Letter from John Thornton Kirkland, Cambridge, to Asa Messer, June 10, 1811 Digital
Scope and content
Regarding the admission of a young man to Brown.
Dates
- Creation: June 10, 1811
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
Asa Messer (1769-1836) was president of Brown University from 1804 to 1826.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the Yale Club of Boston, November 16, 1935.
A letter from Mortimer Seabury to Harvard professor Samuel Eliot Morison, October 29, 1935, is held in the control file for this collection in the Harvard University Archives.
Creator
- From the Collection: Harvard University. Corporation (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
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