A poem on taste : manuscript, [ca. 1800]

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A poem on taste : manuscript, [ca. 1800]

8 leaves ; 26 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7801621

Houghton Library

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Sargent, Winthrop, 1783-1808

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Meant to be read before the Phi Beta Kappa Society, but Sargent was ill and could not read the poem (information from donor). From the description of A poem on taste : manuscript, [ca. 1800] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612843006 Winthrop Sargent was a member of the 1803 graduating class at Harvard College and was studying law at the time of his death. The obituary in the collection states that he died of consumption on 11 January 1808 at the age of 26. ...

Phi Beta Kappa. Massachusetts Alpha (Harvard University)

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The Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was established at Harvard University in 1781. In 1995, it combined with the Radcliffe College chapter, Massachusetts Iota, to form the Massachusetts Alpha Iota chapter. From the description of Records of Phi Beta Kappa : general correspondence, 1782-1911. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77068003 The Harvard chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Massachusetts Alpha, was established in 1781, making it the third oldest chapter of the organiza...