List of books received, September 1768

Document indicates that this shipment of books arrived with Captain Dreason(?).

List of books received, Aug. 17, 1765

Notation reads: "Catalogue of Books sent by Mr. Hollis in [by?] Capt. Blake, wch he calls an Addition to his Driblet."

List of books received, June 1765

Document indicates that the books were transported by Captain Scott, in two boxes marked "PRO. No. 1 & 2," aboard the Lydia.

List of books received, December 8, 1764

Document indicates that the books were transported by a Captain Scott.

List of books received, October 1764

Document specifies that the books were sent "by Thos. Hollis Esq. in two Boxes by Capt. Bruce who arrived in Boston October 1764."

References to certain articles in Coll. Books, [1804]

Nine small scraps of paper used by Pearson to note references to certain articles in the College Books. The notes are brief, for example "Professors' salaries p. 112," and refer to professorship rules, inductions, or salaries. The slips were originally folded into a little packet labeled "References to certain articles in Coll Books." One note was written on a scrap of a letter dated October 1, 1804.

"A list of the books belonging to the late Library of Harvard College that were in the hands of the Overseers, Governors, & Students of the College & escap'd the flames," ca. 1764

This list appears to be the most comprehensive in this series. Although its contents are very similar to those of the list in Folder 2, there are some discrepancies. Entries are arranged by format (folio, quarto, octavo) and include the date the book was "delivered" (loaned), the name of the individual who borrowed it, and its author, title, and volume number. Many of the books had been out of the library for decades prior to the fire, with some loaned out since as early as 1742.