Mathematical notebook attributed to Thaddeus Mason Harris, ca. 1787

Hardcover notebook containing handwritten transcriptions of rules, cases, and examples from 18th century mathematical texts. The author and purpose of the volume is unclear, though it has been connected with Thaddeus Mason Harris (Harvard AB 1787). Most of the entries include questions and related answers, suggesting the notebook was used as a manuscript textbook and workbook. The extracts appear to be copied from John Dean's " Practical arithmetic" (published in 1756 and 1761), Daniel Fenning's "The young algebraist's companion" (published in multiple editions beginning in 1750), and Martin Clare's "Youth's introduction to trade and business" (extracts first included in 1748 edition).

" Lines upon the late proceedings of the College Government" collection, 1787-1917

This collection contains various manifestations of a humorous poem, most often called "Lines upon the late proceedings of the College Government," written by classmates John Quincy Adams and John Murray Forbes in 1787. Both Adams and Forbes were members of the class of 1787, and the poem recounts events surrounding the pranks and ensuing punishment of two members of the class behind them, Robert Wier and James Prescott. Wier and Prescott had been caught drinking wine and making "riotous noise," and they were publicly reprimanded by Harvard President Joseph Willard and several professors and tutors, including Eliphalet Pearson, Eleazar James, Jonathan Burr, Nathan Read, and Timothy Lindall Jennison. The poem mocks these authority figures, but it spares Samuel Williams, whom it suggests was the only professor to find their antics humorous.

Relation de la conversion de Mr. Jean Thayer: autrefois ministre protestant à Boston, en l'Amérique Septentrionale, converti à la religion catholique à Rome, le 25 de mai 1783 et prêtre depuis la Trinité 1787 / manuscript, [after 1788]

écrite par lui-même en 1788 :

Le Musée royal, ou, Recueil de gravures d'apres les plus beaux tableaux, statues et bas-reliefs de la collection royale : avec description des sujets, notices littéraires et discours sur les arts / publié par Henri Laurent.

Continuation of Musée français, published 1803-11 by Robillard-Péronville and Pierre Laurent.

Notice d'un des plus importants livres de prières du roi Charles V : les heures de Savoie ou "Très belles grandes heures" du roi /

"Extrait de la Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des chartes, Année 1911, t. LXXII."

History of Richard Cromwell and the restoration of Charles II,

"Illustrative letters: Correspondence of M. de Bordeaux, French ambassador in London, with Cardinal Mazarin and the Count de Brienne": v. 1, p. [229]-498; v. 2, p. [265]-450.

The Jacobites and the union, being a narrative of the movements of 1708, 1715, 1719,

Mode of access: Internet.

Histoire de Charles VIII, roi de France ...

Liste de la plus grande partie des ouvrages que l'auteur a consultes, 2 pages following t.-p., v. 1.

Un favori de Louis XI, Boffille de Juge, comte de Castes, vice-roi de Roussillon /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description historique et bibliographique de la collection de feu M. le comte H. de La Bédoyère ... : sur la Révolution française, l'Empire et la Restauration /

A catalogue of the remainder of the collection was made by Potier.

Procès de Charles de Labédoyère : ex-colonel du 7e de ligne : ouvrage contenant.

Bound with: Procès de M. Marie Chamans de Lavalette -- Procès du général Sir Robert Wilson, Michel Bruce, John Ely Hutchinson, et autres -- Histoire et procès complet du faux dauphin -- Procès du maréchal Ney -- Procès de Michel Ney.

Mémoires du comte Roger de Damas ...

[t. 1] Russie, Valmy et armee de conde Naples (1787-1806).--[t. 2] Vienne de 1806 à 1814, suivis de lettres inédites de Marie-Carolina, reine de Naples, au comte Roger de Damas (1801-1814).

Storia del duca di Reichstadt.

Mode of access: Internet.

Souvenirs contemporains. Le comte de Chambord, la duchesse de Parme, Napoléon III, Versailles et la Commune.

Autobiographical.

Gregoireana ou resume general de la conduite... de M. le comte Henri Gregoire... : prècedé d'une notice sur sa vie politique, litteraire /

Mode of access: Internet.