1000 resultados para Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845.


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Handwritten indenture for a Boston property between James Tate, the agent for the estate of Edward Keithley, and Andrew Croswell.

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This one-page letter from Harvard alumnus Francis Dana (1743-1811; Harvard AB 1762), in Bilbao, Spain, to Harvard President Samuel Langdon concerns the donation of a Spanish book by Dana to the College Library.

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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).

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In this brief petition of John Wyeth to the Harvard Corporation, he requests the ability to borrow books from the "Publick Library" of the College.

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This undated bill was rendered to the College by Phillips Payson (died 1809; Harvard AB 1778) for work done in the College Library equaling £720. The document was originally housed in a folder with the note, "This was from the old trunk."

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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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).

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

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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.

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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.