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ITEM — Box: 1, Folder: 7 Identifier: UAI 5.120

Letter from Richard Bellingham, Boston, April 22, 1672 Digital

Scope and content

Written "with the advice of the rest of the overseers of Harvard Colledge in New England" to Richard Saltonstall, Nicholas Gregson, Rev. John Knowles, Robert Newman, and Anthony Wilson. Bellingham appointed the five men trustrees of the Overseers, giving them the authority to collect donations for the College in England.

Dates

  • Creation: April 22, 1672

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

Richard Bellingham (1592?-1672) served as the 8th, 16th, and 18th governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, from 1641 to 1642, from 1654 to 1655, and from 1665 to 1672.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository

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