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.

Printed proposal for a treatise on mensuration, 1828

Three copies of a printed proposal for a "Treatise of Mensuration," dated September 1828.

Book receipt of John Mellen and William Bentley, 1780 June 16

This half-page slip contains receipts for two Harvard College Library books received by Harvard College Tutors John Mellen (1752-1828; Harvard AB 1770) and William Bentley (1759-1819; Harvard AB 1777).

Student essay attributed to William Ellery Channing, 1797 June 5

Three-page handwritten essay composed in English and attributed to Harvard undergraduate William Ellery Channing. The verso of the last page is inscribed "Channing 5 June 97." A quotation from Edward Young appears at the top of the first page: "A Competence is vital to content / Much wealth is corpulence, if not disease" and discusses the topic of affluence. The document includes edits and struck-through words.

Letters from Thomas Handasyd Perkins to William Tudor,

Five letters in which Perkins comments on the political landscape in the United States, the election of Andrew Jackson as president, Boston architectural and real estate developments, and the Granite Railway and granite quarries in Quincy.

Letters from William Tudor to Thomas Handasyd Perkins,

Four letters on topics including the Granite Railway project, Tudor’s thoughts on expanding trade in South America, domestic politics, and the process for appointing Americans to diplomatic posts.

Letters from Nathaniel Amory to William Tudor,

Four letters from the Boston merchant relaying news about mutual friends and associates, including John Quincy Adams, details about Amory’s real estate losses, and thoughts on Yankee sea captains.

Letter from William Bentley to William Tudor,

One letter from Bentley, a Unitarian minister in Salem, praising Tudor’s work on James Otis and offering his recollections of Otis from the late 18th century.

Letter from Alden Bradford to William Tudor, undated

One letter that was enclosed with a copy of a petition written by James Otis.

Letter from Gamaliel Bradford to William Tudor,

One letter regarding penetentiary expenses.