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Samuel Williams Papers
Collection Inventory
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Anonymous sermons, not by Williams 1732-50 |
1 | 1 | ||
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Observations on air and water temperatures (photocopies) 1752-88 |
1 | 2 | ||
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Bond of Abner How to Abigail Williams, for payment of 100 pounds for land owned by Samuel Williams in Westmoreland, NH* 1761 February 10 |
1 | 3 | ||
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"The Elements of Theology" (photocopy) 1762 |
1 | 4 | ||
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Deposition of Daniel Fuller and Thomas Barnard, conerning Williams' claim against John Hobson for land in York, Maine* 1768 November 2 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Sermon notes and texts 1768-1808 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Letter from Samuel Woodward announcing birth of Woodward's daughter* 1769 October 8 |
1 | 7 | ||
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Retained copy of letter to Andrew Oliver, about observation of comets 1769 November 29 |
1 | 8 | ||
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Account of divisions/controversies in east parish church, Bradford, Massachusetts* 1771-73 |
1 | 9 | ||
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Astonomical notes and observations (photocopies) 1771-80 |
1 | 10 | ||
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Note from Timothy Walker, asking Williams to take Benjamin Thompson on as a student (photocopy) 1772 June 18 |
1 | 11 | ||
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Notes of legal case of ejectment against James Gray of Pepperell* 1772 December |
1 | 12 | ||
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Letter from J. Barnard, concerning printing of Williams' sermon, Barnard's upcoming wedding, local religious news, etc.* 1772 April 3 |
1 | 13 | ||
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Letter from Sarah Thompson to Jane Williams concerning book Benjamin Thompson had borrowed (photocopy) 1775 October 23 |
1 | 14 | ||
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Letter from Samuel Eliot, thanking Williams for sending him a load of hay* 1778 June 5 |
1 | 15 | ||
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Letter from Phillips Payson, proposing a meeting to discuss forming an academy of science and literature* 1778 November 4 |
1 | 16 | ||
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Uncomplete deed from Samuel and Jane Williams to ?, for lands in Buxton, Maine, and Rowley, Massachusetts* 1779 March 8 |
1 | 17 | ||
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Letter from Joseph Howe, concerning loss of manuscript of Williams' "Observations on the Earthquakes of New England"* 177? July 13 |
1 | 18 | ||
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Inventory of Harvard scientific apparatus (photocopy) 1780 April 8 |
1 | 19 | ||
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Letter from Jeremy Belknap to ?, on phenomena of "dark day," Chesterfield's letters, New Hampshire politics, news from Dover, N.H., etc.* 1780 June 12 |
1 | 20 | ||
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Professors' disapproval of Hardvard annual theses (photocopy) 1780 August 28 |
1 | 21 | ||
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Preparations for voyage to Penoscot Bay to make astronomical observations (photocopy) 1780 October 5 |
1 | 22 | ||
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Notes on expedition to Penobscot Bay to observe solar eclipse* 1780 October 20-28 |
1 | 23 | ||
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Letter from ? describing conditions of eclipse in Saco, Maine (incomplete)* 1780 October ? |
1 | 24 | ||
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Inagural address, assuming professorship of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard 1780 |
1 | 25 | ||
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Petition to Harvard for a house (photocopy) 1780 |
1 | 26 | ||
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Astronomical lectures at Harvard (photocopies) 1780-81 |
1 | 27 | ||
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Record of Rutland, VT town meetings, and notes on Williams Family genealogy (photocopy) 1781 January 4 |
1 | 28 | ||
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Note from Francis Moore Jr., offering to take French or Dutch bills of exchange at 20 percent under par* 1781 April 2 |
1 | 29 | ||
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Letter to Ebenezer Storer, concerning plans for education young men (photocopy) 1781 June 20 |
1 | 30 | ||
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Petition to Harvard, requesting use of silver tankard (photocopy) 1781 June 26 |
1 | 31 | ||
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Letter from Ezra Stiles, concerning Dighton Rock, pre-Columbian discoveries of America, electricity, etc. * 1782 June 5 |
1 | 32 | ||
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Letter to Nathan Frazier, detailing Williams' annual expenses and inadequacy of his Harvard salary* 1782 October 14 |
1 | 33 | ||
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Letter from Moses Frazier, asking about Williams' family and value of Massachusetts notes in hard money* 1782 November 3 |
1 | 34 | ||
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Retained copies of letters to Joseph Lalande. Rev. Mashelyne, Joseph Plantor, and Edward Bridgen, on various scientific topics* 1782 December 10 - 1783 April 27 |
1 | 35 | ||
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"Electricity," lecture (photocopy) 1782 |
1 | 36 | ||
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Letter from Ezra Stiles, concerning discovery of new planet (Uranus), astronomy, Cook's Voyages, etc.* 1783 January 19 |
1 | 37 | ||
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Translation of letter from Joseph Lalande, thanking Williams for data, discussing work on Uranus* 1783 February 14 |
1 | 38 | ||
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Letter to John Jones, concerning Jones' failure to collect rents for the Hopkinton trustees* 1783 June 16 |
1 | 39 | ||
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Letter to Jacobus Hemmer, Mannheim Academy, sending along meteorological observations (not present)* 1783 September 26 |
1 | 40 | ||
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Retained copies of letters to Jacobus Hemmer, Thomas Brand Hollis and ?, concerning scientific societies, Harvard during the Revolution, Benjamin Thomas, etc.* 1783 September 26- October 10 |
1 | 41 | ||
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Letter to Benjamin Thompson, assuring him of Williams' esteem and friendship (photocopy) 1783 November 1 |
1 | 42 | ||
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Letter to Rev. ? Prince, sending pamphlets with Mr. Temple, hoping for amity between England and the United States (photocopy) 1783 November 1 |
1 | 43 | ||
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Fragment of letter to F. Temple, hoping for amity between England and United States (photocopy) 1783 November |
1 | 44 | ||
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Letter (in Latin) from Jacobus Hemmer, concerning Williams' meteorological communications and similar observations in Europe* 1784 February 6 |
1 | 45 | ||
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Letter from William Fraser to ? Jackson, recommending Benjamin Thompson for service to Duke of Bavaria (photocopy) 1784 February 27 |
1 | 46 | ||
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Note from Leonard Williams to Jane Williams, sending love to family (photocopy) 1784 May 4 |
1 | 47 | ||
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Letter from Ebenezer Bowman to Hopkinton trustees, about his pay for teaching in Cambridge schools (photocopy) 1784 May 5 |
1 | 48 | ||
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Receipt from William Turner to John Williams, for payment for teaching Williams' son* 1784 June 25 |
1 | 49 | ||
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Note from Dr. ? Noyes, cancelling appointment with Williams* 1784 June 31 |
1 | 50 | ||
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Note to Worcester jailer, requesting release of David Newell (photocopy) 1784 September 24 |
1 | 51 | ||
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Manuscript of "The situation of the University at Cambridge, and the state of the country round it," for Mannheim Ephemerides of 1785* 1784 |
1 | 52 | ||
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Lectures on air, Part I (photocopies) 1784 |
1 | 53 | ||
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Note from John Avery, requesting return of "Mr. Saffary's" map (photocopy) 1785 May 17 |
1 | 54 | ||
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Note from Eliphalet Williams, introducing Samuel Pitkin (photocopy) 1785 September 24 |
1 | 55 | ||
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"An Exhortation for the careful observation of the Relations which Trees bear to each other..." (photocopy) 1785 |
1 | 56 | ||
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Lectures on air, Part II (photocopies) 1785 |
1 | 57 | ||
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Astronomy of comets, lectures at Harvard (photocopies) 1785? |
1 | 58 | ||
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Meteorologucal data recorded by David Rittenhouse (photocopy) 1785-86 |
1 | 59 | ||
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Letter from Samuel Vaughan, has circulated Williams' plan for a new journal (photocopy) 1786 May 22 |
2 | 1 | ||
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Notes from John Avery, postponing meeting of Massachusetts-New York boundary commission* 1786 July 8 |
2 | 2 | ||
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Letter from Benjamin Thompson, sending money for mother and setting up codes for secret correpsondence (photocopy) 1786 July 23 |
2 | 3 | ||
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Letter (in Latin) from Jacobus Hemmer, concerning Williams' meteorological observations 1786 September 1 |
2 | 3a | ||
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Letter to "John Chandler" (Benjamin Thompson), will visit Thompson's mother soon (photocopy) 1786 October 9 |
2 | 4 | ||
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Letter to Benjamin Thompson, concerning letters gone astray (photocopy) 1786 October 10 |
2 | 5 | ||
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Letter from Samuel Vaughan, hoping that he and his son Samuel will keep in touch with Williams* 1786 November 13 |
2 | 6 | ||
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Letter from Benjamin Thompson, will send scientific publications, thanks Williams for helping his mother (photocopy) 1786 December 24 |
2 | 7 | ||
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Receipt for 10 dollars to Thaddeus Mason (photocopy) 1787 January 5 |
2 | 8 | ||
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Letter from Edward Bridgen, concerning loss of box of instruments and letters sent to Williams sent via Captain Beech* 1787 January 26 |
2 | 9 | ||
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Letter to Edward Bridgen, concerning instruments sent to Williams, and foster exchange of scientific publications* 1787 April 20 |
2 | 10 | ||
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Letter to Benjamin Thompson, on scientific studies, societies and honors (photocopy) 1787 April 20 |
2 | 11 | ||
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Letter to Jacobus Hemmer, on observations of American rain, temperature and air (photocopy) 1787 April 20 |
2 | 12 | ||
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Letter from Osgood Carleton, asking Williams to attend his Boston lecture on astronomy* 1787 June 26 |
2 | 13 | ||
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Letter from Paul Burbeen, asking Williams to read his "Plan for the Reduction of Square and Spherical Measure into each other"* 1787 August 15 |
2 | 14 | ||
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Letter from Benjamin Thompson requesting botanical specimens and two Indian Bibles (photocopy) 1797 September 17 |
2 | 15 | ||
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Letter to Ebenezer Storer, concerning Williams' finances at Harvard (photocopy) 1788 April 6 |
2 | 16 | ||
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Note certifying deposit of Massachusetts securities in Harvard treasury (photosopy) 1788 May 20 |
2 | 17 | ||
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Letter of resignation from Harvard (photocopy) 1788 June 23 |
2 | 18 | ||
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Letter to Ebenezer Storer, concerning Williams' finances at Harvard (photocopy) 1788 June 2 |
2 | 19 | ||
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Letter to David Rittenhouse, on leaving Harard and need for a new job (photocopy) 1788 June 30 |
2 | 20 | ||
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Letter to Ebenezer Storer, about returning Williams' house to Harvard (photocopy) 1788 August 24 |
2 | 21 | ||
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Letter to (?), concerning sale of Williams' house to pay debts (photocopy) 1788 September 18 |
2 | 22 | ||
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Note from Nathaniel (?), requesting payment to Margaret Emery (photocopy) 1788 November 5 |
2 | 23 | ||
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Promissory note to Margaret Emery (photocopy) 1788 November 5 |
2 | 24 | ||
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Account of financial dealings with Margaret Emery (photocopy) 1788 November 5 |
2 | 25 | ||
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Lecture on magnetism (photocopy) (1788?) |
2 | 26 | ||
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Letter to Ira Allen, about getting University of Vermont chartered (photocopy) 1789 May 1 |
2 | 27 | ||
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Letter to Joseph Banks, enclosing a treatise on comets (not included) 1789 September 16 |
2 | 28 | ||
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Modern typescript of newspaper article, "Observations on the establishment of a University in the state of vermont," supposedly by Williams 1789 September 23 |
2 | 29 | ||
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Letter from (?), concerning some missing papers (photocopy) 1789 November 9 |
2 | 30 | ||
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Meteorological observations for 1790 and 1791 (photocopies) 1790-1791 |
2 | 31 | ||
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Retained copies of letters to Ebenezer Storer, about Williams' Hopkinton/Harvard finances 1791 October 4 - 1791 December 19 |
2 | 32 | ||
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Note from Josiah Baldwin, requesting a pair of shoes (photocopy) 1792 January 7 |
2 | 33 | ||
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Statement of financial accounts between Williams, Harvard College and the Hopkinton trustees 1792 February |
2 | 34 | ||
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Letter to Ira Allen, about Williams' "History of Vermont" (photocopy) 1792 July 11 |
2 | 35 | ||
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Deed from Samuel and Benjamin Payne to John Alsop "et al", one right in Sterling, VT (photocopy) 1792 July 24 |
2 | 36 | ||
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Retained copy of letter to Ebenezer Storer, about Williams' finances at Harvard 1792 September 1 |
2 | 37 | ||
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Receipt from Ebenezer Storer, for money paid to Hopkinton trustees (photocopy) 1793 January 18 |
2 | 38 | ||
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Incomplete letter from (Ebenezer Storer) on settling Williams' accounts with Hopkinton trustees (photocopy) 1793 January 19 |
2 | 39 | ||
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Letter from Jonas Fay, suggesting outline and subjects for Williams' history of Vermont (photocopy) 1793 January 27 |
2 | 40 | ||
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Letter to James Whitelaw, about Whitelaw's map of Vermont (photocopy) 1793 March 21 |
2 | 41 | ||
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Court order to pay Williams for services as Chaplain, Rutland County, VT 1793 March |
2 | 42 | ||
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Note from Anthony Haswell, asking Williams to account for tallow borrowed* 1793 April 5 |
2 | 43 | ||
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Letter to Ebenezer Storer, concerning settlement of Williams' affairs with Harvard (photocopy) 1793 April 16 |
2 | 44 | ||
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Letter from (Ebenezer Storer), enclosing Harvard resolution to pay Williams 100 English punds (photocopy) 1793 May 10 |
2 | 45 | ||
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Letter from Joseph Callender, about printing map for Williams' "History of Vermont" 1793 June 12 |
2 | 46 | ||
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Note from Leonard Williams, about printing map for "History of Vermont" (photocopy) 1793 June 15 |
2 | 47 | ||
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Letter to Paul Brigham, comparing earthquakes and politics, discussing the state constitutional convention (photocopy) 1793 July 17 |
2 | 48 | ||
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Note to Paul Brigham, requesting information on the militia and ministers of the upper Connecticut River Valley (photocopy) 1793 August 12 |
2 | 49 | ||
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Receipt from Ebenezer Storer, for dues to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (photocopy) 1793 October 24 |
2 | 50 | ||
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Letter to James Whitelaw, about Whitelaw's map of Vermont (photocopy) 1793 November 2 |
2 | 51 | ||
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Note from Daniel Chipman, asking Williams to discount five dollars from Obadiah Wheelers' tax rate* 1793 December 7 |
2 | 52 | ||
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Letter from David Carlisle, Jr., offering terms for printing Williams' "History of Vermont"* 1793 December 12 |
2 | 53 | ||
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Agreement with John Graham about rights to "History of Vermont" 1794 October 30 |
2 | 54 | ||
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Letter to Ira Allen, about "History of Vermont" (photocopy) (1794) |
2 | 55 | ||
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"Philosophical Essays on the first principles of Morality and Christianity" (photocopy) (1794?) |
2 | 56 | ||
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Letter to David Carlisle, about printing and sale of "History of Vermont" 1795 January 2 |
2 | 57 | ||
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Letter from David Calisle, Jr., about sales and distribution of "History of Vermont" 1795 March 2 |
2 | 58 | ||
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Note from John A Graham, enclosing advertisement disavowing all responsibilities for Rachel F. Graham (photocopy) 1795 November 20 |
2 | 59 | ||
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Letter to C.R. and G. Weber, concerning Williams' debt to them (photocopy) 1798 January 8 |
2 | 60 | ||
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James W. Henry, U.S. Army lieutenant's commission to Leonard Williams* 1799 March 1 |
2 | 61 | ||
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Receipt from Samuel Prentiss, for $64.80 judgement in A. Fitch v. Williams court case* 1799 Movember 1 |
2 | 62 | ||
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Bill from James Evarts, for paper sold to Williams by Josiah Stevens* 1803 May 7 |
2 | 63 | ||
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Letter from Thomas and Thomas about reprinting the "History of Vermont" 1803 May 28 |
2 | 64 | ||
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Note from Isaac Tichenor, requesting help with a speech (photocopy) 1803 September 12 |
2 | 65 | ||
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Extract of a letter, concerning the privileges of professerships at Harvard (photocopy) 1804 January 6 |
2 | 66 | ||
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Account book entries by William Harrington, expenses of hiring Williams to preach in Burlington (photocopy) 1805-1806 |
2 | 67 | ||
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Letter to JOhn Pomeroy, concerning the University of Vermont's rivalry with Middlebury College, Lemuel Haynes, etc. (photocopy) 1806 March 29 |
2 | 68 | ||
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"Astronomical Observations... to ascertain the northern boundary of th State of Vermont" 1806 June 18 |
2 | 69 | ||
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Letter from J. Riley and Co., offering to publish second edition of Williams' "History of Vermont"; Williams' reply on verso, offering new philosophical work as well* 1806 December 5 - 1806 December 25 |
2 | 70 | ||
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Rutland County Court docket* 1806-1808 |
2 | 71 | ||
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Letter from James Whitelaw, concerning a revised map for second edition of Williams' "History of Vermont" (photocopy) 1807 March 24 |
2 | 72 | ||
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Letter to J. Riley and Co., concerning printing of "History of Vermont" 1807 April 1 |
2 | 73 | ||
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Agreement with Samuel Milld to print "History of Vermont" 1807 May 11 |
2 | 74 | ||
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"Natural and Civil History of Vermont" partial manuscript, 2nd edition undated (1807?) |
2 | 75 | ||
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Letter form Horatio G. Spafford, sending Williams a letter (attached) from Robert Livingston praising William's "History of Vermont"* 1811 May 17 |
3 | 1 | ||
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Printed Broadside, Nathaniel Bowditch's observation on the comet of 1811* (1811) |
3 | 2 | ||
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Letter from Chauncey Langdon to Lucy Green Langdon, on family matters and news of Washington D.C. (photocopy) 1816 January 29 |
3 | 3 | ||
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Letter from Nathaneil Lord Jr. to Charles K. Williams, concerning estate of Aaron Wood (photocopy) 1845 december 17 |
3 | 4 | ||
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Letter from Eleazar Williams to Charles K. Williams, announcing visit of Iroquois Indians to Vermont (photocopy) 1851 February 27 |
3 | 5 | ||
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Letter from Eleazar Williams to charles K. Williams, concerning lost luggage (photocopy) 1855 March 3 |
3 | 6 | ||
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Anonymous poem to "Charlie my friend" (photocopy) 1868 December 25 |
3 | 7 | ||
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Pages fromm auction catalogue of William Clogston library, listing various Williams manuscripts (photocopy) 1882 |
3 | 8 | ||
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Pages from auction catalogue of William Clogston library, listing various Williams manuscripts (photocopy) 1899 |
3 | 9 | ||
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Brief memo noting desire of council, second parish, Bradford Massachusetts, for meeting with Rev. Balch* undated |
3 | 10 | ||
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"Philosophical and astronomical lectures" (photocopies) undated |
3 | 11 | ||
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Sermons on the philosophical principles of religion (photocopies) undated |
3 | 12 | ||
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Sermons, notes on religion (photocopies) undated |
3 | 13 | ||
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"Spirtural Duties" (photocopy) undated |
3 | 14 | ||
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"The Trials of Comets" - notes and observations undated |
3 | 15 | ||
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"The return of the comet of 1532 and 1661, in the year 1789" (photocopy) undated |
3 | 16 | ||
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"Changes of climate in North America" (photocopy) undated |
3 | 17 | ||
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List of scientific instruments, with prices* undated |
3 | 18 | ||
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Letter from E.B. asking Williams to carry message to G. Heath* undated |
3 | 19 | ||
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Text of religious address (incomplete): obituary of Miss Idea Strong on verso* undated |
3 | 20 | ||
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Anonymous poem, prologue to performance of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice"* undated |
3 | 21 | ||
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Fragment of letter to Samuel Mills undated |
3 | 22 | ||
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Letter from Isaac Tichenor, concerning Williams' "Histoy" and Tichenor's political plans (photocopy) undated |
3 | 23 | ||
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Letter to "John Chandler" (Benjamin Thompson), on visit to Thompson's mother, prospects for Williams' son (photocopy) undated |
3 | 24 | ||
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Account of financial dealings with hopkinton trustees (photocopy) undated |
3 | 25 | ||
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Notes on climate of Philadelphia and Delaware (photocopy) undated |
3 | 26 | ||
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"Record of Publishments of persons who have no record of their marriages" (photocopy) undated |
3 | 27 | ||
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Note from Charles K. Williams to (?) Hodges, requesting search for newspaper obituary of Jane Wood (photocopy) undated |
3 | 28 | ||
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Fragments undated |
3 | 29 | ||