Papers of President Henry Dunster and the Dunster Family, 1638-1937, 1638-1874 (bulk).

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Papers of President Henry Dunster and the Dunster Family, 1638-1937, 1638-1874 (bulk).

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The Papers of President Henry Dunster and the Dunster Family chiefly document the personal lives of Henry Dunster and his family. They contain little information about Harvard College business. Material referring to the Rice Family of Sudbury, Massachusetts is also included in this collection. The principal subjects represented in this collection include the Dunster-Glover lawsuit (1655-1656), land transactions between Henry Dunster and his descendants and the Rice Family of Sudbury, Massachusetts, land transactions between Rice Family members, the John Appleton lawsuit (1654), and matters related to the resignation of Henry Dunster from Harvard College (1654). This series also touches upon the activities of Dunster's family including his wife, sons, and later descendants. Dunster's descriptions of Harvard College activities can be found in Dunster's Memorandum of December, 1653, the Quadriennium Memoir, 1654, and Dunster's Petition to the General Court, 1654 November 4.

1.25 cubic feet (5 folio boxes).

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Samuel Mather (1677-1746) was a member of a prominent Connecticut family. He was born in Branford, Connecticut in 1677; his parents were the Reverend Samuel and Hannah (Treat) Mather. When Samuel was four, his family moved to Windsor, Connecticut. He attended Harvard College, receiving an A.B. in 1698 and an A.M. in 1701. He began studying medicine in 1698 and by 1702 he was admitted "to be a Practitioner of Physick and Chyrurgy." He was quickly successful, and in 1710 was appointed a surgeon to...

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Dunster, Henry, 1609-1659?

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Henry Dunster (1609-1659?) was the first President of Harvard College from 1640 to 1654. From the description of Papers of President Henry Dunster and the Dunster Family, 1638-1937, 1638-1874 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77071918 Henry Dunster was the first president of Harvard, serving from 1640 to 1654. Dunster, the son of Henry Dunster and Isabel Kaye Dunster, was baptized on November 26, 1609 in Bury, Lancashire, England. He ...