Autograph book, 1855 / James Arthur Emmerton.
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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...
Emmerton, James A. (James Arthur), 1834-1888
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James Arthur Emmerton (1834-1888) attended Harvard University and was a member of its graduating class of 1855. He was a medical doctor in Salem, Massachusetts. He was active as a local historian in Salem, and an avid genealogist. In 1880, he published a book entitled "A Genealogical Account of Henry Silsbee and Some of his Descendants." In 1886 he wrote another book entitled "Eighteenth Century Baptisms in Salem, Massachusetts," From the guide to the James Arthur Emmerton Autograph ...
