The reading of Harvard students, 1770-1781, as shown by the records of the speaking club

Institute of 1770 (Harvard University)

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A public speaking club founded on September 6, 1770 and known simply as the Speaking Club. Joined with Mercurian Club in 1773. The name changed to the Patriotic Association in 1801. In 1825, after uniting with the Hermetic Society and another society, it took the name Institute of 1770. In 1848, the I.O.H. merged with the Institute. The final merger was with the Hasty Pudding Club in 1924....

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...

Goodhue, Albert, Jr.

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The essay describes a secret society known as the "Speaking Club of Harvard College," founded in September 1770 by Samuel Phillips (AB 1771). The club combined with the Mercurian Club in March 1773. The name of the club changed in 1801 to the Patriotic Association, and in 1825 became the Institute of 1770. Members of the club included Eliphalet Pearson (AB 1773), Fisher Ames (AB 1774), and Rufus King (AB 1777), among many others. Albert Goodhue, Jr., earned his Harvard A...

Harvard University. Speaking Club.

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Phillips, Samuel, 1752-1802

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