Butler's accounts for the Classes of 1789-1794, 1789-1799

The marbled-paper-covered book contains two sections written by Butlers Thomas Adams and Samuel Shapleigh: a two column debit and credit entry section for students in the Classes of 1789 through 1794, with additions made through June 1791, and at the end of the volume a two page "Account of monies paid out as Atty. to T. Adams" for 1791 with lenders' names and amounts.

Records of the Debating Club of Resident Graduates, 1792-1793

This journal contains minutes from meetings held from February 1792 through October 1793. These minutes include the names of participants and the questions and arguments which were debated, including: whether or not French slaves in the West Indies should be emancipated; whether or not reading novels was beneficial; whether sermons were more effective when memorized than when simply read; whether theater contributed to corrupt morals; whether drunkenness or gambling was more detrimental to society; and whether or not French assistance to the colonies in their Revolutionary War provided sufficient cause for the United States to join with France in its own wars. Most of the topics of debate centered on religion, government and education. Several entries also include notes on related topics of discussion, including the reasons for Native American tribes' hostilities against federal authorities, and there are several references to published works which were cited and consulted in the course of debate.

Switzerland, 1799 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la partie la plus élevée de la Suisse : dessinée en perspective du nord au midi : d'après le plan en relief et les mesures du General Pfyffer, reduites sous son inspection à 150 tois de France par ligne, par Joseph Clausner, graveur à Zoug. It was published by Chr. de Mechel in 1799. Scale [ca. 1:146,175]. Covers a portion the central Switzerland (Zentralschweiz) region. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities, villages, and other human settlements, roads, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also a profile of the most important mountains with their altitudes.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.