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ITEM — Box: 2, Folder: 2 Identifier: UAI 5.120

Letter from Leonard Hoar, Cambridge, to [Governor Simon Bradstreet,] January 7, 1674 (20th-century photostat) Digital

Scope and content

Hoar asks that his resignation be expediated.

Photograph taken in 1909 from original document owned by Miss Theodora Willard of Cambridge.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1650-1828

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

Simon Bradstreet (1603/4-1697) served as the 20th and 21st governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, from 1679 to 1686 and from May 24, 1689 to May 16, 1692.

Historical note

Leonard Hoar (1603?-1675) served as Harvard's third president from 1672 to 1675.

Related Materials

The original document may be held by the Massachusetts Historical Society in the Thomas Prince papers, 1661-1743.

The contents of the letter are summarized in The Prince library: deposited in the public library of the city of Boston, 1870, p. 153.

Creator

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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