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Guild, Benjamin, 1749-1792. Diaries, 1776, 1778.

Title: Diaries, 1776, 1778.

The diaries of Benjamin Guild document his travels as a Presbyterian pastor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The daily entries describe the people Guild met, talked to, and dined with, the funerals he attended, and the sermons he gave. There are many passing references to the activities of American, British, and French soldiers during the American Revolution. For instance, Guild notes the invasion of Canada and battles occurring in New York. In August 1778, after visiting Providence, Rhode Island, he comments on the disordered state of the city after American soldiers passed through it. Finally, Guild recalls a visit by officers of the French fleet to the Harvard College library in September 1778 and describes a dinner he had on board the French man-of-war, Sagitaire. Guild's diary entries describe the death and funeral of Doctor [Arthur] Eliot (1717-1778), minister of the New North Church of Boston. In addition, his entries also make reference to his lectures at Harvard College, the examination of students, and his desire to learn Hebrew.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76972784 View

Records of retail stores in New England and New York, 1785-1942 (inclusive).

Title: Records of retail stores in New England and New York, 1785-1942 (inclusive).

Records of shoe stores: John Hicks Rogers of Boston, Mass., 1830-1888; B.N. and A. Baker of New Hartford, Conn., 1837-1857. Records of dry goods stores: Paul Revere, Jr. of Boston, 1847-1848; Sarah Curtis of Hampden, Me., 1862-1866; Chandler and Company of Boston, 1872-1900; William Tobin of Pittsfield, Mass., 1875. Records of a jewelry store: James Garrish of Brandon, Vt., 1831-1859. Records of book stores: The Boston Book Store, Boston, 1785-1790; an unidentified book store in Boston, 1836. Records of hardware stores: Godfrey and Walsh of Albany, N.Y., 1823-1832; an unidentified hardware store in Boston, 1860-1872. Records of drug stores: George Goodwin and Company of Boston, 1874-1892 (heavily annotated price list); Downing's Drug Store of Hanover, N.H., 1882-1884. Records of department stores: James T. Ford and Company (later Nathaniel Ford and Sons) of Duxbury, Mass., 1826-1910; C.F. Hovey Company of Boston, 1837-1920; A. and W. Bacon of Roxbury, Mass., 1864-1867; Harvard Cooperative Society of Cambridge, Mass., 1882-1942 (chiefly copies of minutes and secondary material); and D.L. Bodfish of Palmer, Mass., 1895-1903.

ArchivalResource: ca. 3.5 linear ft. (41 v., 2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269590910 View

Guild family collection, 1774-1912.

Title: Guild family collection, 1774-1912.

The bulk of this collection consists of documents that relate to the work and the family of Edward Chipman Guild who was educated at Harvard College (class of 1853), Andover Theological Seminary and Harvard Divinity School (class of 1857), and who received ordination as a Unitarian minister in 1859.

ArchivalResource: 9 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57217751 View

Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K.

Title: Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K.

Index to ownership/provenance information, primarily from printed books, held by Houghton Library.

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http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01530/catalog View

Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk)

Title: Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk)

Letters to American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

ArchivalResource: 36 linear feet (73 boxes)

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00355/catalog View

Baldwin, Loammi, 1745-1807. Papers, 1768-1872

Title: Loammi Baldwin papers, 1768-1872

Papers of soldier, civil engineer, and state legislator Loammi Baldwin focusing on his service in the Revolutionary War.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01081/catalog View

Guild, Benjamin. Guild Family collection, 1787-1823.

Title: Guild Family collection, 1787-1823.

Consists of correspondence and documents of the Guild family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, including papers of brothers Benjamin and Ralph Guild.

ArchivalResource: 0.90 cu. ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78357236 View

Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843

Title: Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843.

The Sparks collection consists of original and transcribed historical documents and correspondence, chiefly concerning the American colonies and the original thirteen states, collected or transcribed beginning in 1819 by Jared Sparks. The collection includes the papers of Sir Francis Bernard and George Chalmers, letters of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington, the journals of Thomas Ainslie, the Board of Trade, the New York Provincial Congress and Conventions, as well as the papers and records from state public offices, among many others. The Sparks collection also contains his own historical essays and compositions, published articles, letter books, diaries, account books related to his college days, professional research, and material documenting his tenure as College president.

ArchivalResource: 252 volumes, 10 env., 2 folders, 3 cases, 57 boxes (31.6 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01965/catalog View

Society for Compiling a Magazine in the Town of Boston. Record book.

Title: Record book. 1783 November 25-1785 May 13.

ArchivalResource: 49 p., [1] leaf ; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7852312 View

Guild, Benjamin, 1749-1792. Papers, 1774-1779.

Title: Papers, 1774-1779.

Papers of Benjamin Guild, Congregational minister, bookseller, and Harvard tutor, contain two sermons written by Guild in 1775 and another unidentified sermon written during the early 18th century. Also, a diary with scattered entries from 1774-76 and 1778-79. Beyond recording his social engagements, weather, sermons preached, and books read, Guild described his work as a Harvard tutor, his travels as an itinerant preacher, time spent in his uncle John Guild's Presbyterian pulpit at Haverhill, N.J., his avocation as a bookseller, his effort to establish the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, his visit with Rev. Ezra Stiles at Yale University, and the progress of the Revolutionary War beginning with the Battle of Bunker Hill. (Cont) Also, a 30-page copy in Guild's hand of a letter from John Adams to John Jay dated 4 Aug. 1779, describing the state of European affairs.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18115499 View

Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915

Title: Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915

Papers of the Palfrey family of New England. The material of this collection encompasses over 150 years of American history and many items of interest besides those documenting the life and works of John Gorham Palfrey, who is its central figure. A few of these may be briefly mentioned here. The papers of William Palfrey include letters between John Wilkes and the Sons of Liberty and William Palfrey's personal correspondence with Wilkes at the time of the latter's imprisonment in 1769-1770, including Palfrey's description of the Boston Massacre. William Palfrey's business account and financial papers are extensive and range in subject from accounts of trade with Virginia in 1763 to the disposition of funds of the Continental Army during the time Palfrey was Pay Master General. His close association and correspondence with John Hancock should be noted. Several interesting items pertain to the dispute between Hancock and the Boston printer, John Mein, which resulted in Thomas Longman's suit against Mein and the latter's imprisonment. The papers of John Palfrey deal mainly with his business affairs and the management of his plantation at Attakapas. However, several letters by his sons, Edward, William Taylor, and Henry William give first-hand accounts of battles in the war of 1812. Letters to John Gorham Palfrey from over 1000 corespondents form the largest single section in the collection. Of special importance are 377 letters from Jared Sparks and 148 letters from Charles Sumner.

ArchivalResource: 60 linear feet (130 boxes and 9 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00387/catalog View

Harvard University. Autograph File, G. 1641-2009.

Title: Autograph File, G

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear feet (10 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01430/catalog View

Guild, Benjamin, 1749-1792. Hunt and Guild families of New Jersey collection, 1755-1858.

Title: Hunt and Guild families of New Jersey collection, 1755-1858.

Consists of correspondence, letters, and documents of the Hunt and Guild families of New Jersey.

ArchivalResource: .60 linear ft. (1 archival box, and 1 half-size archival box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/66529713 View