The antient customs of Harvard College, established by the Government of it, [ca. 1760s]

One-leaf undated handwritten fragment from the College customs signed "A true copy Attest Edward Wigglesworth" with the postscript "Thomas Leonards penison."

[Figures related to the University of Cambridge, ca. 1800]

Four pieces of paper containing notes and figures related to colleges in the University of Cambridge including calculations of the number of fellows, scholars, and masters. The verso of one leaf contains a February 21, 1800 request for the creation of a pamphlet with eulogies for George Washington.

[Notes from the minutes of the Board of Overseers, ca. 1799]

Small notebook containing handwritten entries of actions for the years 1718-1799 recorded in Volumes I-IV of the Harvard Board of Overseers formal meeting minutes. The entries note the appointment of Committees of inquiry and votes related to salary increases and allowances.

Reading notes on Fanny Burney's Camilla, or a Picture of Youth, ca. 1796-1800

Shapleigh's notes are written on the verso of a Harvard commencement theses broadside from 1792. Additional commencement theses broadsides from 1792 are available in the Harvard University Commencement theses, quaestiones, and orders of exercises collection (HUC 6642).

Lists of books donated by individuals and organizations in Scotland, ca. 1766 (3 manuscript copies)

These lists include books donated by Anthony Ferguson, an Aberdeen merchant; the Society for Promoting Religious Knowledge; William Gray, bookseller; Mr. Hog, merchant; Messrs. Gray and Alston, printers; Mr. Miller, bookseller; John Erskine, who donated his own work, Theological Dissertations; the Reverend Mr. Randal; and the Reverend Walter Scot Baxter. The lists are almost identical, though there are several variations and discrepancies.

List of books donated by Nathaniel Lardner, Daniel Neal, and Joseph Jennings, ca. 1766 (2 versions)

The contents of these two lists are very similar but not identical.

Lists of books granted to Harvard by the Massachusetts General Court, ca. 1778

The books listed were sequestered from "Cox & Berry's Collection" (British booksellers Cox and Berry) and from Province House, home to the royal Governors of the Massachusetts Bay Colony prior to the American Revolution. To the left of each book's title is a number indicating how many copies of that title were received.

al- Nahj al-qawīm hadīyah li-man talaqqāhā bi-qalb salīm : manuscript, [ca. 1900]

The text starts with a praise of the Sultan Abdülhamid and his governor Osman Nuri Paşa. Then it discusses the necessity of obedience to the Sultan and the authorities from a religious point of view. It then touches briefly on several ethical issues. The text may or may not be complete at the end.

Manuscript of a Divan of Hafiz : manuscript, ca. 1527

Artist unknown.

Letter of Natick Indians about Magunkaqoug; their unwillingness to sell it, 1715 September 5

One-page handwritten petition to the Trustees signed by Natick Indians expressing unwillingness to sell their lands.

[Copy of the Maguntaquoq deed], 1715 October 11

Four-page 18th century handwritten copy of the deed between the "Committee or Agents for the Indian Proprietors of the Plantation of Natick" and the Trustees for 800 acres of land in Middlesex County known as Maguntaquog.

Committee of Natick yr letter of 29th May 1722 to Mr. Leverett, 1722 May 29

One-page handwritten letter signed by Thomas Waban, Solomon Thomas, and Benjamin Tray regarding a "settlement in ye Gospel ministry, among us in our town of Natick."

[Indenture of Anthony Blount & John Jones to the Trustees of Hopkinton], 1724 March

Handwritten indenture between grantors Anthony Blount and John Jones, and the Trustees as grantees for a parcel of land originally included in Mr. Savill Simpson's farm.

[Plan of a part of Hopkinton, 1824 February 26]

Plat of a part of Hopkinton with houses labeled.