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1302. [Royal arms.] By His Excellency | Francis Bernard, Esq;. A Proclamation for a public Thanksgiving. [December 8.] Dated, November 3, 1763. Boston: Printed by Richard Draper, Printer to his Excellency the Governor and the Honorable his | Majesty's Council. 1763.

Evans, 9436.

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1303. Pay warrant, issued by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council.

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1304. Province of the Massachusetts-Bay. [Royal arms.] The Honourable Harrison Gray, Esq; Treasurer. (Tax warrant). Dated, November 21, 1763.

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1305. Province of the | Massachusetts-Bay. | Francis Bernard, Esq;. Military commission, engraved. Dated, [March 3.] 176 [3.]

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1306. Omnibus Christi Fidelibus ad quos Literae Praesentes | pervenerunt. (Ship's papers.)

1307. (No. 5.) To

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Your Province Tax. | Lawful Money. Your Town and County Rate. | Lawful Money. Dated, 1763.

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SAVAGE, SAMUEL PHILLIPS.

1308. [I] Promise to pay unto Samuel Phillips Savage, or Bearer. . . on Demand, being for Value received by a Premium of Insurance .

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1309. A Valedicion, | For New-Year's Day. 1763. Signed "Philanthropos." † PHS This may not be a Boston issue, though the typographical ornaments would show it to be more than probably one.

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1310. Buy the Truth, | and | sell it not. [Cut.]

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An issue of the poem was made in 1764 in Providence, by William Goddard, "by particular Request of a worthy honest old Gentleman, who is zealous for the Cause of Truth, and anxious for the Welfare of his Fellow-Creatures." A copy is in the John Carter Brown Library.

DORCHESTER.

1311. Tax bill.

HARVARD COLLEGE.

1312. Catalogus.

1313. Theses.

Evans, 9689, 9690.

GREAT BRITAIN.

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1314. Two Acts of Parliament, | One passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of King George the Second: | For Encouraging the Trade of the British Sugar | Colonies. The other, passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of King George the Third: For Granting certain Duties in the British Colonies. [Royal arms.] London: Printed by the King's Printer. | Boston, N. E. Re-printed by Richard Draper, Prin- | ter to His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable | His Majesty's Council of the Province of Massachusetts | Bay. M.DCC.LXIV.

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pp. 459-477. Two editions of these pages of the Acts and Laws (1759 and additions) were issued, one without a title and the other as cited above. They also differ "in the captions on pages 459, 464, in the Royal arms on pages 459, 464, and in the arrangement of lines; and in one edition the W in 'Whereas,' the first word of the Act beginning on page 459, is a plain four-line letter, while in the other edition it is an ornamental initial letter." There are also variations in paging. In some copies pages 460, 461, and 462 are correctly given, in others they are 160, 161, 162, or 160, 161, 164; also pages 464-479 are in some correctly numbered, in others, they are misnumbered 469 to 477, and in others pages 470, 473, 474 appear as 670, 463, 674. See Ford-Matthews, Bibliography of the Laws of Massachusetts-Bay, 454. Evans, 9682.

1315. An Account of the Fire at Harvard-College, in Cambridge; with the Loss sustained thereby. Dated, January 25, 1764. Boston: Printed by R. and S. Draper. | 1764. BPL.

KENNEBECK PROPRIETORS.

1316. Deed.

pp. 2.

MASSACHUSETTS-BAY PROVINCE.

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1317. A Bill, Now pending in the House of Representatives, and published by their Order, for the Consideration of the several Towns in this Province. | A Bill intituled, An Act for regulating the Whale Fishery.

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pp. 3. See Journal of the House of Representatives, November 3, 1764. 1318. By His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq; . . . A Proclamation For Proroguing the General Court (to April 18). Dated, March 10, 1764.

Printed in the Massachusetts Gazette, March 15, 1764.

1319. [Royal arms.] By His Excellency | Francis Bernard, Esq; A Proclamation for a General Fast, (April 12.) Dated, March 14, 1764. Boston: Printed by Richard Draper, Printer to his Excellency the Governor and the Honorable his Majesty's Council. 1764.

Evans, 9729.

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1320. By His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq; . . . A Proclamation For proroguing the General Court (to April 25). Dated, March 31, 1764.

Printed in the Massachusetts Gazette, April 5, 1764.

1321. By His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq; . . . A Proclamation For Proroguing the General Court (to September 5). Dated, July 9, 1764.

Printed in the Massachusetts Gazette, July 12, 1764.

1322. By His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq; . . . A Proclamation For Proroguing the General Court (to October 10). Dated, August 15, 1764.

Printed in the Massachusetts Gazette, August 16, 1764.

1323. By His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq; . . . A Proclamation (on enforcing law on trading with the Indians.) Dated, August 16, 1764.

Printed in the Massachusetts Gazette, August 23, 1764.

1324. By His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq;

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An Account of the Fire at Harvard-College,

in Cambridge; with the Lofs fuftained thereby.

CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 25. 1764

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-All the Fathers, Greek and Latin, in their
beft editions. A great number of trafts in
defence of revealed religion, wrote by the most
masterly hands, in the laft and prefent century
Sermons of the moft celebrated English divines,
both of the established national church and pro-
teftant diffenters :-Tracts upon all the branches
of polemic divinity The donation of the vene
rable Society for propagating the Gospel in foreign
parts, confitting of a great miny volumes of tracts
against Popery, published in the Reigns of Charles
11. and James II. the Baylean lectures, and other
the most efteemed English fermons :-A valua-
b'e collection of modern theological treatifes, pre-
fented by the Right Rev. Dr. Sherlock, late Lord
Bishop of London, the Rev. Dr. Hales, F. R. S.
and Dr. Wilfon of London :-A vaft number of
philological trafts, containing the rudiments of al-
moft all languages, ancient and modern :-The
Hebrew, Greek and Roman antiquities.-The
Greek and Roman Claffics, prefented by the late
excellent and catholic-fpirited Bishop Berkeley;
most of them the best editions:-A large Collec-
tion of Hiftory and biographical tracts, ancient and
modern.-Differtations on various Political fubjects

Under the head of Mechanics, there were ma chines for experiments of falling bodies, of the centre of gravity, and of centrifugal forces;-the feveral mechanical powers, balances of different forts, levers, pullies, axes in peritrochio, wedges, compound engines; with curious models of each; in brafs.

In Hydrofatics, very nice balances, jars and bottles of various fizes fitted with brass caps, veffels for proving the grand hydrostatic Paradox, iphons, g'afs models of pumps, hydrostatic balance, &c.

In Preauraties, there was a number of different tubes for the Torricellian experiment, a large double-barrell'd Air-pump, with a great variety of receivers of different fizes and fhapes; fyringes, exhaufting and condenfing; Barometer, Thermometer-with many other articles.

In Optics, there were feveral forts of mirrors, Concave, convex, cylindric; Lenfes of different foci; inftruments for proving the fundamental law of refraction; Prifms, with the whole apparatus for the Newtonian theory of light and colors; the camera obfcura, &c.

And a variety of inftruments for miscellaneous purposes.

AST night HARVARD COLLEGE, fuffered the most ruinous lofs it ever met with fince its foundation. In the middle of a very tempeftuous night, a fevere cold ftorm of fnow attended with high wind, we were awaked by the alarm of fire. Harvard Hall, the only one of our ancient buildings which fill remained, and the repofitory of our most valuable treasures, the public LIBRARY and Philofophical APPARATUS, was feen in flames. As it was a time of vacation, in which the ftudents were all difperfed, not a single perfon was left in any of the Colleges except two or three in that part of MalacEufetts most distant from Harvard, where the fire could not be perceived till the whole furrounding air began to be illuminated by it: When it was difcovered from the town, it had rifen to a degree of violence that defied all oppofition. It is conjectured to have begun in a beam under the hearth in the library, where a fire had been kept for the ufe of the General Court, now refiding and fitting here, by reafon of the Small-Pox at Bolton: from thence it burst out into the Library. The books cafily fubmitted to the fury of The Tranfactions of the Royal Society, Acathe flame, which with a rapid and irrefiftable pro- demy of Sciences in France, Acta Eruditorum, grefs made its way into the Apparatus Chamber, Mifcellanea curiofa, the works of Boyle and New- THE following articles were afterwards fent and fpread thro' the whole building. In a very ton, with a great variety of other mathematical us by Mr. Thomas Hollis, Nephew to that ge fhort time, this venerable Monument of the Piety and philofophical treatifes.-A collection of the nerous Gentleman, viz. an Orrery, an armillary of our Ancestors was turn'd into an heap of ruins. molt approved Medical Authors, chiefly prefented. Sphere, and a box of Microscopes; all of exquiThe other Colleges, Stoughton Hall and Maja, by Mr. James, of the inland of Jamaica, to which fite workmanship, cbufetts-Hall, were in the utmost hazard of tha Dr. Mead and other Gentlemen made very ring the fame fate. The wind driving the flaming confiderable additions: Alfe Anatomical cuts cinders directly upon their roofs, they blazed out and two compleat Sheltons of different fexes feveral ones it different pifces, nor could they his collection would have been very ferviceable have been faved by all the help the Town could to a Profeffor of Phyfic and Anatomy, when the afford, had it not been for the affiftance of the revenues of the College fhould have been fufficiGentlemen of the General Court, among whoment to fubfift a gentleman in this character.-A his Excellency the Governor was very active; few ancient and valuable Manufcripts in different who, notwithstanding the extreme rigor of the languages.-A pair of excellent new Globes of the feafon, exerted themselves in fupplying the town largest fize, prefented by Andrew Oliver, jun. Engine with water, which they were obliged to Efq;-A variety of Curiofities natural and arofifetch at laft from a diftance, two of the College cial, both of American and foreign produce-A Many very valuable additions have of late years pumps being then rendered ufelefs. Even the font of Greek types (which, as we had not yet been made to this apparatus by feveral generous new and beautiful Hellis Hall, though it was on a printing office, was repofited in the library) pre- benefactors, whom it would be ingratitude not to the windward fide, hardly efcaped. It flood fo fented by our great benefactor the late worthy commemorate here, as no veftiges of their conanear to Harvard, that the flaines actually feized Thomas Holli, Efq; of London; whofe picture, tions remain. We are under obligation to menit,and, if they had not been immediately fupprefled, as large as the lile, and inflitutions for two Pro- tion particularly, the late Sir Peter Warren, Knt. must have carried it. fefforfhips and ten Scholarships, perifhed in the Sir Henry Frankland, Bart. Hon. Jonathan Belflames. Some of the most confiderable addi- cher, Efq, Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia, Thotions that had been made of late years to the libra-mas Hancock, Efq, James Bowdoin, Efij, Ezery, came from other branches of this generous Family.

But by the Bleffing of God on the vigorous efforts of the affiftants, the ruin was confined to Harvard Hall, and there, befides the destruction of the private property of those who had chambers in it, the public lots is very great, perhaps, irreparable. The Library and the Apparatus, which for many years had been growing, and were now judged to be the best furnished in America, are annihilated. But to give the public a more diftinct idea of the lofs, we shall exhibit a fummary view of the general contents of each, as far as we can, on a fudden, recollect them.

Of the LIBRARY.

IT contained-The Holy Scriptures in almoft all languages, with the most valuable Expofitors and Commentators, ancient and modern-The whole Library of the late learned Dr Lightfoot, which at his death he bequeathed to this College, and contained the Targurns, Talauds, Rabbins, Polygot, and other valuable tracts relative to oriental literature, which is taught here: The library of the late eminent Dr. Theophilus Gale:

• Harvard-Hall, 42 feet broad, 97 long, and four florics bigh, was founded A. D. 1673.

The library contained above five thousand volumes, all which were confumed, except a few books in the hands of the members of the houfe; and two donations, one made by our late honora ble Lieutenant Governor Dummer, to the value of 501. fterling the other of 56 volumes, by the prefent worthy Thomas Hollis, Efq, F. R.S. of London, to whom we have been annually obligrd for valuable additions to our late library: Which donations, being but lately received, had not the proper boxes prepared for them; and lo efcaped the general ruin.

As the library records are burnt, no doubt fume valuable benefactions have been omitted in this account, which was drawn up only by memory.

Of the APPARATUS. WHEN the late worthy THOMAS HOLLIS, Efq; of London founded a Profefforship of Mathematics and Philofophy in Harvard-College, he fent a fine Apparatus for Experimental Philofo phy in its feveral Branches,

No. 1315.

For Arenomy, we had before been fupplied with Telescopes of differeat lengths; one of 24 feet; and a brass Quadrack of 2 tret radius, carrying, a Telefcope of a greater length's which formerly belonged to the celebrated Dr. Halley. We had alfo the most ofeful inftruments for Dialling and for Surveying, a brafa femicircle, with plain fights and magnetic needle. Alf, a curious Telefcope, with a complete apparatus for taking the difference of Level; lately prefented by Chriftopher Kilby, Efq;

kiel Goldthwait, Efq; John Hancock, A. M. of Bolton, and Mr. Gilbert Harrifon of London, Merchant. From thefe Gentlemen we received fine reflecting Telescopes of different magnifying powers; and adapted to different obfervations; Microfcopes of the feveral forts now in ufe ; Hadley's Quadrant fitted in a new manner; a nice Variation Compafs, and Dipping needie; with inftruments for the feveral magnetical and electrical experiments-all new, and of excellent workmanhip.- ALL DESTROYED!

Cambridge, Jan. 26. 1764. As the General Affembly have this day chearfully and unanimoufly voted to rebuild Harvard Hall, it encourages us to hope, that the LIBRARY and APPARATUS will alfo be repaired by the private munificence of thofe who with well to America, have a regard for NewEngland, and know the importance of literature to the Church and State

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BOSTON: PRINTED BY R. AND S. DRAPER; 1764.

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