Hebrew grammar, 1727.

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Hebrew grammar, 1727.

A manuscript copy of Rabbi Judah Monis's Hebrew Grammar, copied by John Cotton (1712-1789) while a student of Monis at Harvard University.

1 vol.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6967705

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...

Cotton, John, 1712-1789

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John Cotton (1712-1789) was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts on April 5, 1712 to Judge Josiah and Hannah (Sturtevant) Cotton. He was their oldest son. Cotton attended Harvard College, receiving an A.B. in 1730 and an A.M. in 1733. He was a succesful student and served as schoolmaster at several schools, including Billingsgate, Rochester, and Middleborough, following completion of his undergraduate work. He first preached in 1732, and after preaching in numerous locations he became minister at Hal...

Monis, Judah, 1683-1764

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Monis taught Hebrew at Harvard College. From the description of A grammar of the Hebrew tongue : manuscript, [not before 1735] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612819312 Judah Monis (1683-1764), a Jewish scholar and educator, was an instructor of Hebrew at Harvard College between 1722 and 1760. Monis was born on February 4, 1683, likely in Italy or the Barbary States. He immigrated to New York City in the early 1700s, and later moved to Massachusetts. Monis converte...