Letters from D. W. Gorham to Charles Prescott, 1819 and 1821.
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The early 19th century was a time of student unrest at Harvard. Perhaps in reaction to the disturbances and protest of previous classes, Faculty Records vol. IX tell that President Kirkland announced early on in the Class of 1822's college years that no students were to have any meeting for the purpose of eating or drinking in college. Although the Class of 1822 is a serene one as compared with its generation, many of the students of the Class of 1822 received public admonishments as a result of...
Gorham, D. W. (David Wood), ca. 1800-1873.
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D.W. Gorham (David Wood Gorham, d. 1873) earned his Harvard AB 1821 and MD 1824. Charles Prescott was a temporary student. He entered Harvard in 1817 with the class of 1821 and left ca. 1819. From the description of Letters from D. W. Gorham to Charles Prescott, 1819 and 1821. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77064771 ...
Prescott, Charles, b. ca. 1801.
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Charles Prescott (aged 16 in 1817) entered Harvard with the class of 1821 but left at "Commencement" in his sophomore year. John Brazer (1789-1846) earned his Harvard AB 1813 and served Harvard as Tutor (1815-1817), Professor (1817-1820) and Overseer (1829-1846). John Snelling Popkin (1771-1852) earned his Harvard AB 1792 and served Harvard as a Tutor (1795-1798) and Professor (1815-1833). From the description of Letter to Charles Prescott detaili...
