Letter from William Croswell to William Spooner, 1822 July 12

Draft of a letter with an estimate of compensation due Croswell from Harvard.

Notes of cases decided in the Superior and Supreme Judicial Courts of Massachusetts from 1772 to 1789: taken by the Hon. William Cushing, one of the judges during that period and most of the time Chief Justice

Notes of cases taken by Judge William Cushing during his tenure on the Massachusetts superior and supreme courts. (Formerly MS 2141.)

Oratio salutatoria et oratio valedictoria, ca. 1763

Undated and unattributed handwritten Latin salutatory and valedictory orations composed for the Harvard College Commencement. A modern note with the materials suggests Nathaniel Sparhawk (Harvard AB 1765) as the author, but the author was more likely Joseph Hooper (Harvard AB 1763), who delivered the orations for the 1763 Harvard Commencement. While the documents are undated, textual clues include mention of the command of George III in recent war against France and Spain, suggesting the speech was written soon after the Treaty of Paris which was signed in February 1763 to end the Seven Years' War. The speech also celebrates Harvard Tutor William Kneeland, who resigned from his position in July 1763, and mentions the illness of Professor Edward Wigglesworth (who died before the 1765 Commencement). The text also mentions Professor John Winthrop and Massachusetts Governor Francis Bernard.

Note from William Croswell to Thomas Jefferson, 1822 January 22

Draft of a brief note that accompanied a proposal for a new edition of the works of Horace.

Letter from William Croswell to Benjamin Webb, 1822 September 4

Draft of a one-page letter primarily concerning Croswell's Mercator maps.

Note to unidentified recipient, 1822 February 22

Draft of a brief note requesting aid in submitting statement to the Harvard Board of Overseers.

Memorials and petitions, also letters to Hon. Boards, 1822-1833

Paper notebook containing copies of letters sent by Croswell to the Harvard Board of Overseers, the Boston City Council, the Boston School Committee, and the Harvard Benevolent Society.

Memorial to the Harvard Board of Overseers, 1822 April

Two drafts of a letter.

Financial bills and receipts, 1822; 1824; 1826

This folder contains four bills and receipts.

Printed proposal for a collection of systems of bibliography, 1822 October

Printed broadside and newspaper clipping containing a proposal for the publication of a collection of bibliographic systems.

Housing advertisements, 1817; 1822

This folder contains an 1817 handwritten newspaper wanted advertisement for lodging and an 1822 newspaper advertisement paid for by Croswell for lodging and work as a copyist.

Plan for arranging library catalogues,1795-1800; 1822

This paper notebook contains six pages of financial entries made by Croswell between 1795 and 1800, followed by a bibliographical plan for the arrangement of the Harvard College Library, dated September 1822.

Drafts of documents related to Harvard employment, 1822-1824, undated

This folder contains eight one-leaf documents with calculations, notes, and drafts of a statement accounting for Croswell's employment and financial situation with Harvard between 1812 and 1821.

Diary entries, 1812-1822

Paper notebook containing descriptions of events in Croswell's life arranged by year, and primarily related to his health and employment in the Harvard College Library.