Letter and account from Phillips Payson to Harvard College, 1780 September 11

These two documents consist of an account of services done by Phillips Payson (1809; Harvard AB 1778) for the College Library and a brief letter of enclosure.

Letter from James Winthrop to Edward Wigglesworth, 1780 October 4

In this brief letter College Librarian James Winthrop requests that Harvard College Tutor William Bentley be allowed to serve as a deputy librarian.

Letter from James Winthrop to Edward Wigglesworth, 1780 November 29

In this brief letter, Winthrop agrees to continue as College Librarian.

Letter from William Bentley to Edward Wigglesworth, [1780-1781]

This brief undated note from William Bentley (1759-1819; Harvard AB 1777) to Edward Wigglesworth concerns the need for paper book covers.

Letter from Steward Caleb Gannett to President and Fellows, [1780]

This letter from Gannett, written shortly after he assumed the duties of the Steward, contains questions to the President and Fellows regarding his duties as Steward. He also discusses the impact of the post-Revolutionary War economic situation, describing the rapid rise of prices of goods.

[Letter from J. Warren to Caleb Gannett], 1780 April 27

Handwritten one-page letter from J. Warren to Caleb Gannett about the charges in a quarter bill received by Warren's son. J. Warren is likely James Warren (1726-1808, Harvard AB 1745), referring to the quarter bill of his son Charles Warren (1762–1784, Harvard AB 1782).

Returns of Steward Caleb Gannett, 1780

Returns dated April 7, 1780, April 14, 1780, May 5, 1780, and September 1, 1780.

The expenses of a dinner provided at the installation of the Rev'd. Professor Williams, 1780 May 2

Handwritten one-page itemized list of costs for food and supplies purchased for the installation dinner of Samuel Williams (1743-1817) for his appointment as Hollis Professor Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard College. Signed by Caleb Gannett.

Vote related to the case of Packard, 1780 September 11

One-page handwritten draft of a vote of the Harvard Faculty forwarding the case of Asa Packard (Harvard AB 1783), who advanced money to the College steward on June 3, 1780, to the Corporation. The document is signed by Professor Edward Wigglesworth (1731/2-1794), who served as acting president of the College from 1780 to 1781. The document is missing text.

Conferences, 1821-1825

A handwritten list of the conference subjects delivered on Commencement and Exhibition Days between 1821 and 1825.

Disputations, 1812-1825

A handwritten list of disputations delivered on Commencement and Exhibition Days between 1820 and 1825 and a two-page list of "Philosophical disputations, deliberative discussions, &c." delivered between 1812 and 1820.

Dissertations, 1811; 1823-1825

A handwritten list of the subjects of "Dissertations &c." delivered on Commencement and Exhibition Days in 1823 and 1824, and the titles of "Additional Diss. &c." delivered in 1811.

Latin orations, 1811-1825

A handwritten list of the Latin oration subjects delivered on Commencement and Exhibition Days between 1811 and 1825.

Draft of an exhibition program, [1825]

Handwritten draft of an exhibition program with the names of the student orators from the Harvard Classes of 1825 and 1826.