First Account of Administration on C. Gannett's Estate & Papers relating to the same, [1818]

Long paper notebook with a handwritten inventory of Gannett's estate arranged by house location with price estimates. The inventory appears to correspond with the "Sales at auction" document. The verso of the last page contains the note: "Inventory of Personal Estate (copy)."

The Account of Thomas B. Gannett Executor of the last will & testament of Caleb Gannett late of Cambridge Esqr. deceased, 1819 February

Four-page handwritten account statement of the estate of Caleb Gannett with the note on the verso: "This account of administration was rendered the Judge, but was declared by him to be incorrect-- Feb 1819."

Account of articles included in auction sales--not inventoried, [1820 February]

One-page handwritten list of items sold at auction but not appraised.

Papers relating to the first account of adminis'n, [1820 February]

Five loose pages of handwritten lists of personal property and calculations.

The first account of Thomas B. Gannett Executor of the last will & testament of Caleb Gannett late of Cambridge Esq. deceased, 1820 February

Four-page handwritten account statement with the note on the verso: "Thomas B. Gannett's first account as executor to C. Gannett February 1820 copy."

The first account of Thomas B. Gannett Executor of the last will & testament of Caleb Gannett late of Cambridge Esq. deceased, [1820]

One-page handwritten accounting document with the note on the verso: "changes of from which items in 1st account of administration are formed." The document is undated.

Note of monies received of Mr. J. Codman, John Codman Esq. in account current with William Tudor, Jr.,

Accounts of payment received by John Codman and other firms, as well as expenses incurred by Tudor while he was traveling in Europe as Codman’s agent.

Account book of the executors of the Henry Flynt estate, 1760-1767

The volume contains acknowledgements of the disbursements of Harvard Tutor Henry Flynt's estate written in the hands of the respective beneficiaries. The entries begin on February 27, 1760 following Flynt's death on February 13, 1760, and continue through May 9, 1767. Each receipt includes the date, name of the executors, description of the property, beneficiary's name, and signature. The beneficiaries include the wife of Sol. Davy, Dorothy Jackson, Edmund Quincy, J. Henry Quincy, Esther and Stephen Richard (received by attorney Nicholas Boylston), Dorothy Skinner (also received for her by her husband Richard Skinner), John Wendell, Edmund Wendell, Katherine Wendell, and Oliver Wendell, as well as Harvard College (received by Harvard Treasurer Thomas Hubbard), and the Deacons of the First Church of Cambridge. The volume also includes a loose document titled "Account from Messrs Edmund & Josiah Quincy Settled & Ballanced March 31, 1749."

An account of the capture of St. Johns by the French : manuscript, 1709 May 14

Manuscript narrative, signed by John Campion and Joseph Knills; dated at Carbonnear Is., Newfoundland, 14 May 1709.

Account book of Andrew Croswell, 1794-1802

Andrew Croswell kept this account book while an undergraduate at Harvard College. It contains entries from 1794, the year he entered, until his graduation in 1798. There is also one entry on the back cover apparently made in 1802. The entries, divided by school term, are very detailed. Croswell indicates the cost of the following, among many other expenses and purchases: transportation, most often to Hingham and Plymouth; payment for "passing the bridge"; candles; hiring a horse; wood and having it cut; laundry; quills and pencils; paper and ink; razors, haircuts, hair ribbons; a trunk; clothing and cloth for trousers; furniture; tickets to the theater; door locks; a bowl and spoon; "batts and balls" and "other necessaries"; tobacco; toothbrushes; shoe and boot repair; fruit; wine, brandy and rum; cheese; coffee and tea; butter; lemons; sugar; and wafers. There are also entries for college-related costs, including the payment of quarter bills, buttery bills, Hasty Pudding Club dues, and a fee to the President of Harvard College related to Croswell's graduation. There are also entries pertaining to the cost of celebrating various special occasions, including Election Day, Christmas Eve, "Independent Day," and George Washington's birthday.

Account book : manuscript, 1793-1869

Account of cash paid out to various people.