Expenses of a college student at Harvard, 1820-1824.

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Expenses of a college student at Harvard, 1820-1824.

A 14-page ms. copy of the expense accounts kept by Benjamin Cutter while he was a student at Harvard from 1820 to 1824. Copied with notes and commentary by William Richard Cutter.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6917600

Massachusetts Historical Society

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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...

Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918

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Cutter, Benjamin, 1803-1864

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