Proposal for a translation of La Lande's Abridgement, 1812; [1818]

This folder contains two copies of a printed proposal for a translation of Jérôme Lalande's abridgement of his treatise on astronomy, as well as the 1818 Harvard Commencement Theses annotated with a handwritten note "Proposals for La Lande."

Printed proposal for the works of Horace, 1821

This folder contains two copies of a proposal for publishing the works of Horace.

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.

Memorial to the Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1826 April

Four drafts of a letters requesting support to reprint Croswell's 1791 Tables for Computing the Longitude by the Lunar Observations, with two related documents.

Memorial to the Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1828 April

Five drafts of a letters requesting support to reprint Croswell's 1791 Tables for Computing the Longitude by the Lunar Observations.

Manifest of the cargo on board the Brig William, 1791 October

Handwritten manifest listing ship cargo for a voyage of Brig William.

Power of attorney for Joseph Chip, 1804 December 21

Handwritten draft of a power of attorney, in Croswell's hand, authorizing John Jones to act for mariner Joseph Chip.

Draft of lease agreement, 1832 May

Handwritten document with drafts of a lease agreement with William Croswell and Sarah Bumstead, as tenants, for lodging in Boston.

Plan for the arrangement of the catalogue of the University Library, [1817 January]

Six-page handwritten draft of an organization plan for the catalogue of the Harvard University Library.

Plan for the arrangement of the catalogue of the University Library (printed), 1817 January

Printed broadside containing an organization plan for the catalogue of the Harvard University Library.

Notes on the Transactions of the Royal Society of London, undated

This folder contains four documents with undated notes about the College's holdings of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.

Lists of books in the Harvard College Library, undated

This folder contains six leaves with undated book and shelf lists.

Account of attendance at the Library, 1813

Five leaves containing handwritten accounts of William Croswell's attendance and absences from his job at the Harvard Library in 1813.

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.

Statement of receipts and expenditures relative to my employment in Cambridge, 1824 undated

Two drafts of a statement.