Letter from William Croswell to Charles Turner, 1820 January 14

Draft of a page-and-a-half letter to Charles Turner in Liverpool concerning Croswell's Mercator map.

Letter from William Croswell to Judge Davis, 1821 January 16-18

Four drafts of a letter to Judge Davis requesting his aid in obtaining payment from Harvard.

Letter from William Croswell to Joseph and David A. Croswell, 1825 July 20

Draft of a letter concerning Continental bills in Croswell's care.

[Letter from William Emerson to John Sale], 1819 December 3

Letter signed by William Emerson requesting John Sale pay the scholarship funds. The author of the letter is likely the son of the Reverend William Emerson, who died in 1811. William Emerson (1801-1868) received an AB from Harvard in 1818; his brother Ralph Waldo Emerson (Harvard AB 1821) received the Penn Scholarship from 1817 to 1820.

Letter from Daniel White to his preceptor at Atkinson Academy, July 13, 1793

The name of Jabez Kimball is written on the verso, though it seems unlikely that he was White's preceptor, as they graduated in the same class from Harvard College.

Letter from Francis Dana to Samuel Langdon, 1780 January 19

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.

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 Thomas Crafts to Edward Wigglesworth, 1781 May 22

This brief letter from Thomas Crafts (1759-1819; Harvard AB 1783) to Professor Wigglesworth concerns Craft's work on the catalogue of pamphlets in the library.

[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).

Letter from Edward Wigglesworth to John Lowell, 1781 January 3

Four leaves containing a four-and-a-half-page letter in the hand of Professor Edward Wigglesworth to John Lowell dated January 3, 1781. In the letter, Professor Wigglesworth describes the issues related to the deprecating value of paper money and the salaries of Harvard officers, and he provides recommendations for the General Court's grants to the College.

Letter from Samuel Williams to John Lowell, 1782 October 14

Two leaves containing a one-and-a-half page letter in the hand of Professor Samuel Williams to John Lowell briefly describing his current financial situation. The second leaf containing the address information is a fragment.

Letter from John Leverett to an unidentified recipient (fragment), 1721 August 28

Three octavo-sized leaves containing a handwritten letter from President Leverett to an unidentified recipient with detailed notes and extracts of Harvard Corporation votes related to non-resident Fellows of the Corporation. The names of the non-resident Fellows are listed in page margins. The letter begins: "Rev'd & Dear Sr. Pursuant to your desire I have collected the names of the non-resid't Fellows of the Corporation..." The fourth leaf containing the seventh page of text is no longer with the item.

Letter from John Leverett to the Governor of Massachusetts, 27 June 1710

This letter summarizes the activities of the Committee to View Stoughton House including the Committee's recent visit to the dormitory. The letter is signed by "Leverett in the name of the Committee."

Letter from Caleb Gannett to Eliphalet Pearson, 6 December 1804

College steward Caleb Gannett wrote this letter to interim Harvard president Eliphalet Pearson outlining supply and labor needs for an on-time completion of the new college, Stoughton Hall, in Spring 1805. Supplies include lumber for staircases, corners, and doors; lime and hair for masonry; window weights, oil, paint, nails, hinges, and locks. Gannett also requests the services of a workman to complete a coating for the roof.