Letter to Eugene Augustus Hoffman from his parents in New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1847.

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Letter to Eugene Augustus Hoffman from his parents in New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1847.

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This letter to Harvard undergraduate Eugene Augustus Hoffman is full of sound parental advice, including these words from his mother: "I hope you have on your draw[er]s (sic) and have not taken off your flannel shirt; be careful about getting your feet wet..."

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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...

Hoffman, Eugene Augustus, 1829-1902

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Eugene Augustus Hoffman (1829-1902) earned his Harvard AB 1848. He was in his third or fourth year at Harvard and about 19 years old when he received this letter. From the description of Letter to Eugene Augustus Hoffman from his parents in New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1847. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77068581 Episcopal clergyman. From the description of Record book, 1851-1902. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58757634 ...