Walking stick presumably used by Rev. Joseph Baxter, ca. 1690-1745?

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Walking stick presumably used by Rev. Joseph Baxter, ca. 1690-1745?

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1 stick ; ca. 40 in.

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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...

Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745

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Clergyman of Medfield, Mass. From the description of Diary, 1717-1721. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974865 Baxter (1676 Jun. 11-1745 May 2) graduated from Harvard College, 1693 and received his M.A. in 1696. He became the pastor of the Medfield (Mass.) Congregational Church in January 1696 (ordained in 1697 Apr. 21) and served there until his death in 1745. In addition, he also served as an occasional missionary to Indians in Maine and on Nantuck...