Papers of Samuel Shapleigh, 1739/1740-1800.

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Papers of Samuel Shapleigh, 1739/1740-1800.

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Samuel Shapleigh (1765-1800) spent half of his life at Harvard College, first as a student and later as College Butler and Librarian. This collection includes bills and other records of Shapleigh's time as a Harvard student; personal papers related to family property in Kittery, Maine; legal documents granting him power of attorney for several individuals; and his reading notes on two contemporary novels, perhaps created in his role as College Librarian. Of particular note are the extensive financial records - primarily receipts, receipted bills, and account books - which Shapleigh maintained over almost two decades. These provide a window into the daily life and material culture of Cambridge in the late eighteenth century, as well as an understanding of Shapleigh's individual habitudes and tastes.

.74 cubic feet (1.5 document boxes and 3 oversize folders)

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