Subscription lists and letters from towns, 1653 Digital
Scope and content
The folder contains subscription lists and letters (addressed to Increase Newell, a member of the Courts of Assistants) regarding voluntary contributions to the College from inhabitants of the towns of Andover, Cambridge, Concord, Dorchester, Haverhill, Hingham, Medfield, Reading, Salem, Topsfield, Watertown, Wenham, and Woburn, Massachusetts, and York, Maine. The folder also contains an account of commencements and tuitions.
Dates
- Creation: 1653
Physical Description
(16 documents)
Researcher Access
The Corporation papers, 1st series, supplements to the Harvard College Papers are open for research use.
Extent
2.8 cubic feet (6 document boxes, 2 flat boxes)Historical note
On October 19, 1652, the General Court ordered the inhabitants of towns within the colony to solicit subscriptions for the aid of the College.
Arrangement
The documents are arranged in alphabetical order by town name.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The subscription paper from the inhabitants of Concord, dated August 22, 1653, was donated by Percy S. Straus on December 17, 1920. Documentation of the donation and provenance of this document is held in the control file for this collection in the Harvard University Archives.
The subscription paper from the inhabitants of Watertown was donated by Percy S. Grant on March 3, 1910. A March 3, 1910 letter of donation from Grant to Harvard librarian William Coolidge Lane is held in the control file for this collection in the Harvard University Archives.
The remaining subscription papers were donated by Suzanna and Theodora Willard in 1910.
Creator
- From the Collection: Harvard University. Corporation (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.
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