The Memorial of Nicholas Sever, and William Welsteed (manuscript copy), 1721 June 21

One folio-sized leaf containing a handwritten draft of the June 21, 1721 memorial from Nicholas Sever and William Welsteed to the Harvard Board of Overseers. The document is labeled "a true copy" and begins, "Sheweth That ye next &..." and contains struck-through words and edits.

Surveyors' division of Kittery farm between Nicholas Shapleigh and John Shapleigh, Jan. 12, 1739/40, with paper wrapper from 1798

Paper wrapper reads: "Nicholas Shapleigh & John Shapleigh / Division of farm at Kittery / Recorded January 31st, 1798 / 17 cents duty." The legal document establishing the division of the land is signed by each of the three surveyors: Nicholas Morrell(?), William Fry, and Daniel Emery.

Extracts from Nicholas Shapleigh's will, executed Jan. 17, 1752

Nicholas Shapleigh was Samuel's paternal grandfather.

Writings on Islamic divination : manuscript, [ca. 1592]

Title supplied by cataloger.

ʻUmdat al-ṭullāb fī maʻrifat ʻilm al-ḥisāb : manuscript, 1637

Written in one column, 21 lines per page, in black rubricated in red.