A system of ethicks. Of morall phylosophy in generall & in speciall P.D. Carolum Morton. M.A.

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A system of ethicks. Of morall phylosophy in generall & in speciall P.D. Carolum Morton. M.A.

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This hardcover volume contains a manuscript copy of Charles Morton's Compendium Physicae copied by Harvard student Ebenezer Williams in February 1707/8. The texts consist of "A System of Ethicks," "Pneumatics. Or a treatise of the Rev'd Mr. Charles Morton about ye Nature of Spirit," "Appendix of the Souls of Brutes," "Some Theological Questions Answd," and a one-page list "Texts of Scripture to prove if ye head of Christ &c."

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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...

Williams, Elisha, 1694-1755

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Elisha Williams (1694-1755), ordained 1722; Rector of Yale College, 1726-1739. From the description of Sermon, 1721 Jul 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79096293 From the description of Sermon, 1721 Jul 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702163587 ...

Williams, Ebenezer, 1690-1753

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Ebenezer Williams (1690-1753), a minister in Pomfret, Conn., was born in Roxbury, Mass. on August 12, 1690. He received an AB from Harvard in 1709 and an AM in 1712. Williams was ordained in October 1715 as the minister of Pomfret. He was elected as a trustee of Yale College in 1731. Williams died on March 28, 1753. The undergraduate students of Harvard College followed a structured program of study in the early 1700s. Certain key texts were adopted as textbooks at Harva...

Potter, Henry Staples, 1844-1919

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Giles, Alfred E. (Alfred Ellenwood), 1819-1904

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Morton, Charles, 1627-1698

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Charles Morton (1626/27)-1698) was a Puritan clergyman and teacher who came to Boston in 1686. He served as minister at Charlestown, Mas., and was elected vice-president of Harvard College in 1697. Morton probably completed his "Compendium Physicae" in 1680 and brought it with him to Boston. The original syllabus has been lost but there are fourteen copies of the manuscript book still in existence. "Compendium Physicae" was the science textbook used by Harvard College students from 1687 to 1728....

Small, Carleton Potter, 1902-1972

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