Letter from James Winthrop to William Bentley, 1803 October 31

Two octavo-sized leaves containing a one-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley briefly describing the delivery of a set of pamphlets.

Letter from Samuel Willard, Groton, Massachusetts, to William Willard and Katherine Willard, Petersham, Massachusetts, January 19, 1803

Willard discusses his potential future professional plans in either divinity or law. He asks his parents for their advice, compares and contrasts the benefits and disadvantages of each potential profession, and seems to be leaning towards law: “On the other hand my nearsightedness pleads against the profession of divinity. That a clergyman may be useful, he should possess a high degree of sociability, the most winning manners, and an accommodating disposition. In these every one knows me deficient.”

Letter from Samuel Willard, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to William Willard, Petersham, Massachusetts, April 27, 1803

Willard discusses his plans to visit Petersham after graduating, and expresses concern for his future. He also mentions a job offer of “going into the academy” in Leicester that he rejected.

Letter from Samuel Willard, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Catherine Willard, Petersham, Massachusetts, June 22, 1803

Willard mentions his brother’s poor health, his plans to go to teach at Phillips Exeter, and describes various objects that he has sent to different family members, including a razor and books. In his post script, he asks to have a shirt mended.

Photograph of an older woman, ca. 1880-1890

Cabinet card featuring a portrait of an unidentified older woman. "Weiss RW 1314 Bushwick Ave., Brooklyn N.Y." The back of the card has a printed inscription with the photographer, R. Weiss's business information.

Deeds for properties in Boston [and Cambridge?], 1798-approximately 1945 (inclusive); approximately 1880-1920 (bulk)

This group of records contains deeds and related documents for a selection of properties owned by Harvard University in Boston and possibly Cambridge and other nearby communities through the mid 1940s. Documents include deeds, assignments of mortgages, receipts, correspondence, and other legal documents. Many of the documents record property transfers prior to Harvard's acquisition of the property, and often the documents do not fully identify Harvard's involvement with the property. The bulk of the documents date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Miss Rebecca Story's book : manuscript, 1796-[ca. 1803]

Commonplace book of poetry some by Porter; with a list of names of female students at Mr. Woodbridge Academy, 1796. Also includes a poem by Porter concerning the death of her brother, Isaac Story (A. B. 1793).

Le Havre, Haute-Normandie, France, ca. 1880 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la ville & du Port du Havre. It was published by Eug. Costey, éditeur ca. 1880. Scale [ca. 1:16,400]. Covers Le Havre region, Haute-Normandie, France. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N projected coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads and stations, drainage, selected buildings, parks, cemeteries, ground cover, city districts, fortification, canals, wharves, docks, and more.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.