Ball, Nathan. Notebooks,

This collection consists of two volumes of Ball's writings, from 1828 to 1831. The first notebook contains a series of 21 short religious dissertations on a variety of theological subjects. This section ends with the notation "So much for this Book. Amen. Amen. Watertown, Oct. 8, 1828." The last two pages of the notebook contain a list of living and travel expenses for 1828-1829. The second volume appears to be the beginning of a running commentary of critical notes on the New Testament, with only Matthew 1-18 having been addressed (chapters 7-8 were not completed). It also contains a list of expenses and receipts for 1829-1831, including tuition paid to Ball by both students and the town of Sherburne. There is a considerable amount of writing in this book dating from after Ball's death, and it is not clear who entered it. It includes a number of poems written out in different hands, an obituary poem for Ball and one for a 16 year old named Henry Hatch; diary entries from the late 1860s; and history and astronomy notes.