Jared Sparks Letter, 18 April 1855.

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Jared Sparks Letter, 18 April 1855.

1855

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Jared Sparks (1789-1866) was a Unitarian clergyman, editor, and historian of Massachusetts. The collection includes a letter from Sparks to Henry T. Duncan, expressing his appreciation for Kentucky ham and Bourbon whiskey sent to him and mentioning family matters.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866

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Jared Sparks (1789-1866) was the President of Harvard University from February 1, 1849 to February 10, 1853. He was also a Unitarian minister, editor, and historian. Jared Sparks was born to Joseph Sparks and Elinor (Orcut) Sparks on May 10, 1789 in Willington, Connecticut. Sparks was one of nine children and came from a family of modest means. When he turned six years old, Sparks went to live with an aunt and uncle in Camden, New York, to help relieve the family of a mout...