Diary entries (fragment), 1815 September

One leaf containing a fragment of a description of an incident between Croswell and neighborhood boys.

Payment order for Eliab Stone, 1790 July 1

Handwritten order to John Sale to pay scholarship funds to Eliab Stone for use by his son, signed by John Clarke, David Tilden, and James Morrill.

Quarter bill book for the Classes of 1798-1815, 1798-1812

Leather hardcover bound volume containing quarter bill tallies for the Classes of 1798-1815 arranged alphabetically and beginning with the bill period ending on February 22, 1798 through the period ending April 2, 1812. After each quarter's tallies, an additional section lists students delinquent in payment, and provides the totals for all students in each of the categories.

Quarter bills for Daniel Marrett signed by Steward Caleb Gannett, 1786-1790

Fourteen printed quarter bills for Daniel Marrett (Harvard AB 1790) with sizing and punishment totals, signed by Steward Caleb Gannett.

[Fragment of quarterly account], 1781-1790 July

One-page handwritten unidentified accounting with entries between August 1781 and August 1790 following the format: date, weeks, rate, and total. The first entry reads: "Aug. 28 1781 ... 761 weeks ... @ 3/6 ... 133.3.6."

IV. Promissory Notes, 1790-1793

This series consists of handwritten slips written by the borrower with the promise of repayment with interest to a specified lender. Some of the notes reflect loans made to the Butler by members of the community, and others are promissory notes to Adams signed by Harvard students.

The Laws of Harvard College, 1790

Bound pamphlet copy of the 1790 College laws printed by Samuel Hall, with annotations attributed to Christophe Ebeling. Handwritten inscription on cover: "For Professor Ebeling of Hamburgh from Joseph Willard President of Harvard College in Cambridge." A list of the "present executive officers of the College" for June 1794 is handwritten on the back inside cover, and the number of students in College are listed on the verso.

The Laws of Harvard College, 1790

Bound pamphlet copy of the 1790 College laws printed by Samuel Hall with penciled annotations. Some pages are unattached.

The Laws of Harvard College, 1790

Bound printed pamphlet copy of the 1790 College laws printed by Samuel Hall, with a handwritten table of contents on the back inside cover.

The Laws of Harvard College, 1790

Bound pamphlet copy of the 1790 College laws printed by Samuel Hall. The copy was originally intended as an admittatur and includes the signature of President Samuel Webber and the date September 24th, but does not have a student's name or year.

[Admittatur of Thomas Gray (Harvard AB 1790)], 1786 July 15

Published copy of the 1790 College Laws, bound in modern board binding, with the admittatur of undergraduate Thomas Gray signed by President Joseph Willard on July 15, 1786.

An oration, Thaddeus M Harris A.M. now minister of Dorchester, 1790

This small paper notebook contains a twenty-one-page handwritten oration on learned societies delivered by Phi Beta Kappa member Thaddeus Mason Harris on September 1, 1790. The oration is followed by five pages of "notes and illustrations" on the text. Title transcribed from title page. Item bound in blue-and-white floral wallpaper covers.

An oration delivered at the request of the PBK society, at Cambridge. By Thomas W. Hooper, 1790

This small paper notebook contains a sixteen-page handwritten copy of an oration on "amiable and useful virtues" delivered by Phi Beta Kappa member Thomas W. Hooper on September 1, 1790. Title transcribed from the first page of text. Item bound in blue-and-white floral wallpaper covers.

Letter from J. Hunnewell to Ebenezer Storer, [ca. 1790]

Hunnewell writes Storer regarding estimates to raise Massachusetts Hall one storey. Hunnewell mentions that the carpenter would like Storer to clarify the particulars of the renovation, so he can provide an accurate estimate.

From J. Hunnewell with estimate of repairing Massachusetts Hall, [ca. 1790]

In this letter, J. Hunnewell writes President Willard with estimates for a new roof for Massachusetts Hall. Hunnewell enclosed estimated costs from both a carpenter and a mason for slate and composition roofs. Estimates include supply and labor costs.