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ITEM — Box: 3, Folder: 79 Identifier: UAI 5.120

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

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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