Records relating to Harvard's ownership of the sloop Cyrus, 1793-1798

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Records relating to Harvard's ownership of the sloop Cyrus, 1793-1798

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In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, much of the fuel wood used in Boston was cut on farms in New Hampshire and Maine and transported to the city by coastal sloops (a type of smaller sailing vessels). Between 1793 and 1798, Harvard College maintained the sloop Cyrus to transport wood from the College's property in Maine, through the Boston harbor, and up the Charles River to Cambridge. The wood was both sold at market and used to supply the College. This collection contains ownership and accounting records created and collected by the Harvard Corporation related to its ownership of the sloop Cyrus between 1793 and 1798.

.26 cubic feet; (1 flat box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6385629

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Harvard College's primary governing board, the Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College (known as the Harvard Corporation), was established by the Massachusetts General Court in 1650. The charter conferred on the Corporation the duties of managing the College, including appointing and removing administrators, faculty, and staff, creating orders and by-laws for the College, and managing finances, properties, and donations. The first recorded meeting of the Corporation was held on December 10, 16...