Box 5

This series contains handwritten receipts made out by the Butlers Thomas Adams and Samuel Shapeligh to acknowledge receipt of payment for items purchased or loans. Some of the receipts detail purchases while other simply refer to money owed on an account.

This series contains handwritten receipts made out by the Butlers Thomas Adams and Samuel Shapeligh to acknowledge receipt of payment for items purchased or loans. Some of the receipts detail purchases while other simply refer to money owed on an account.

This series contains handwritten receipts made out by the Butlers Thomas Adams and Samuel Shapeligh to acknowledge receipt of payment for items purchased or loans. Some of the receipts detail purchases while other simply refer to money owed on an account.

This series contains handwritten receipts made out by the Butlers Thomas Adams and Samuel Shapeligh to acknowledge receipt of payment for items purchased or loans. Some of the receipts detail purchases while other simply refer to money owed on an account.

This series contains handwritten receipts made out by the Butlers Thomas Adams and Samuel Shapeligh to acknowledge receipt of payment for items purchased or loans. Some of the receipts detail purchases while other simply refer to money owed on an account.

Statement listing the "total due" for debts incurred between May 1790 and November 1791 on loans. "Thom. Adams note"--written on verso.

Statement with list of creditors paid with cash from the student accounts.

The Butler's bills are printed quarterly bill forms that the Butler completed with his name, the name of the student, the specific quarter and its ending date, and the total owed for "permitted articles." In some years the form included a space to input the amount for "Wines and other permitted Liquors."

This series consists of handwritten slips written by the borrower with the promise of repayment with interest to a specified lender. Some of the notes reflect loans made to the Butler by members of the community, and others are promissory notes to Adams signed by Harvard students.

One sheet of paper arranged by columns for the years 1792, 1793, 1794 with currency amounts and final sums below. "Papers & notes of Thomas Adams" written on verso.

Includes one bill to James Sullivan for fees incurred by William Sullivan (AB 1792). Also includes receipt for payment.

Includes response and receipt for payment of £10 from butler Samuel Shapleigh.

Letter arranges transfer of £50 from Thompson to Shapleigh through Capt. Luke Wilder.

Letter arranges payment to Shapleigh for an arithmetic book for Mr. Thompson. Also includes a receipt dated 17 July 1792 from Shapleigh for £2.10 for the arithmetic book.

In this letter, Davis writes Shapleigh that he will not attend commencement.

Davis requests Shapleigh to send him the remainder of Mr. Adams' bills for settlement.