Records, 1804-1819.

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...

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865

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Edward Everett was an American statesman, clergyman, and orator, as well as professor of Greek at Harvard University and president of Harvard University, 1846-1849. Everett was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard with highest honors in 1811, completing an M.A. in Divinity in 1814. After a brief stint as a minister, Harvard offered him the newly created position of Professor of Greek; brilliant but untrained, Everett went to Göttingen to prepare for...

Frisbie, Levi, 1748-1806

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Levi Frisbie, clergyman, was born in Branford, Conn. in 1748. Frisbie was one of four students in the first graduating class (1771) of Dartmouth College. After studying divinity under President Eleazar Wheelock, he was ordained in 1772 and began work as a missionary among the Indians. Frisbie was installed as pastor of the First Congregational Church of Ipswich in 1776, where he continued until his death in 1806. From the description of Letter : Ipswich [Mass...

Kappa Delta Society (Cambridge, Mass.)

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Willard, Samuel, 1775-1859

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Willard was a Unitarian minister at the First Church of Deerfield, Mass. From the description of The family Psalter and songs for the sanctuary : with an introductory treatise on the elements of vocal expression, both musical and oratorical / by Samuel Willard, an octogenearian : manuscript, [185-] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612792111 ...

Walker, James, 1794-1874

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James Walker (1794-1874) was President of Harvard University from February 10, 1853 to January 26, 1860. Walker was also a Unitarian minister and religious philosopher. James Walker was born to John Walker and Lucy (Johnson) Walker on August 16, 1794 in what was then Woburn, Massachusetts (later to become a part of Burlington ). Walker attended the Lawrence Academy in Groton, Massachusetts (1807-1810) and graduated from Harvard University in 1814. After graduation, Wal...

Hedge, Levi, 1766-1844

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Levi Hedge was born in Warwick, Massachusetts on April 19, 1766. He attended Harvard College, receiving an A.B. in 1792 and an A.M. in 1795. He also received an Honorary A.M. from Brown University in 1808 and an LL.D. from Yale in 1823. He was married to Mary Kneeland. Hedge taught at Harvard College for thirty-seven years, as tutor from 1795 to 1810, as College Professor of Logic and Metaphysics from 1810 to 1827, and as Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy and Ci...

Ware, Henry, 1794-1843

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Henry Ware Jr., 1784-1843, born Hingham, Mass. Attended Harvard, assistant teacher at Exeter Academy. Ordained Unitarian minister in 1817 and became pastor of the Second Church of Boston. 1829-1842 professor in the Divinity School at Harvard. His memoir and works were published after his death. Wrote hymns, among them "All Nature's Works His Praise Declare" and "Lift Your Glad Voices in Triumph on High." From the description of Letter, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record i...

Codman, John, 1782-1847

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Willard, Sidney, 1780-1856

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Willard graduated from Harvard in 1798 and taught Hebrew and Oriental languages at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Sidney Willard, 1807-1826 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972932 ...

Kirkland, John Thornton, 1770-1840

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John Thornton Kirkland (1770-1840) was President of Harvard University from 1810-1828. From the description of My dear sir, permit me to introduce to you the bearer, Mr. McEwen of Philadelphia, a gentleman & a scholar, yours truly, J. T. Kirkland, 6 October [ca. 1800-1840]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77067915 John T. Kirkland (1770-1840) was the fifteenth President of Harvard University from November 14, 1810 to April 2, 1828. He led Harvard University thr...