Dall family correspondence, 1810-1843 (bulk 1810-1817).

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Dall family correspondence, 1810-1843 (bulk 1810-1817).

Chiefly correspondence from various Dall family members in Boston, Massachusetts, particularly father William Dall, Revolutionary War veteran, merchant, businessman and former Yale College writing master, to sons William and James Dall in Baltimore, Maryland. Letters of son James Dall, then a student at Harvard University, provide accounts of Boston political and cultural activities of the time.

2 boxes, (2 linear ft.)

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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...

Dall, William, 1753-1829

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Dall, William, 1794 or 1795-1875

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Dall, Sarah Keen, 1798-1878

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Dall, John, 1791-1852

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Dahl family.

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Dall, James, 1781-1863

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Dall, Joseph, 1801-1840

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Dall, Maria, 1783-1836

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Dall, John Robert, 1798-1851

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Dall, Rebecca Keen

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