Merrill, Benjamin (Harvard College Class of 1804). Mathematical theses. A Survey of Part of Cambridge situated easterly of the Mall. HUC 8782.514 (113), Harvard University Archives.

A Survey of part of CAMBRIDGE situated easterly of the mall.

[hand drawn plot in center of page including numbered blocks for houses, with compass indicating cardinal direction, penciled in notations indicate the location of Mt. Auburn St. and Boylston St.]

Explanation. 1 . Mrs. [{Francis}?] Dana's house 2. Mrs. Guild's Do. 3. Dr. Gamage's Do. 4. Mr. Stedman's Do. 5. Mr. Watson's Do. 6. Judge Winthrop's Do. 7. Mr. Hilliard's Do. 8. Mrs. Kneeland's Do. * County Gaol. 10. School house. 11. Ladies' Academy 12. Mr. Hearsey's house. 13. Mr. Child's Do. 14. Mr {William} Jenks' Do. 15. Mr Greenleaf's Do. 18. Mr. Hill's Do. 20. Barn. 19. Late Dr. [T?]appan's house.

[text to the bottom left of the map, consists of tables of measurements between points indicated on map, currently ommitted from trasncription, and text below] Contents 6 acres 2 roods and 20 perch, including all the interior streets & the exterior streets from C to D and from D to E.

[text to the bottom right of the map, two tables of three columns each with no headers, read left to right, then top to bottom across column. column breaks indicated by /] Right hand. / [circumpunct]F / Right hand. / 95 degrees 40 seconds / / 223 / Mr. {Francis} Dana's. Corners of fence. 12 / 300 / Mrs. Guild's. / 350 / Dr. Gamage's. Mr. Steadman's / 435 / Mr. Watson's / 665 / / 710 / Judge Winthrop's / 1145 /

/ [circumpunct]A / / 100 degrees 30 seconds / School house. / 231 / corner of street / 256 / cross street / 278 / Ladies' Academy / 288 / / 464 /

/ [circumpunct]B / / 107° 40 seconds / 73 / 36 / 40 / 70 / / 375 / Mr. Hearsey's / 610 /

Left hand. / [circumpunct]C / Right hand. / 64 degrees 20 seconds / Shop / 97 / / 144 / house corner

/ [circumpunct]D / / 93 degrees 40 seconds / cross street / 400 / road to wharf.

/ [circumpunct]x / / 174 degrees 00 seconds / /340 / corner of fences.

/ [circumpunct]E / / 93 degrees 35 seconds / corner of fence / 250 / cross the street / 285 / / 290 / Mrs. Tappan's / 531 /

Dedicated to the Governors of Harvard University by {Benjamin} Merrill