Box 1: Correspondence, Undated & 1783—1796 Manuscript .

BENTLEY, WILLIAM, PAPERS,1666—1819Contents ListManuscript BoxesBox 1:Correspondence, undated & 1783—1796Box 2:Correspondence,1797—1802Box 3:Correspondence,1803—1810Box 4:Correspondence,1811—1817Box 5:Correspondence, 1818—1819Miscellaneous Records, 1666—1819Folders 1—7Box 6:Correspondence, 1818—1819; includes a small group of correspondencefrom John Adams and Thomas Jefferson regarding the authenticity ofthe Mecklenburg County (N.C.) Declaration of Independence8Correspondence to William Bentley Fowle,books for the most part9Book and Curio Lists,Bentley’s t“Cabinet’1802—1819;1813—1815; concernsinclude lists of curios in10Financial Papers,11Salem, Mass., East Church Records, 1766—1817; include anagreement of the church singers, 1766; minutes of parishmeetings concerned with calling Bentley, 1783; petitions toraise Bentley’s salary, 1804 and 1817; undated notes onbirths, baptisms, deaths, and church history12Salem, Mass., Papers, 1666—c.1812; collected by Bentley,include land deeds, 1666—1704/05; list of grammar schoolstudents, 1730; roll of soldiers at Louisburg, 1745;correspondence of Thomas Hutchinson, 1753 and 1770; andrecords concerning the founding of the First Church ofSalem in 162913Ships and Shipping Papers. 166—c. 1812; largely from Salem,Mass., include ships’ manifests. 1666. 1701—1703, 1717—1730,1798; an account of shipping u Salem, 1768; an account ofvessels from Salem and Beveriv, Mass., 1790 and 1794; and anaccount of a sailor captured near Yemen, c. 8121783—1818; include receipts, bills, etc.Miscellaneous Notes, undated & 1781—1816Almanac,i78; interfiled with aLouris and a list of books

Bentley, William, PapersContents ListPage 2Box 6:(continued)Folder 2Six Miscellaneous Notebooks, one on education, 1816;oneundated notebook on Greek grammar; partial draftof “Descriptionof Salem” published in Collections of the Mass.Historical Society,1799. Vol. VI. First Series;pp. 212—288; three undated notebooksabout Salem, Mass.3Three Miscellaneous Notebooks and Various Leaves, undated;three notebooks contain historical information; miscellaneousleaves, sewn loosely together, contain information on naturalhistory, history, mortality for the Salem EastSociety for1801, Hebrew and Greek translations, lists ofphilosophersand works on philosophy4Survey and measurement records of rainfall anddistances inSalem, Mass., undated5Poetry, undated; copied from a variety of works6Notes re:7Notes re: philosophy, religion, linguistics, and naturalhistory, undatedSalem and New England history, undatedOctavo Volumes#1Diary, April 4, 1785—December 1788363 pp., with index#2Diary, December 4, 1788—December 22,372 pp., with index113Diary, December 23, 1790—April 30, 1792[Bentley’s #19]380 pp., with indexIncludes census of members of Salem, Mass., EastMeeting House[1785?]; a list of Salem residents, 1792;and miscellaneous notesin the back of the volume[Bentley’s #10]1790[Bentley’s #16]Commonplace Book. Diafy, Accounts[Bentley’s #4]August 19—Septembpr 2, 1793, pp. 1—20, 21—40, 41—56 boundirregulorly (Diary); 1782—August 24, 1784(Accounts);389 pp.Includes narrative of a journey to Connecticut River ValleyAlmanac Diary, 1804Lne—a—dav entries, mostly about the weather;in Isaiah TLonas, Jr., Almanack.for.i8O.- orcester. Xass.)

Bentley, William, PapersContents ListPage 3Octavo Volumes (continued)#6Diary, March 1, 1804—June 6, 1806[Bentley’s #38]448 pp., with indexWith miscellaneous notes in the back of the volume#7Diary, June 1806—December 1808428 pp.#8Diary, December 5, 1808—June 16, 1811[Bentley’s #43]377 pp.Includes summary of Mass. census returns for 1800 and 1810from Boston Chronicle with more detailed figures for Salem#9Diary, October 9, 1815—March 15, 1818377 pp., with indexIncludes list of vessels in Port of Salem,#10[Bentley’s #40]Diary, March 16, 1818—December 29, 1819315 pp. (many blank), with indexIncludes list of vessels in Port of Salem,[Bentley’s #53]1816—1818[Bentley’s #56]1818—1819#11List of Titles of Books in Bentley’s Library269 pp., with index[Bentley’s #11]#12Record of Disposition of Rev. Wm. Bentley’s Library56 pp.[Bentley’s #20]#13Catalogue of Books being in that Part of the Library of the lateDr. Bentley not bequeathed to Literary Institutions, andconsisting of 2000 volumes; 30 pp.#14Book Accounts, February 20, 1818—December 24, 1819[Bentley’s #55]432 pp.With miscellaneous notes in the back of the volume#15Commonplace Book104 pp.Notes on reading#16Conmionpiace Book, 1789375 pp., with index for volumesMostly notes on reading‘17[Bentley’s #5][Bentley’s ‘6i1—7Commonplace Book243 pp., with indexRecord of events in the East Parish, Salem——Births, Deaths,Removals, etc., beginning 29 April !784; includes eventspoiticai, Jccasiona. etc. [eg. schooi accounts and roster];entries for a singing school, treasurer’s accounts, loosecontributions, account of inhabitants of Salem, as reported tothe assessors, 1785; list of books and pamphlets lent and borrowed

Bentley, William, PapersContents ListPage 4Octavo Volumes (continued)Notes on Reading472 pp., with index[Bentley’s #15]Notes on Reading, 1794564 pp., with index[Bentley’s #18]#20Commonplace Book396 pp., with index[Bentley’s #26]1121[Bentley’s #27]Commonplace Book572 pp., with indexNotes on ornithology, natural history, geography, and religions#22Commonplace Book400 pp., with indexNotes on reading, particularly history#23[Bentley’s 1137]Commonplace Book460 pp., with indexNotes on ornithology, natural history, geography, and religions#24[Bentley’s #52]Commonplace Book251 pp. (many blank), with indexNotes on agriculture, commerce, fisheries, manufactures, etc.#25Bentley’s Manuscript for Mathematics etc.588 pp. (many blank), with indexIncludes entries on perspective, architecture,#18[Bentley’s #32][Bentley’s #24]and money#26Notes on Natural History, 1800—181740 pp.Drugs, remedies, prescriptions[Bentley’s #14]#27Notes on Plants and Animals91 pp.[Bentley’s #13)1128Notes on Modern Languages of Europe92 pp. (many blank)[Bentley’s #12]#29Notes on the French Language78 pp.[Bentley’s 28]30Notes on the German Lanugage1.S pp.[Bentley s 29J 31Commonp’ace Book[Benflevs 39]pp. witk Loden (pp. 58—59)WLth meteorciogica: observations at Salem, 1804—1808and statistical notes on the U.S., 806—18!5

Bentley, William, PapersContents ListPage 5Octavo Volumes (continued1809[Bentley’s #25]#32Sermons, November 20, 1808—September 24,98 PP. (no. 1311—1406)33Sermons, September 24, 1809—August 5,96 pp. (no. 1407—1502)#34Sermons, June 2, 1811—April 12,100 pp. (no. 1599—1693)#35Sermons, March 29, 1812—February 28,96 pp. (no. 1694—3099)#36Exercises for the Communion36 pp.#37Commentaries on the Scriptures,284 pp., with index1791[Bentley’s #21]#38Commentaries on the Scriptures,272 pp., with index1810[Bentley’s#49]1810[Bentley’s #26][Bentley’s #28]18121813[Bentley’s #29][Bentley’s #2]Folio Volumes[Bentley’s #23]#1Diary, May 14, 1792—May 1798756 pp., with index#2Diary, May 1798—February 29,758 pp.#3[Bentley’s #50]Diary, June 1811—October 1815414 pp., with indexWith account book of George Corwin, Jr., 1684, Salem, Mass.,dealing in food and supplies, with seven loose documents,76 pp.1670—1792;1804[Bentley’s #33][Bentley’s #31]Daybook, 1795—1808376 pp., with indexPersoai and church accounts, with separate encris forbook accounts#5Daybook, 1785—18196G pp. with tale of cofltentsPersonai, bcok, and church accounts[Bentley’s #41]

L1Z1 OR RRITERS ?Od TSZ EFPT. IiLLltM h2Zf PAPERSBoyd, John?., v.14Bradforl, John, v.2; 2 documentsBre:, Ro’sert v.!.),JoriRz,v.3v.3Clark,Brom,Rilke, v.2; 2 doe nbsBroun, James, v.3Z i., Rilliam, v.2; 2 documentoBryant, Reuben, v.3; Seed Masons, CorinthianZLi’o, William,v.3; 2 documents,LodgeSee Ct. John’s Lod;eEuredsam, James, v.2; 2 documntaz:et, Jeffrey, Lord, v.1Cape, Brian, v.32OODn, Nary C,. v.i Sea SaleeCarey, James, v.3ie Charitable Society, theCarlile, Thonas, v.14Jirectors c Managers ofCarpenter, Benjamin, v.3; See, Marine & EastAreleton, 3. Sparhawk, v.LIndia Marine SocietiesAro.ar, J., Jr., v.3Cary, Thomas, v.2; 3 documentsioaer3tene, Joshua, v.3v.14Cheigh, Joehkies, Silas, v.Ii.qhelsea, Church of Christ, v.34arereil, Azariah, v.LCheverus, John, v.2; 3 documentsBdger, Benjamin, v.3, Sep, Masons,Child, David,v.2; 5 documentsLodgeMoriahMountT.?, v.14; 3 lecworthy, Samuel Jr., v.3Philanthropic LodgeCodman, John, v.hB:ridga, William, v.I; 2 documentsJacob, V.l4Coggin,documents2v.L;Baker, W. G.,Elizabeth, v.3Colton,Barker, Thomas, v.3Cook,Richard,v.14documentsBarnard, J., v.2; 3v.3Samuel,Cooper,ChurchtheofBarasta’ole. CoItteev.3Joseph,Cordis,v.14Parish,EastS Society in theCotton, William Miles, v.3Barr, Robert, v.3Elias, v.14Cornelius,Barrel, Joseph Jr., v.3v.3Lemuel,Cox,Bartlett, Bailey, v.14Stephen,Cross,v.14Bartlett, Cornelius, v.3Crowninshield, Benjamin, v.2; See also, Salem,Bartlett, Josiah, v.14; Se also,Committee of arrangements, v.14Massachusetts Grand Lodge, v.3Crowudnshield, George, v.2; 2 documentsBars, Edward, v.2; 2 documentsCrowninshield, Jacob, v.2; 8 documentsBaumont, ?, v.3Crouninshield, John, v.2; 2 documentsByo, Gordia & Co., v.Lj.Crowninshield, Richard, v.2; 2 documentsBaLknao, Jeremy, v.2; 3 documentsCrowninshield, Mrs. Ricba,ri,v.241Zaais. SteDhen., V.Cummings, Henry, v.14documentseak!ey, John, v.1;Cushing, isaac, v.3; Se Flinyham, North Parish,3e:ley, Joshua, v.1; 39 documentschurch of theBentley, William, v.1,3,14; 140 documentsCuohing, Thomas C., v. 2; 7 documentsBerry, D., v.1Cutler, John, v.3:.1Dabney, Elizabeth, v.14; See,Salem Female Chant—i laem, v.able Society, the Directors & Managers of3.ak, Edward, Jr., v.3Dabiiey, John, v. 2; 2 documentsflrat, Riuund, v.3Dana, Samuel, v.2; 2 documentsiyak, S. Cleveland, v.3Davies, N., v.3Joel hio,v,3; See)asoru,Davis, Amasa,v.3:Ii2JI LoireL; S :iassachnsetts HistericaDavis, John, v.3e:.oaison, J., v.hSociety; S-se eio, Rrnstahle, Cmzsittee of thkSe, Joseph, v. 214; 3 documentsChurch & society in the East Parish.By;on, James, v.3Da.re;,obart, v.14v.2;documents6n, Pehiey,eiaoe3, Esoex LsreGsrgø,v.3;Dean,documents:ee, Jares, v.1;; 3Robert, i.ricoIturo1 society, v.3i2; 2 c2.e:io,‘--—‘,‘‘-

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#14 Book Accounts, February 20, 1818—December 24, 1819 [Bentley’s #55] 432 pp. With miscellaneous notes in the back of the volume #15 Commonplace Book [Bentley’s #5] 104 pp. Notes on reading #16 Conmionpiace Book, 1789 [Bentley’s ‘6i 375 pp., with index for volumes 1—7 Mostly notes on reading