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

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D# Harvard College to the St ___________________________ To the Steward for his Victualling {Account} 1456. 11. 6 1/2 settled with the [??] for 1st {September} 1773 from which deduct for what was supplied before 11th {December} 1772 456. 6. 5 1/2 ___________ 1000.. 5.. 1 for his Victualling {Account} from 1 {September} 1773 to the 10th {December} 1773 574 18 8 for Sundries not charged in his {victualling} {Account} viz Wood from {College Lot?} 16. 2. -[Hooping?] [??] 2. 1 1/2 washing Table Linen 16. -----Chocolate from Mrs Hubbard [symbol] 33. 14. -Gamage's {Account} for Cooperage 2. 0. 8 3/4 67. 18. 10 1/2 for Commons abated by Order of the President [??] from 11th {December}1772 to 10th {December} 1773 as by the {Record} [??] __________ 120.14. 5 [?] for his Salary as Servant 240. --------___________ 2003. 17. 0 1/2 Profit arising from Commons at the Price they are now Stated 274. 6. 9 [?] ____________ £ 2278. 3. 10 1/2 _______________________

Harvard Col-

Audited

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___________________________________________________________________ By the Steward for the third Quarter Bill from {December}11. 1772 to March 12. 1773 for Commons [& Sizings?] -----------------------------------------------------443. 12. 7 3/4 By Ditto for Commons [& Sizings?] in the 4th Quarter Bill from March 12 to June 11th. 1773 --------------------------------672. 7. 1 1/4 By Ditto for Commons in first Quarter Bill from June 11 to {September} 10th. 1773 ------------------------------453. 13. 7 1/2 ------for [Sizings?] in Ditto --------------------------------------------------- 21. 5. 10 By Ditto for Commons [and Sizings?] in Second Quarter Bill from {September} 10 to {December} 10. 1773 -----------------------627. 4. 7 3/4

_____________ £ 2278. 3. 10 1/4 _______________

College {December}29. 1773

[Audited] + Edward Wigglesworth

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{Memorandum}. Allowing 170 Scholars [??] each one ought to be charged £ 1.2.9 annually for the Maintenance of the Steward and his Servants being £ 245. --- In the Method in Also the Scholars pay nothing towards the [strikeout -illeg.] above Salary, while they are at Home and their Absence [illeg.] on their Return.

[Querie?], Whether every Scholar, in Commons, or out, ought not to pay his proportion of the Stewards Salary?

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An Account of the Commons abated in the 3d Quart[obscured] from {December} 11. 1772 to March 12.1773. 1772. At a Meeting {December} 18. Staff excused from Spring Vacation till June 18th is 7 Weeks 6 Days 2.10.3 Money for the same time 2.10.3 [Bourne?] --- 1 Week, if in commons 7.4 5.7.10 _____ 19. [Assen---?] ------- 2 Weeks .14.8 [illeg.] ---from Vacation to {December?}9th is 5 weeks 1.16.8 Staff ---------the Same Term 1.16.8 Eaton the whole of last Term Error 0. 0. 0 [Man ----?] ---- 1 Week & 1 Day 8. 1 1/2 Adams [jun?] --- from Vacation till {December?}7 is 4 weeks & 5 Days 1.14. 6 1/2 Litchfield excused from Vacation till {December} 9th in 5 Weeks 1.16. 8 [??] --- from Vacation till {December} 7th in 4 weeks & 5 Days 1.14. 6 1/2 Thatcher [???]excused from Vacation till {November}21. is 2 Weeks & 3 Days 18.8 11.0. ------------- 6 1/2 26. [Patridge?] remitted his whole Commons in his 8.14.10 3/4 two last Quarter Bills & in his [strikeout]first [strikeout] [??] first except a Fortnight. [illeg.] Bernard [??] excused the whole of last Term 3. 6. ---Farrington excused from the [??] of the Vacation to March 3 is 3 Weeks 1. 5. ---Allen excused 2 Weeks 16. 8 Allen 2d excused from Vacation to March 2d is 2 Weeks 6 days 1. 5. 0 [Crocker?] excused from Vacation to March 3d is 2 Weeks 5 days 1. 1. 10 1/2 Dwight 2 Weeks 16. 8 [Junkins?] 1 Week. 8. 4 Taft 2 [strikeout]( illeg.) [strikeout] Weeks 16. 8 [Bourne?] 3 Weeks 1. 5. ---{Jones?] from Vacation to the 12 March in 4 Weeks & [strikeout] 2[strikeout} Days 1. 13. 4 {Jones 2?} 1 week & 2 Days 11. 5 1/2 x Maynard the whole of last Term 3. 6. ---[Bobbins?] 1 Week 8. 4 [Shute?] from the Vacation to March 9th [strikeout] illeg. [strikeout] 1. 13. 4 omitted Willard 3d 2 Weeks [strikeout] (illeg.)[strikeout] Peirce from 5 {December} to Vacation is 4 weeks & 4 Days 1. 12. 4 _______ 29. 0. 10 3/4

115..9. 3 1/4

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Brought over ______ 7..18.4

[Bangs?] excused 1 1/2 Weeks / 12..6 Putnam excused 2 Weeks / 16.,8 _____ 1..9..2 _______ £ 9..7..6

Commons abated in the third Quarter -----------------------------------50..3..3 Commons abated in the fourth Quarter ---------------------------------49..6..2 Commons abated in the fifth Quarter ------------------------------------11..17..6 Commons abated in the second Quarter--------------------------------- 9..7..6 _______ £ 120..14..5

The preceeding Accounts of Abatement of Commons was extracted from the Presidents Professors & Tutor's Minits [minutes] and compared with the Stewards Orders & Receipts

[symbol] Edward Wigglesworth

Harvard College Dec.r [December] 27. 1773.