Papers, 1759-1774.

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Papers, 1759-1774.

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Retained copies of letters sent and letters received by Thomas Hollis, the English nonconformist, benefactor of Harvard College, and supporter of the political rights of the American colonists. Correspondents include Andrew Eliot, Harrison Gray, Edward Holyoke, Jonathan Mayhew, and Elizabeth Mayhew, and the Overseers of Harvard College concerning gifts to the College library. There are a small number of letters written by Thomas Hollis's heir, Thomas Brand Hollis.

ca. 160 letters in 1 box.

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Harvard University. Board of Overseers

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Harvard University

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Eliot, Andrew, 1718-1778

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Andrew Eliot was born in Boston on December 21, 1718. He received from Harvard an AB in 1737 and an AM in 1740. He was ordained the pastor of the New North Church of Boston on April 14, 1742, and began a lifelong career as a respected and well-known minister. In 1758 he was appointed the clerk of Harvard’s Board of Overseers, and was elected to the Corporation in 1765. Eliot weathered the Revolutionary War in Boston, and at the request of General Washington made the official thanksgiving sermon ...

Gray, Harrison, 1712-1794

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Mayhew, Elizabeth.

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Mayhew, Jonathan, 1720-1766

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Jonathan Mayhew (1720-1766), the pastor of the Old West Church in Boston. From the description of Collection of sermons by Jonathan Mayhew, 1749-1764. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 681653878 ...

Holyoke, Edward, 1689-1769

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Edward Holyoke (1689-1769) was pastor of the Second Church of Marblehead, Massachusetts, from 1716 to 1737 and the ninth president of Harvard College, serving for thirty-two years from 1737 to 1769. From the description of Infant linen shirt worn by Harvard President Edward Holyoke, ca. 1693. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 670307379 Edward Holyoke (1689-1769) was President of Harvard College from 1737 to 1769. From the description of Letter from Edward...

Hollis, Thomas, 1720-1774

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Thomas Hollis was a British literary editor and early donor to the Harvard College Library. Timothy Hollis was his relative. From the guide to the Correspondence with Timothy Hollis, 1770-1779., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Thomas Hollis was a British literary editor and early donor to the Harvard College Library. From the description of Correspondence with Timothy Hollis, 1770-1779. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122...