Letters, 1792-1813.

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Letters, 1792-1813.

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This series of letters from Jesse Appleton to Ebenezer Adams (1765-1841), long-time professor at Dartmouth College, reveal the preoccupations and thoughts of a young man concerning religion, love, politics, and education. Most of the letters are addressed to Adams while the latter was preceptor at Leceister Academy, while those of Appleton written from May 1796 through 1804 are dated from Hampton, N.H., where Appleton was settled as Congregational minister prior to accepting the presidency of Bowdoin.

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Leicester Academy

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Leicester Academy was established in Leicester, Mass., in 1784 by Ebenezer Crafts (1740-1810) and Jacob Davis ( - ) of Charlton, Mass. Around 1921, it ceased to function as a private, coeducational institution and was leased to the town to be used as a public high school, with the Trustees functioning primarily as business managers. In 1940, it became the Leicester Academy School of Business Administration, changing its name in 1941 to Leicester Junior College. From the description o...

Adams, Ebenezer, 1765-1841

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Appleton, Jesse, 1772-1819

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Jesse Appleton (1772-1819), a theologian and educator, was elected the second president of Bowdoin College in 1807. From the description of Letters, 1792-1813. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259114 American clergyman and educator. From the guide to the Jesse Appleton letter to Rev. Jedidiah Morse, 1806, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...