Harvard University. Harvard Commons Records, 1686-1829 (inclusive). College commons records, 1765-1829 (inclusive). UAI 15.250 Box 1, Harvard University Archives.

[Left side page] IF 10 Scholars _______ 6/9 p diem ____ 120 4.1 ___ then 301 Days or 43 Weeks will be 1291.1. Steward, Butler & c _____ 330--- 1549.1 120 Scholars a 61. each p Week 6 720 = 36 43 Weeks 108 144 [?]________ 1548.__ 10 Scholars a___7/ __________ 130 4.11__ then 301 Days 91 301 2709 27391 ==== 1369.11__ Steward, Butler ___ 330. 1699.11__ 130 Schd: at a {Dollar}: 6 78|0 39 43 117 150 ______ 1677.__ Or IF 10 Scholars _____7/. ________ 140 4.18_ 301 Days 98 2408 2709 2949|8 === 1474.18__ Steward & Butler 330___ 1804.18_ 140 Scholars at a {Dollar}: p Week 6 84|0 42 43 126 168 _________ 1806__ Now If 1 Schoalr ___ 7/ ______43 Weeks 7 30|1 = 15.1_ 5 {Dollar}: advance 1.10_ 16.11_ 1 Scholar. 13/4 p Week, 43 Week 28.13.4 Saved 12.2.4 Or If 1 Scholar __ 6/ p Week 43 Week 6 25|8 1218__ 5 {Dollar}: advance ___ 1.10__ 14.8__ 13/4 p Week for 43 Week 28.13.4 Saved 14.5.4 the Butlar to Sell

[offset left of a divider] Tea Coffee Chocolate Sugar Loaf Ditto Eng: Beer Cyder Wine [offset right of a divider] These to be laid in at the best Rate, from the College Stock & sold out to the {School}: at 10, or 15 pCent advance, No Scholar to be trusted for more than 5 or 6 Dollars at a time, Or till the Old Score is paid

[right side page] Supper on Milk & c viz: 5 Quarts Milk at/ 5 Bread ____ 2.6 7.6 __0.1. On Coffee As in Folio 1st.

Breakfast 7[?] Chocolate __ 53 Quarts Milk ___3Sugar __________2Bread or [Biscuit?] __ 2 [?b] --- 12/6 [i?] 0.1.8 Dinner Pudding = Butter , 68 Meal a 2/3____ , 18Bread ______, 5Beer, [Root?] & Salt ___, 3.6 32/6 : _ 4.4 Supper 5 Quarts Milk ______ 5Bread or Biscuit _____ 2.6 7/6. - 1- ; 7/ p diem for 10 Scholar -

43 7 __ 301 11.128.13.4 _______ 13.17.4

for adjusting the tity of Peronisions of Commonus

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From {December} 10th 1772 to {January} 10th 1775.

1773-1774 Lamb 1/8 Mutton 1/10 Lamb 1/10 Beef 2/ Beef 2/ Butter 5/ -- 5/4 Butter 6/ -- [illeg.] Veal 2/6 Veal 2/ Pork 2/9 Pork 2/4 Fowls 2/6 ______________________________________________ {January} to {February} [strikeout]Mutton 2/6 [strikeout] Butter 5/6 - 6/ - 5/9 [strikeout]Beef 2/3 [strikeout] Beef 2/3 ______________________________________________ {February} to March Mutton 2/6 Mutton 2/4 - 2/ - 2/3 Beef 2/3 Beef 2/9 - 2/3 ______________________________________________ March to April Beef 2/3 - 2/6 Beef 2/3 - 2/4 Mutton 2/6 - 2/9 Mutton 2/4 Butter 5/6 Butter 6/ - 6/6 - 6/3 Veal 1/10

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590 --- 13 --- 5 --- 0 6767 [strikeout][598?--18--5?-0][/strikeout] 587 --- 2 --- 4 --- 0 [illegible] 703 - 13 - 1 - 0 _________________ ____________ . 11 --- 11 - 1 --- 598 - 13 - 5 - 0 _________________ _______________ 104 - 19 - 9 - . 1275 --- 0 --- 4 --- 3 _______________ 1076 --- 6 - 8 -- 1 825 - 14 - [?0] - 1 _________________ _______________ 198 ---13 8 2 [?7]03 13 - 1 0 ________________ 456 --- 11 -- 6 --- 2 impenitently 122 .. 11 1 354 --- 7 -- 5 3 913 - 13 - 4 - 1 ________________ 825 - 14 -- 1 [?]02 -- 4 3 _______________ 087 - 19 - 4 - 1 I Incomprehensibility _______________ Impenitently Inocontinently [Incontinently?] 1076 - 6 - 8 1 913 -13 - 4 0 ____________ [following numbers entered at right angles 162 - 13 - 4 0 to all preceding, on this page] _____________ 1354 - 7 - 5 - 3 1639 - 9 -- 2 --2 1275 - 0 - 4 -3 1572 - 4 -- 8 --3 _______________ 67- 4 - 5 - 3 .79 7 - 1 - 0 ____________ 1783 --6 - 10 1639 --9 - 2 - 2 143 --[?7]-7 - 2 ____________

[strikeout][?690 11 11 1][/strikeout] 690 -- 11 --11 -- 1 [?174]18 -- 8 -- . ______________ 115 13 -- 3 -- [?1] ______________ 788 -- [?13]9 -- 2 690 -- 11 -- 11 -- 1 ______________ 98 -- 1 -- 10 -- 1 ______________ 927 -- 5 -- 9 --- 1 788 -- 13 --9 -- 2 ______________ 138 -- 11 -- 11 -- 3 ______________ 1078 -- 8 -- 8 -- 1 927 -- 5 -- 9 --- 1 ______________ 151 -- 2 -- 11 -- 0 ______________ 1169 -- 1 -- 11 -- 1 1078 -- 8 -- 8 -- 1 ______________ 90 -- 13 --3 -- 0 ______________ 1386 -- 9 -- 3 -- 3 1169 -- 1 -- 11 -- 1 ______________ 217 -- 7 -- 4 -- 2 ______________ 1572 -- 4 --- 8 -- 3 1386 -- 9 --- 3 -- 3 ______________

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The Quarter Bills for Commons ----- 2153.12.9 1/4 deduct abatements by Order: of President [?] ------ 203.10.1 of Corporation ------ 13.9.6 216.19.7 _________ the College receives for Commons £1936.13.2 1/4 ______________________________________________ The College Years contains 39 Weeks [strikeout][illeg.][/strikeout] Received for Commons for a Week is £ 49.13.2 ______________________________________________ The Number of Scholars in Commons for each Week, reckoning [?] as Commons, is ------------------- 132 10/15

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1392.7.8 1/4 [Jan 7?] 10. 690.11.11 1/4 6.8.4 1/2 574.18.8 __________ __________ 1386.9.3 3/4 115.[?13].3 [?]

[Next account page down] April to May Beef 2/6 Mutton 2/4 Beef --2/6 Butter 5/6 -- 6/ -- 6/6 -- 7/ -- 6/9 Butter 6/ -- 5/6 --5/ Veal -- 2/ Veal 1/10 -- 1/8 __________________________________________ May to June Butter 5/6 --5/ --6/--6/6 --7/ -- 6/9 Butter 6/ -- 5/6 -- 5/ Veal 2/ -- 1/10 --1/7 ------------ Veal 1/10 --2/ Beef 2/6 -- 2/9 Beef 2/6 -- 2/9 __________________________________________ June to July [strikeout][Veal 2/][/strikeout] Butter 5/ Butter 5/ Beef 2/9 -- 2/6 Beef 2/9 Lamb 2/6 Lamb 2/3 Veal 2/ -- 1/10 Veal 1/10 -- 2/ __________________________________________ July to August Lamb 2/6 -- 1/10 -- 2/ Lamb 2/3 -- 1/8 -- 2/ Butter 5/ Butter 5/ Beef 2/9 -- 2/ Beef 3/ -- 2/3 Veal 2/