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SERIES Identifier: UAI 20.799

Correspondence, 1799

Scope and Contents

This series contains six letters written in 1799 related to the Corporation's attempts to enlarge their tax exemptions. The documents include a short note from Joseph Willard to John Lowell, two letters from President Willard to the President of the Massachusetts Senate, Samuel Phillips, providing background on the issue; a letter from Phillips to Professor Eliphalet Pearson providing information about the progress of the tax act, a brief letter from William Winthrop to Professor Pearson regarding a scheduled meeting, and a copy of the Corporation vote establishing a Committee to manage the tax-exemption issue transcribed by President Willard and sent to Professor Pearson.

Dates

  • Creation: 1799

Physical Description

.06 cubic feet (6 folders)

Researcher Access

The records of the Corporation relating to College tax exemptions are open for research.

Extent

.26 cubic feet (1 half legal document box)

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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