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American Academy of Arts and Sciences Volume 3, 1803-1818 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES GUIDE TO SERIES I-B-1: GENERAL RECORDS. LETTERBOOKS. BOUND LETTERBOOKS. VOLUME 3, 1803-1818 Archives American Academy of Arts and Sciences 136 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 © 2011 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Updated: 15 April 2016 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ARCHIVES Series I-B-1: General records. Letterbooks. Bound letterbooks. Volume 3, 1803-1818 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Historical Note The Academy has received letters, announcements, and other forms of correspondence since the founding in 1780. All such correspondence was the responsibility of the Corresponding Secretary, one of the original officers of the Academy. Beginning sometime in the late 1800s, incoming letters were pasted into bound scrapbooks, which the Academy referred to as “letterbooks.” This practice continued until 1988, when staff began saving correspondence in folders. For the time period covered by Volume 3, the Presidents of the Academy were John Adams (1791-1814) and Edward Augustus Holyoke (1814-1820). The Corresponding Secretaries were John Quincy Adams (1802-1809) and Josiah Quincy (1809-1823). Scope and Content The series of letterbooks in its entirety includes letters from newly-elected Fellows, formally accepting their elections; communications with other learned societies (especially, invitations to attend meetings or send representatives to official events, and offers to exchange publications); correspondence concerning gifts of books, maps, and natural history specimens; and inquiries from members and non- members regarding the submission and publication of articles. Volume 3 contains letters and other documents received by the American Academy from 1803 to 1818. Most of this incoming correspondence pertains to the election of members and other administrative duties. Other significant topics include publication of the Academy Memoirs, donations of publications to the Academy Library, donations of specimen to the Academy Cabinet, and to a lesser degree, correspondence with other national and international academic societies. A small portion of materials related to a range of scientific subjects are those on natural science, mortality, and meteorology. Scientific information was submitted in the form of descriptions of experiments, observations, reports and speeches, specimens and samples, maps and sketches, and data sets. Page 2 of 36 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES -- GUIDE TO LETTERBOOK, VOLUME 3, 1803-1818 Volume 1 volume contained within 1.5 document cases (0.75 linear feet) Arrangement The Academy has begun disbinding the volumes of letterbooks and conserving the individual letters, and will continue that practice until all letters are in stable condition. The letterbooks in Series I-B-1 are arranged numerically by volume number. Within each volume, the original order of the pages has been retained. Generally the records are arranged in chronological order. Pages numbered with a “v” indicate that the document was pasted to the verso of the preceding page, and normally relates to document on the following page. Preferred Citation [Item title, date]. Series I-B-1: General records. Letterbooks. Bound letterbooks. Volume 3, 1803-1818. Archives, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Languages English French Latin Subjects Book donations Exchange of publications Learned institutions and societies—America Learned institutions and societies—Publishing Letter books Science—History Page 3 of 36 ITEM LIST ACADEMY LETTERBOOK VOLUME 3, 1803-1818 Page 03-01 Letter from Abiel Holmes to John Quincy Adams, Esquire, 1803 August 23; Cambridge, MA. Acknowledges election to the Academy. Creator: Holmes, Abiel, 1763-1837; elected 1803 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001276.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001276.002.jpg Page 03-02 Letter from John Davis to John Q. Adams, 1803 September 13. Encloses transcript of the proceedings of the last Academy meeting; discusses correspondence and travel to Calcutta. Creator: Davis, John, 1761-1847; elected 1792 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001277.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001277.002.jpg Page 03-03 Letter from John Quincy Adams to John Davis, 1803 September 30; Quincy, MA. Encloses letters of thanks to “the voters of the Academy”; discusses Academy proceedings. Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848; elected 1797 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001278.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001278.002.jpg Page 03-04 Letter from Allan Pollock to John Quincy Adams, 1803 October 3; Boston. Acknowledges election to the Academy. Creator: Pollock, Allan, 1767-1859; elected 1803 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001279.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001279.002.jpg Page 4 of 36 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES -- GUIDE TO LETTERBOOK, VOLUME 3, 1803-1818 Page 03-05 Letter from Timothy Bigelow to John Davis, 1803 October 16; Groton, MA. Acknowledges election to the Academy. Creator: Bigelow, Timothy, 1767-1821; elected 1803 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001280.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001280.002.jpg Page 03-06 Letter from Wenckenbach, 1803 November 15; The Hague. Creator: Conseil de l’Intérieur de la République Batave; Wenckenbach [Secretaire du Conseil de l’Intérieur de la République Batave] Language: French Related documents: Volume 02, p. 121; Volume 03, pp. 6e, 8, 21, 33, 120; Volume 04, pp. 6v-7, 8v-9, 11, 26, 58 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001281.001.jpg Page 03-06e “Flora Batava” list, 1803 November 15; The Hague. Enclosed with Wenckenbach letter of 1803 November 15. Related documents: Volume 02, p. 121; Volume 03, pp. 6, 8, 21, 33, 120; Volume 04, pp. 6v-7, 8v-9, 11, 26, 58 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001282.001.jpg Page 03-07 Letter from Nathaniel Bowditch to John Davis, 1804 March 20; Salem, MA. Returns proof sheets [likely proofs of the Academy’s Memoirs], presents list of errors and “strictures” in the proofs and comments on an article. Creator: Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838; elected 1799 Related documents: Volume 3, pp. 9-10 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001283.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001283.002.jpg Page 5 of 36 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES -- GUIDE TO LETTERBOOK, VOLUME 3, 1803-1818 Page 03-08 Letter from John Vaughan to John Quincy Adams, 1804 April 5; Philadelphia. Forwards the Flora Batava, numbers 9-12. Creator: Vaughan, John, 1756-1841 Related documents: Volume 02, p. 121; Volume 03, pp. 6-6e, 21, 33, 120; Volume 04, pp. 6v-7, 8v-9, 11, 26, 58 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001284.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001284.002.jpg Page 03-09 Letter from Samuel Webber to John Davis, 1804 April 7; Cambridge, MA. Discusses publication of an article by Nathaniel Bowditch. Creator: Webber, Samuel, 1759-1810; elected 1789 Related documents: Volume 3, pp. 7, 10 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001285.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001285.001.jpg Page 03-10 Letter from John Davis to John Adams, 1804 April 9; Boston. Discusses potential publication of an article of the Memoirs and Council meeting to discuss said article; requests that Adams direct the Council meeting. Creator: Davis, John, 1761-1847; elected 1792 Related documents: Volume 3, pp. 7, 9 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001286.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001286.002.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001286.003.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001286.004.jpg Page 03-11 Letter from John Adams to John Davis, 1804 April 11; Quincy, MA. Discusses potential publication of articles in the Memoirs and Council meeting to discuss articles. Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Charter Member, 1780 Page 6 of 36 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES -- GUIDE TO LETTERBOOK, VOLUME 3, 1803-1818 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001287.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001287.002.jpg Page 03-12 Letter from Henry Ware to John Quincy Adams, 1804 April 24; Hingham, [MA]. Acknowledges election to the Academy. Creator: Ware, Henry, 1764-1845; elected 1804 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001288.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001288.002.jpg Page 03-13 Letter from John Davis to John Quincy Adams, 1804 May 28; Boston. Discusses the coming absence of John Davis from an upcoming meeting of the Academy; encloses documents related to the meeting. Creator: Davis, John, 1761-1847; elected 1792 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001289.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001289.002.jpg Page 03-14 Letter from William Ingalls to John Quincy Adams, 1804 July 12; Boston. Read at Stated Meeting, 1804 August. [Sends an essay to the Academy for consideration via Reverend Lathrop.] Creator: Ingalls, William, 1769-1851 Language: Latin Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001290.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001290.002.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001290.003.jpg Page 03-15 Letter from John Adams to John Davis, 1804 August 14; Quincy, MA. Discusses attendance by Adams and the Academy of a funeral for Dr. [Simeon] Howard. Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Charter Member, 1780 Page 7 of 36 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES -- GUIDE TO LETTERBOOK, VOLUME 3, 1803-1818 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001291.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001291.002.jpg Page 03-16 Letter from David Humphreys to John Quincy Adams, 1804 August 16; Boston. Acknowledges election to the Academy. Creator: Humphreys, David, 1752-1818; elected 1804 Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001292.001.jpg Image: http://www.amacad.org/archive/images/001292.002.jpg Page 03-17 Letter from David Humphreys to John Quincy Adams, 1804 August 16; Boston.
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