Papers of Thomas Foxcroft, 1710-1714

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Papers of Thomas Foxcroft, 1710-1714

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Thomas Foxcroft (1696/7-1769) was minister of the First Church of Boston from 1717 until his death in 1769. He attended Harvard College as an undergraduate from 1710 to 1714 and studied a curriculum that emphasized Latin and Greek studies, and public discourse and syllogistic debate. The papers of Thomas Foxcroft consist of thin paper notebooks of theses and Latin lessons kept by Foxcroft while an undergraduate at Harvard College, as well as a Commencement thesis, and the salutatory and valedictory orations composed by Foxcroft for the July 7, 1714 Harvard Commencement ceremonies, where he graduated first in his class. The documents are written almost completely in Latin.

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Foxcroft, Thomas, 1697-1769

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Epithet: of Cristall British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000215.0x000031 Thomas Foxcroft received his A. B. from Harvard in 1714, and was a minister at the First Church in Boston, Mass. From the description of Manuscript exercises, ca. 1714. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072566 Thomas Foxcroft (1696/7-1769), minister of the First Church of Boston, was born on February 26, 1696/7. ...