David Greene Haskins correspondence, 1841-1842.

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David Greene Haskins correspondence, 1841-1842.

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Autograph letter signed from David Green Haskins in Portland, Me., to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Concord, Mass. (1842), inviting Emerson to speak before the Portland Lyceum and to attend Haskins' wedding.

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Maine Historical Society Library

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803, Boston, Massachusetts– April 27, 1882, Concord, Massachusetts), American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.Epithet: American essayist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000365 ...

Portland Lyceum (Portland, Me.)

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Haskins, David Greene, 1818-1896

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David Greene Haskins received his A.B. from Harvard College in 1837. According to family tradition and a label pinned to the garment, Haskins wore this 'toga' during the summer of his sophomore year, 1834-1835. At that time, Harvard's school year ended in August. The garment is referred to as a 'toga' in the 1936 correspondence relating to its donation to the Harvard University Archives, but the origin of use of this term to describe this garment is unknown. The garment ...