Corporation papers, 1st series, supplements to the Harvard College Papers, Volumes 1 and 2
List of all grants made to Harvard College by the colony and state of Massachusetts, from 1636 to 1846 (nineteenth-century manuscript copy), 1636-1846 Digital
List of money and property granted to Harvard College from the Massachusetts General Court from 1636-1846. The name of the compiler of the list and date of compilation are unknown. Title transcribed from document.
Extracts from property records (nineteenth-century manuscript copy), 1638-1769 Digital
Extracts from the Cambridge Town Records and the records of the Cambridge Proprietors of property granted to Harvard College including an ox pasture and school house, dated 1638-1769. "For Hon. S. A. Eliot" is inscribed on the verso, probably Samuel Atkins Eliot (1798-1862), a graduate of Harvard College (AB 1817) and Treasurer of the University from 1842 to 1853.
The Foundations of Harvard College (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1642-1722 Digital
Harvard College laws and extracts of administrative history, from 1642 to 1722, including the act to establish the Overseers in 1642 and the Charter of 1650. Title transcribed from document.
The Foundations of Harvard College (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1642-1722 Digital
Copy of Harvard College laws and extracts of administrative history, from 1642 to 1722, including the act to establish the Overseers in 1642 and the Charter of 1650. Title transcribed from document.
The Foundations of Harvard College (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1642-1657 Digital
Incomplete copy of Harvard College laws and extracts of administrative history, from 1642 to 1657 including the act to establish the Overseers in 1642 and the Charter of 1650. Title transcribed from document.
An account of the Overseers' memorial asking an enlargement of the Corporation (nineteenth-century manuscript copy), 1722 June Digital
Notes on meetings of the Overseers of Harvard College on June 6 and 13, 1722, to discuss a memorial by Tutor Nicholas Sever and request to expand the number of the Corporation Fellows to include tutors; the request was presented to and rejected by the Massachusetts General Court.
Harvard College charter of 1650 (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1650 May 30 Digital
Harvard College Charter, approved by the Massachusetts General Court on May 30, 1650, and signed by Governor Thomas Dudley (1576-1653).
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Exhibition – fund for poor scholars, and appropriations for professors, 1650-1796 (nineteenth-century manuscript copy), 1650-1796 Digital
List of legacies funding scholarships to Harvard College, and appropriations for professorships, from 1650 to 1796. The name of the compiler of the list and date of compilation are unknown.
Extracted from the will of Mr. John Glover of Boston, bearing date the eleventh day of April 1653 (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1653 April 11 Digital
Paragraph from the will of Harvard College donor John Glover, dated April 11, 1653. Title transcribed from document.
At a Gen'l Court held at Boston Oct. 14th 1657 (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1657 October 14 Digital
As an appendix to the College charter, the act gave the Corporation power "from time to time, to make such order and bylaws for the better ordering and carrying on the work of the College." Title transcribed from document.
At a General Court held at Boston 14 Octr. 1657 (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1657 October 14 Digital
As an appendix to the College charter, the act gave the Corporation power "from time to time, to make such order and bylaws for the better ordering and carrying on the work of the College." Title transcribed from document.
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At a General Court held at Boston 14 Octr. 1657 (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1657 October 14 Digital
As an appendix to the College charter, the act gave the Corporation power "from time to time, to make such order and bylaws for the better ordering and carrying on the work of the College." Title transcribed from document.
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Extract from the will of Henry Webb of Boston in New England, merchant, dated April 5, A.D. 1660 (nineteenth-century manuscript copy), 1660 April 5 Digital
Extract of William Pennoyer's will (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1670 May Digital
Extract of the will of English merchant William Pennoyer, dated May 1760, which left a 92-acre farm to Harvard College, income from which was to fund two Fellows and two Scholars, with preference given to ancestors of his brother Robert and residents of New Haven Colony.
Extracted from the will of Mr. James Penn bearing date the 29th of the 7 month 1671 (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1671 July 29 Digital
Extract of the will of James Penn, dated July 29, 1671, which left a legacy of £10 to Harvard College, except in the event his primary beneficiary, Penn Townsend, had no heirs, in which case Penn's farm was to be given to Harvard for the maintenance of poor scholars. Title transcribed from document.
At a Generall Court held at Boston the 8th of October 1672 (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1672 October 8 Digital
Act of the General Court of Massachusetts, known as the Charter of 1672, which selected Leonard Hoar (1630-1775; Harvard AB 1650) as president of Harvard; copy attested by Edward Rawson. Title transcribed from document.
At the second session of the general court for elections held at Boston 8th of Oct. 1672 on their adjournment (copy recorded by J. Willard Secretary, 1722), 1672 October 8 Digital
Act of the General Court of Massachusetts, known as the Charter of 1672, which selected Leonard Hoar (1630-1775; Harvard AB 1650) as president of Harvard College; copy attested by Joseph Willard. Title transcribed from document.
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At the second session of the general court for elections held at Boston 8th of Oct. 1672 on their adjournment (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1672 October 8 Digital
Extract of Samuel Scarlet's will (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1675 April 22 Digital
A Clause of the Will of the Revd. Mr. Daniel Russell…a true copy compared per Henry Flynt June 20th 1720, 1678 December 20 Digital
Clause from the will of Reverend Daniel Russell, copied in 1720 by Henry Flynt; in 1678, Russell bequeathed 1,000 acres of land at Winter Harbor in Maine (half of his holdings there) to Harvard College. Title transcribed from document.
An Abstract of the last Will & Testament of the Revd. Mr. Daniel Russell (copied in October 1764), 1678 December 20 Digital
Abstract from the will of Reverend Daniel Russell, copied in October 1764; in 1678, Russell bequeathed 1,000 acres of land at Winter Harbor in Maine (half of his holdings there) to Harvard College. Title transcribed from document.
A Clause of the Will of the Revd. Mr. Daniel Russell….recorded by Thomas Danforth… a true copy compared per Henry Flynt June 20th 1720, 1678 December 20 Digital
Clause from the will of Reverend Daniel Russell, recorded by Thomas Danforth and copied in 1720 by Henry Flynt; in 1678, Russell bequeathed 1,000 acres of land at Winter Harbor in Maine (half of his holdings there) to Harvard College. Title transcribed from document.
Grant and laying out of 500 acres of land to Mr. Josh. Scottow at Merriconeag neck (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1685-1687 Digital
Grant of 500 acres of land to Captain Joshua Scottow in Merriconeag Neck, Maine, dated May 27, 1685, and signed by Edward Tyng and Silvanus Davis; on the verso are notes from the Massachusetts General Court meeting in 1685 in which Scottow was granted the land in exchange for his service in the French and Indian War. Includes certificate laying out the land, dated April 6, 1686, and related documents from 1687. Title transcribed from document.
Vote of the Corporation regarding the proposed resignation of President Increase Mather (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1695 August 5 Digital
Vote of the Harvard Corporation, dated August 5, 1695, desiring Increase Mather to continue as Harvard College president after he indicated he wished to resign.
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By way of reply to the vote of the Corporation meeting at Cambridge, August 5, 1695 (eighteenth-century manuscript copy), 1695 August 5 Digital
Response of Increase Mather to the Harvard Corporation vote on August 5, 1695, on his resignation, and the Massachusetts House of Representatives vote on the same on June 16, 1695. Title transcribed from document.
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