A collection of poems by a young gentleman of Harvard Colledge & a young lady of Newbury, 1759-1760.

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A collection of poems by a young gentleman of Harvard Colledge & a young lady of Newbury, 1759-1760.

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This collection of five manuscript poems contains three poems written by an unidentified "young lady of Newbury" and two poems believed to have been written by John Lowell during his junior and senior years at Harvard College, from 1759 to 1760. One of the poems was written following the death of Daniel Treadwell (1735-1760), who had graduated from Harvard College in 1754 and was employed as Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at King's College (now Columbia University) when he died of consumption at a young age in 1760. Two poems, one by each author, were written following the death of British General James Wolfe, a hero of the Seven Years' War who died in 1759 while leading the taking of Quebec. In addition, the collection contains a poem by Lowell about the Biblical story of creation and the fall of man, and a humorous poem composed by the female author, written from the perspective of a robin (bird) and requesting that a young gentleman, presumably Lowell, stop shooting at robins from his cherry tree.

.01 cubic feet (1 folder).

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Lowell, John, 1743-1802

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John Lowell (June 17, 1743 – May 6, 1802) was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation, a Judge of the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture under the Articles of Confederation, a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit. Born on June 17, 1743, in Newburyport, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Lowell graduated from Harvard University before re...

Treadwell, Daniel, 1735-1760

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Wolfe, James, 1727-1759

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James Wolfe (1727-1759), a British army officer. His victory at the battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759, Sept. 13) and his death on the battlefield made him a hero in Great Britain. From the description of Collection of letters, autographs, and drawings related to James Wolfe, 1740-1859. , (bulk ) (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 552281903 British general. From the description of ALS and reply : to Major Walter...

Lowell family.

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