Admittatur, 1797 August 16 Digital
Printed copy of the Harvard College Laws of 1790, lightly annotated by Benjamin Peirce, which served as his admittatur to Harvard, dated August 16, 1797.
Claim on the estate of John Murray, 1787 Digital
Letters from Dudley Leavitt Pickman to Benjamin Peirce, 1796-1800 Digital
Letters, 1800-1803 Digital
Correspondence to Benjamin Peirce from Harvard classmate Jacob Cummings regarding his activities during the summer recess of 1800, and letters from Peirce to Lydia Nichols, his future wife, and his brother Henry Peirce, dated 1801-1803. Other correspondents include John S. Abbott in Andover, Massachusetts.
Letters, 1805-1819 Digital
Letters and notes on British impressment of American sailors, circa 1813 Digital
Letters and notes to Lydia Peirce, 1823, undated Digital
Miscellaneous papers, 1810-1826 Digital
Notes, exercises, extracts on religion, undated Digital
Political speeches, articles, and other papers, 1809-1818 Digital
Student essays, circa 1797-1801 Digital
Contains essays written by Benjamin Peirce, most likely while a Harvard undergraduate from 1797 to 1801, on topics such as Thomas Paine, candor, emulation, and civil liberty.
Copy of 1742 admittatur, circa 1830-1831 Digital
Volume containing a copy of an unknown Harvard applicant's 1742 admittatur, a transcription of the 1734 College laws, signed by President Edward Holyoke, Fellow Henry Flynt, Tutor Belcher Hancock, and Fellow Joseph Mayhew.