Box 7
Contains 18 Results:
The managers of Harvard College 4th class in account with the Corporation of Harvard College, March 1800 Digital
Title transcribed from document.
Letter from Samuel Langdon to Horatio Gates, August 17, 1779 (20th-century negative photostat), August 17, 1779 Digital
Notifying Gates of the honorary degrees conferred upon both Gates and Gates' son by Harvard.
Report on broken glass in College buildings, undated Digital
Lists number of broken panes of glass in Massachusetts Hall, Hollis Hall, College House, and Harvard Hall.
Letter from Antoine Court de Gebelin, Paris, to the Harvard Corporation, March 2, 1780 Digital
The letter, which is in French, accompanied Gebelin's gift of his Le Monde Primitif.
A view of ye livings of ye President, ye Hollis Professors and ye Tutors of Harvard College from ye year 1750 when paper money ceased and hard money came into circulation till ye first year of ye revolutionary war, viz 1775, when paper money again came into circulation, [1782] Digital
Title transcribed from document. A note below the title reads, "All money matters became so deranged after ye year 1775 by reason of ye flood of paper money, that no farther view is taken till ye year 1782, when hard money again came into circulation."
A view of the livings of the President, the Hollis Professors and the tutors of Harvard College from the year 1750 when paper money ceased, and hard money came into circulation, till the first year of the revolutionary war viz 1775, when paper money again came into circulation, [circa 1782] Digital
Title transcribed from document. A note below the title reads, "All money matters became so deranged after the year 1775 by reason of the flood of paper money that no farther view is taken till the year 1782 when hard money again came into circulation."
Letter from John Adams, Auteuil near Paris, to Joseph Willard, September 8, 1784 Digital
Thanks for honorary degree, discussion of Willard's proposed visit to the universities of Europe, of the education of his son, John Quincy Adams, and his hopes to send his son to Harvard.
Letter from Joseph Champion, Calcutta in Bengal, to Joseph Willard, November 22, 1785 Digital
Presentation of his translation of the poems of Ferdosi.
Some manuscript annotations in an unknown hand pencilled on the front of the document.
Papers relating to the Harvard lottery, 1806-1814 Digital
Contains a draft of the articles of agreement, February 22, 1811 between the Harvard Corporation and managers of the Harvard lottery, receipts signed by lottery managers, and accounts maintained by the managers. Managers of the Harvard lottery included Patrick Jackson, John Williams, and John Mellen.
Invoice of goods shipped on board the Devonshire, August 17, 1765 Digital
Includes scientific instruments for the philosophical apparatus.
Invoice of goods shipped on board the John & Sukey, September 20, 1765 Digital
Includes scientific instruments for the philosophical apparatus.
Letters from Timothy Cutler, 1727-1730 (20th-century manuscript copies), 1727-1730 Digital
The letters are written to the Bishop of London and others, and concern the exclusion of Episcopalian ministers from the Board of Overseers. They are accompanied by transcribed votes of the Overseers.
Letter to Edward Holyoke, August 30, 1750 Digital
Signed "Lover of honesty,"and regarding tenant of Shawshin farm.
Proposition to found a writing school near Dummer Academy, [circa 1760s?] Digital
Money paid by subscribers for the school was to be held by the Harvard treasurer.
Corporation votes, October, 1, 6, and 11, 1810 Digital
Title transcribed from document. Document has the page numbers 181 and 182, and contains copies of the Corporation minutes from the meetings of this date on lined paper.
Plan of part of Cambridge & Concord Turnpike intersecting College grounds, undated, undated Digital
This subseries contains documents with incomplete or no dates, including Corporation votes, notes, reports, a receipt, and an item of correspondence. Topics documented include repairs needed to tombs of former Harvard presidents, a printing proposal, the Harvard charter, the Board of Overseers, and the Cambridge & Concord Turnpike.
College accounts, 1654 Digital
"Mr. Henry Dunster President."
Subscriptions due, April 24, 1678 (20th-century photostats) Digital
Negatives and positive photostatic copies of a report of subscriptions for Old Harvard Hall.