Memorials to the Massachusetts General Court, 1833-1834

Ten drafts of letters to the Massachusetts General Court written between February 1833 and March 1834.

Subscription for the benefit of Mr. William Croswell, 1811

Two handwritten copies of a request to subscribers for monetary aid to Croswell on the credit of the future sales of his published map.

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

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

Letter book : manuscript, 1764-1771

Tryon's official letter book containing copies of letters and documents relating to his work as colonial governor of North Carolina; with references concerning drawing a boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina; talks with the Cherokee Indians; the establishment of a postal service; working with the Propagation of the Gospels in Foreign Parts; establishing the Church of England in North Carolina; strengthening the defenses of the colony; maintaining better communication with Great Britain; and other events.

Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1806 March 31

Two folio-sized leaves containing a one-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley discussing world geography and asking for news about the African expedition of Scottish explorer Mungo Park (1771-1806).

Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1811 November 18

Two octavo-sized leaves containing a brief one-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley noting the transmission of a French book for Hannah Crowninshield (1789-1834), an artist and daughter of Bentley's neighbor.

Bill, 1771 August 23

Handwritten bill from William Manning to Sarah Bordman for "mending shoes for her negro Cato," from May 9, 1770 to July 4, 1770. Payment acknowledged on verso by William Manning, August 23, 1771.

The three Jameses : a family of minds : Henry James Sr., William James, Henry James /

Includes index.

Philosophic words, a study of style and meaning in the Rambler and Dictionary of Samuel Johnson.

Appendices (p. [123] - 160: A. Index of philosophic words in the Rambler.--B. Some philosophic sources of Johnson's Dictionary.

The collected works of William Morris; with introductions by his daughter May Morris ...

One of one thousand and fifty numbered copies.

History of Paris, Maine, from its settlement to 1880, with a history of the grants of 1736 & 1771, together with personal sketches, a copious genealogical register and an appendix.

"Genealogical registers" : p. 491-778.

The history of England, from the first invasion by the Romans to the accession of William and Mary in 1688.

Mode of access: Internet.