Papers of Francis Sales, 1798-1854

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Papers of Francis Sales, 1798-1854

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This collection contains ten documents related to Francis Sales (1771-1854), a Harvard instructor of French and Spanish from 1816 to 1854. The records pertain to Sales work as a translator, his honorary master's degree from Harvard in 1835, communication with French astronomer and government leader Francois Argo (1786-1853) in 1849, Sales's resignation from Harvard in 1852 and 1854, and letters of condolence to Sales's daughter, Mary, from the Harvard Corporation and Senator Charles Sumner following Sales's death on February 16, 1854.

.22 cubic feet; (1 half-legal document box)

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Sales, F. (Francis), 1771-1854

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Francis Sales (1771-1854), a Harvard instructor of French and Spanish from 1816 to 1854, was born in Thuir, France. Sales immigrated to the United States in June 1793 and gave French and Spanish lessons in Boston until 1816, when he was appointed the instructor of French and Spanish at Harvard. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, George Ticknor, and Charles Sumner were among Sales's pupils, and beginning in 1822, Sales authored a number of French and Spanish language textbooks. In 1835, he received an h...