Austin's Petition, [1768 May]

One-page handwritten petition by Jonathan William Austin to the Harvard Corporation requesting readmission to the College.

Austin's Petition, [1768 May]

One-page handwritten petition by Jonathan William Austin to the Harvard Faculty requesting readmission to the College.

Peabody's Confession, [1768 May]

One-page handwritten petition by Stephen Peabody to the Harvard Corporation requesting readmission to the College.

Peabody's Petition, [1768 May]

One-page undated handwritten confession by Stephen Peabody to the Harvard Faculty.

Tudor's Confession, [1768 May]

One-page handwritten confession by William Tudor to "the Reverend the Governors of the this Society."

Tudor's Petition, [1768 May]

One-page handwritten petition by William Tudor to the Harvard Corporation requesting readmission to the College.

Tudor's Petition, 1768 May 20

Two-page handwritten petition by William Tudor to the Harvard Faculty requesting readmission.

Wm Howe & others Account and Receipt, 1768 May 21

Itemized handwritten bill for the services of eight men who guarded the College property on April 3, 1768. Includes a note by Deputy Sheriff William How[e] acknowledging receipt of payment by President Holyoke on May 21, 1768.

Vote of the Corporation respecting the readmission of Tudor and others, 1768 July 5

Handwritten copy of the vote of the Corporation to readmit Austin, Tudor, and Peabody, with the note that "The President entered his protest against the above vote." The document also transcribes a vote to amend the College Law Chapter V, Law 1 regarding students' quarterly charges from the Steward and Butler.

Papers relative to the re-admission of Tudor & others, 1768

Folded piece of paper with handwritten title used to organize papers related to the Rebellion of 1768.

[Letter from Joseph Thaxter to Revd Charles Lowell], 1820 February 13

2-leaf handwritten letter describing the rebellion. Includes twentieth century typewriten transcription.

Copy of resolves of the Overseers relative to the Disturbances at the Coll. ye beginning of Apr 1768, 1768 April 12

Handwritten copy of six resolves and one vote passed by the Board of Overseers regarding the behavior of undergraduates, copied by Andrew Eliot, secretary to the Board of Overseers, and entered into the College Book No. 7, page 177. The resolves reflected on the insubordination of Harvard students, declared the support of the Overseers towards the efforts of the College government to maintain order, and proclaimed the expulsion of guilty students a "just punishment." The Overseers voted to have the President read the resolves in the College Chapel, which was done by President Edward Holyoke on April 12, 1768.