Letter : Cambridge, Mass., to H.M. Hayes, [New York], 1849 Oct. 23.

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Letter : Cambridge, Mass., to H.M. Hayes, [New York], 1849 Oct. 23.

1849

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Autograph letter signed. Jared Sparks, President of Harvard College, describes which schools best prepare a boy to study at Harvard.

1 item (2 p.) ; 26 cm.

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Hayes, H. M., fl. 1849.

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Special students were those who took courses in Harvard College but were not degree candidates; they had not gone through the standard admissions process completed by AB degree candidates. From the description of Records of special students, 1876-1907. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77064523 It is unclear whether F.C. Fabel ever attended Harvard College. F.C. Fabel may be Frederick Charles Fabel, who received an AB from the University of Rochester in 1893. ...