, 1831 April 5

Three-page handwritten letter form Josiah Quincy to Loammi Baldwin explaining the reasons for the dismissal of Baldwin's nephew, Loammi Baldwin (who matriculated with the Class of 1833), from the College.