Harvard University correspondence, 1810-1827

This sub-subseries consists chiefly of John T. Kirkland's outgoing correspondence concerning Harvard University from 1810 to 1827. The letters are addressed to professors, school administrators, and members of the Board of Overseers, documenting the administration of Harvard University during Kirkland's presidency. Included among the letters in this sub-subseries are Kirkland's letter to the Harvard Board of Overseers accepting the Harvard presidency (1810); a letter to the Board pertaining to the furnishing of the president's house (1810); and a few letters referring to the inauguration of professors and commencement planning. Letters and a Corporation vote (signed by Kirkland) document the suspension of James L. Murray for infractions against College rules and Kirkland's attempt to provide for Murray's instruction while absent from College (1824). A form letter to John Forrester asks for donations to raise money on behalf of a Harvard Observatory (1824). A letter from Sidney Willard to Kirkland includes Willard's evaluation of Thomas Dobson's (1751-1823) Hebrew Bible; the first Hebrew Bible published in the United States in 1814.