Payment order to the Harvard College Treasurer, 1715 September

This slip of paper contains a request from Harvard College President John Leverett to the College Treasurer John White to pay John Rogers for his work as library keeper, pursuant to a Harvard Corporation vote on September 27, 1714.

Payment order to the Harvard College Treasurer, 1721 August 15

This slip of paper contains a request from President John Leverett to the College Treasurer John White to pay William Cook for his work as library keeper, pursuant to a Harvard Corporation vote on June 28, 1720.

Book receipt of John Mellen and William Bentley, 1780 June 16

This half-page slip contains receipts for two Harvard College Library books received by Harvard College Tutors John Mellen (1752-1828; Harvard AB 1770) and William Bentley (1759-1819; Harvard AB 1777).

Question suggested by President Joseph Willard, [1790]

One slip of paper containing a handwritten question in the hand of President Joseph Willard. The question is on the verso of a note dated March 2, 1790.

Suggested subjects, [1819]

One slip of paper containing handwritten subjects in an unidentified hand. The verso contains a June 16, 1819 note from President Kirkland to the Harvard Librarian.

[Repairs and occasional expenses calculations, 1801]

Slip of paper with calculations for unidentified "repairs" and "occasional expenses" between 1796 and 1801.

[Book list, ca. 1800]

Slip of paper containing a short list of recipients for an unidentified book including "each College in the U.S.," "each incorporated Academy in Massachusetts," and prominent Massachusetts leaders. The list was probably created between 1800 and 1807.

Mr. Monis's receipt, 1728 June 19

Slip of paper containing a receipt signed by Judah Monis to Treasurer Edward Hutchinson for "the charge in printing a specimen of the Hebrew Grammar."

About Mr. Monis's being taxed, 1731 December 21

Small slip of paper containing a handwritten statement signed by President Benjamin Wadsworth, Tutor Henry Flynt, Professor Edward Wigglesworth, and Tutor Nathan Prince declaring that Judah Monis as the Hebrew instructor should receive the tax exemptions granted to College officers and providing suggestions to claim the exemption.

Order for the salary of Judah Monis, 1725 October 21

Small slip of paper containing an order from President Benjamin Wadsworth to Treasurer Edward Hutchinson to pay Judah Monis's salary for half of one year.

Library catalogue notes of Isaac Smith, ca. 1789

Thirteen slips of paper with fragments of handwritten alphabetical lists created by Isaac Smith presumably in his capacity as Harvard Librarian. Most of the entries are surnames or single-word subjects. For example, one slip with "M" entries includes: milway, miracles, miraculous, Mitchell, and Mitchell. Some of the lists have struck-through words or have entries annotated with numbers and the abbreviations "o" and "bk." The verso of one leaf has a brief, undated note regarding the transfer of books between Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Smith.

[ Fetâvâ] : manuscript, 1132 [ca. 1720 C.E.]

A typical fatwa collection covering almost all aspects of law: prayers, ablution, alms, fasting, divorce, capital punishment, etc.

Salāt-i Masʻūdī : manuscript, 1298-1299 [i.e. 1881-1882]

A manuscript treatise on prayer, ablution, alms, fasting, divorce, etc. The first volume opens with a chapter on "Tawḥīd", i.e. Islamic theology. This is followed by a chapter on Abū Ḥanīfah and his school of law.