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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01220 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 |
| Title | At a meeting of the Corporation of Harvard College |
| Date | 12 October 1781 |
| Author | Wigglesworth, Edward (1732-1794) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Copy of Harvard Corporation's vote of thanks to Granville Sharp of London for a donation of a six volume Polyglot Bible and seven copies of Sharp's "The Law of Retribution" to Harvard's library. The copy was sent by Wigglesworth to William Knox along with a letter asking Knox to forward the document to Sharp (see GLC02437.01236). The donation was conveyed to Harvard by Knox. Wigglesworth was president of Harvard College. |
| Subjects | Library Education Religion Charity and Philanthropy Literature and Language Arts Abolition African American History Slavery Slave Trade Reform Movement |
| People | Wigglesworth, Edward (1732-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Sharp, Granville (1735-1813) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Education; Merchants & Commerce; Religion; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Edward Wigglesworth to William Knox about matters concerning Harvard College. |