ALS, 1714 December 18 : Cambridge, to Stephen Sewal, Salem.

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Sewal, Stephen.

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Leverett, John, 1662-1724

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President of Harvard, 1707-1724. From the description of ALS, 1714 December 18 : Cambridge, to Stephen Sewal, Salem. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 13708312 John Leverett (1662-1724), religious leader, lawyer, judge, president of Harvard College from 1707-1724, and grandson of Governor John Leverett (1616-1679), lived in Boston, Mass. He attended Boston Latin School and received his training from Ezekiel Cheever (1615-1708). After graduation, he atte...